Awards
Congratulations to all our staff who were involved in the production of these award-winning programs!
Michigan Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Excellence Awards 2018
One Detroit: Facebook Watch Party
Use of New Media – Public Television: Best in Category
One Detroit: Our Commitment to You
Marketing Materials & Promos: Best in Category
Great Lakes Now: The Forever Chemicals
Mini-Documentary or Series: Best in Category
Great Lakes Now: The Forever Chemicals
News Special or Documentary: Best in Category
One Detroit
Community Involvement: Best in Category
Great Lakes Now
News or Public Affairs Special: Best in Category
Mackinac: Our Famous Island
Special Interest: Merit
The American Cycling League Championship Games at the Lexus Velodrome
Sports- Outdoor or Recreation: Merit
2019 NETA Award For Excellence in Education
We are proud to announce that Detroit Public Television’s work in local neighborhoods has been recognized as the best in public television. Detroit PBS KIDS received the first-ever national NETA Award for Overall Excellence in Education. The award – considered the highest award in public broadcasting — opened the NETA 2020 Conference, held in conjunction with the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Thought Leader Forum in Arlington, Virginia.
2019 Governor’s Service Award
Gretchen Whitmer announced Detroit Public TV (DPTV) as the winner of a 2019 Governor’s Service Award as an Education Service Leader for its work in early childhood education, providing parents, educators and other caregivers with the skills and resources they need to prepare children for school and life.
Gov. Whitmer and the Michigan Community Service Commission selected 43 service award winners this year, which included individuals, businesses and nonprofit organizations selected for their commitment to volunteerism, service or philanthropy.
Michigan Emmy Awards 2019
Beneath the Surface: Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes
Ed Moore
Mary Ellen Geist
Saving the Willow Run Bomber Plant
Matthew Stinson
Tina Brunn
Chad Schwartzenberger
Tapping the Great Lakes
Matthew Stinson
Chad Schwartzenberger
Mary Ellen Geist
Preschool Matters! – Community/Public Service (PSA) – Campaign
Oliver Thornton
Tina Brunn
Chad Schwartzenberger
Society of Professional Journalists Detroit Chapter Excellence in Journalism Awards 2019
FIRST PLACE
Youth Mentoring at Islandview’s Church of the Messiah
Will Glover for Local News Reporting
Moving Costs at Detroit’s Bethune-Fitzgerald School
Bill Kubota for Education Reporting
Beneath the Surface: The Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes
Mary Ellen Geist and Ed Moore for Environment Reporting
Returning Citizens to Work
Bill Kubota for General News Reporting:
American Black Journal Roadshow – African Americans: Telling Our Story
Daphne Hughes and Stephen Henderson for Racial Justice Reporting
SECOND PLACE
Detroit Designs the World
Jim Toscano, Ed Moore, Zosette Guir, Bill Kubota and Danny Gianino for Feature Reporting
Rich Homberg, President and CEO of Detroit Public Television
Lifetime Achievement Award
Michigan Association of Broadcasters Broadcast Excellence Awards 2018
One Detroit
Best News or Public Affairs Special
Thursdays 7:30pm ET
Detroit Performs
Best Cultural & Performing Arts
Tuesdays 7:30pm ET
Making It: Latino Students’ Pathways to College
Best Special Interest
The American Cycling League Championship Games at the Lexus Velodrome
Best Sports, Outdoor or Recreation
Fridays 9:30pm ET
Beneath the Surface: The Line 5 Pipeline in the Great Lakes
News Special or Documentary – Merit
Detroit Public TV – WTVS
Station of the Year – Merit
The following programs air on DPTV and received recognition in the Independent Producer category:
Great Lakes Great Tastes 2018
Best in Category
Under The Radar Michigan
Merit
Thursdays 8:30pm ET
MAB Awards 2016 – 2017
WTVS-TV Detroit Public Television
Public Broadcasting Station of the Year
Digital Adventure
Community Involvement
Detroit Performs Series
Cultural Programming
Tuesday at 7:30pm ET
Beyond the Tap
News or Public Affairs Special
When I’m 65
News Special or Documentary
Learning in the Wild
Sports – Outdoor or Recreation
Il Volo: Una Notte Magica
Cultural & Performing Arts
One Detroit
Marketing Materials & Promos
Thursday at 7:30pm ET
American Black Journal
News or Public Affairs Series
Sunday at 9:30am ET / Wednesday at 7:30pm ET
Detroit Remember When: J.P. McCarthy, The Voice of Detroit
Special Interest Programming
MAB Awards 2015 – 2016
Detroit Performs
Cultural Programming
Tuesday at 7:30pm ET
Let’s Have Some Church Detroit Style
Independent Producer (Andrew Sacks)
Be School Smart
Community Involvement
Detroit Neighborhoods
Mini-Documentary or Series
MAB Awards 2014 – 2015
Detroit’s Anti-Blight Story
Best Public Television Mini-Documentary or Series
American Graduate: Community Town Hall
Best Public Television Special Interest Programming
