We pay tribute to those producers who have won accolades at the regional Western Access Video Excellence (WAVE) awards (Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Hawaii) and at the national Hometown Video awards.
Neal's Place
2008 Hometown Video Winner, Entertainment Talk Show, Professional 2007 WAVE Winner, Talk Show-Entertainment, Professional Produced by Kenny Neal
Kenny Neal, an internationally recognized blues performer hosts, with guest blues artists for jam sessions and talks about what's happening in the world of blues. This episode features Kenny's daughter Syreeta Neal. This episode was honored at both the WAVE 2007 and Hometown Video 2008 events.
Try Bicycling!
2008 Hometown Video Winner, Community Event Produced by Stan Ng and Don Burnett
Hosted by Dena Mossar and other members of the Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition (SVBC), this show promotes Bike To Work Day in May 2007, encouraging ordinary people to Try Bicycling for their work commute. Two local bicycle routes are featured: the Ellen Fletcher Bicycle Boulevard (presented by Ellen herself) and the Stevens Creek Trail.
We had a bumper crop of finalists at WAVE 2007. Here is a list of submissions that were singled out for excellence as finalists...
3rd Eye
(Community Issues-professional; Jesse Norfleet and Richard Tatum)
MC Presents: A Holiday Extravaganza
(Entertainment-professional; Jesse Norfleet)
Cindy Sheehan & Amy Goodman, Together!
(Community Event; Paul George, Julia Bernd)
Inside Iran: Understanding the Internal Dynamics of the US's Next Target
(Talk Show/Issues; Paul George) Watch Excerpt Online
The Sport of Motherhood
(Talk Show, Special Audience, Programs for Youth; Genevieve Hutcheson Butcher, Carl Yorke)
Spotlight on the Middle East
(Documentary Event; Phil Smaller, Marty Wasserman)
Mr. Gopher
(Programs by Youth; Arianna Tamaddon) Watch Online
Citizen Media: Where Is It Heading?
(Public Forum; Elliott Margolies, Karen Adams) Watch Excerpt Online
Plastic or Cars?
(PSA; Wes Rapaport)
Below are the shows that won at WAVE 2007 in their category. Congratulations to all!
SOIL: Sowing Seeds of Change in Rural Haiti
2007 WAVE Winner, Documentary Profile Produced by Jennifer Benorden and Zara Zimbardo
This film is about SOIL, a California-based 501(C)(3) nonprofit organization devoted to battling health hazards in Haiti due to poor sanitation and lack of infrastructure and to bring about ecologically sustainable solutions.
What's Going On - How to get out of the Game
2007 WAVE Winner, Talk Show Category Produced by Marina Latu, Douglas Fort and Karen Adams.
Doug Fort hosts former drug dealers interviewed before a studio audience by Mr. Fort, founder of For Youth By Youth.
The Happy Hybrid and the Polluting Pickup
2007 WAVE Winner, Public Service Announcement Produced by Austin Tamaddon
This PSA by a local high school student features a battle between a hybrid and a gas guzzling pickup.
Art 2 Art
2007 WAVE Winner, Instructional Category Produced by Dianne De Laet
explores approaches to working in watercolors by two very different, but complementary and entertaining, local artists.
