UNC-TV’S OUR STATE WINS EMMY® AWARD

The Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) presented the 22nd Annual Midsouth Emmy® Awards at Nashville’s Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Saturday, January 26. UNC-TV’s Our State and its production staff, Jim Bramlett, producer; Michael Burke, director of photography; Daniel Cook, editor; Brian Faulkner, writer/narrator; Morgan Potts, editor; and Lisa Waldo, associate producer, earned the award for best Magazine Series. Cook accepted the Emmy at the Nashville ceremonies on behalf of the UNC-TV team.

"It's always nice to have one's work recognized and appreciated," notes series originator Bramlett, "and while nominated in previous years, it's very exciting to win this year. I can't imagine a finer team of folks to work with; each person contributes unique talents to make the Our State television series something of which we are all proud."

"A person not named in the nomination but whose work proves integral to the Our State project is musician/composer Fred Story, of Concentrix Music Design in Charlotte," adds Bramlett. "Fred also won the Music Composer/Arranger Emmy Saturday night for the musical score to UNC-TV's original production Monet in Normandy, so we were very pleased to see Fred's work recognized as well."

Chapter President Ellen Jones Pryor, of the Frist Center for the Visual Arts, welcomed a record crowd of 535 to the cocktail reception and gala banquet. The Midsouth Chapter encompasses the North Carolina and Tennessee, as well as northern Alabama.

Inspired by the stories and images in Our State magazine, UNC-TV's Our State takes you down-home in North Carolina for an in-depth look at the places and personalities that make our state great! Thursday nights, at 8, you’ll find more great things about our state to discover and to love on UNC-TV’s on-air magazine Our State. Compelling stories, stunning digital videography and thoughtful narration take you beneath the surface, providing answers to the hows and whys of all things our state.
 
In addition to UNC-TV, see Our State throughout the month on UNC-NC, UNC-TV’s digital channel featuring programming about North Carolina, and UNC-HD, UNC-TV’s high definition channel. For more information about Our State, visit Our State online at www.unctv.org/ourstate. Check UNC-TV’s monthly program guide CenterPiece and local television listings for other airdates and times. For more of Our State on our digital channels, visit www.unctv.org/whatson.

UNC-TV produces Our State in partnership with Our State magazine and the generous support of BB&T. For more information about this show and other UNC-TV programming, visit UNC-TV online at www.unctv.org.

UNC-TV’s 11 stations comprise North Carolina’s only statewide television network, made possible through a unique partnership of public investment and private support. UNC-TV is committed to producing and broadcasting programs for and about North Carolina, making it the state’s most important source of information about North Carolina.

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