2019 NATOA Government Programming Awards Winners in Order with Award of Honors
Category 1 - Public/Community Meetings
Award of Excellence: "SFGovTV Meeting Coverage" SFGovTV, CA Award of Distinction: "LA City Council" City of Los Angeles (LA CityView 35), CA Award of Distinction: "Board of Supervisors Meeting - March 12, 2019" James City County, VA Award of Honor: "San Diego City Council Meeting Coverage" City of San Diego, CA Award of Honor: "Champaign-City Council Meeting" City of Champaign, IL
Category 2 - Edited Community Event Coverage (Short Form) (Operating Budget Under $200,000)
Award of Excellence: "The Moving Wall Vietnam Memorial" City of Surprise, AZ Award of Distinction: "A Conversation with Congressman John Lewis " Atlanta City Council - Office of Communications, GA Award of Distinction: "Las Cruces Country Music Festival Recap" City of Las Cruces, NM Award of Honor: "2018 4th of July Parade and Festivities" City of Kirkland, WA Award of Honor: "Currently Kirkland - #283 – 2019 Polar Bear Plunge" City of Kirkland, WA
Category 3 - Edited Community Event Coverage (Short Form) (Operating Budget $200,000 - $400,000)
Award of Excellence: "FMSC Community Mobile Pack" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN Award of Distinction: "2018 20x21 Mural Project Promo" Lane Council of Governments, OR Award of Distinction: "Sakura Garden Grand Opening" City of Novi, MI Award of Honor: "Clackamas County Fair and Rodeo" Clackamas County, OR Award of Honor: "Snoopy House - A Costa Mesa Treasure" City of Costa Mesa, CA Award of Honor: "Memorial for Garden Grove Fire Chief Tom Schultz" Garden Grove TV3, CA
Category 4 - Edited Community Event Coverage (Short Form) (Operating Budget Over $400,000)
Award of Excellence: "From Hiroshima to Hope" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "The Longest Shortest Show Ever" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "7/20 Memorial Dedication" City of Aurora, CO Award of Honor: "Operation Finally Home: Notes of Love" City of Irving, TX Award of Honor: "March for our lives Tampa" City of Tampa, FL
Category 5 - Edited Community Event Coverage (Long Form)
Award of Excellence: "We Are Washington - Capitals Win Stanley Cup" DC Office of Cable TV, Film, Music & Entertainment, Washington, DC Award of Distinction: "A Tribute to Mayor Hogan" City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "Foothills National Recreational Trail Ribbon Cutting Celebration" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "State of the City 2018" - City of Moreno Valley, CA Award of Honor: "2018 International Special Operations Capabilities Demonstration" - City of Tampa, FL
Category 6 - Live Community Event Coverage
Award of Excellence: "Coon Rapids 4th of July Parade " City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Distinction: "USA Cup Opening Ceremonies 2018 " North Metro Television, MN Award of Distinction: "The State of the City" City of Tacoma, WA Award of Honor: "Rivertown Days Live!" Hastings Community TV, MN Award of Honor: "Wedding Dresses Through the Decades at Oaklands Mansion" City of Murfreesboro, TN
Category 7 - Public Affairs
Award of Excellence: "2018 Year in Review" PCTV, WA Award of Distinction: "State of the City Video" City of Fort Collins, CO Award of Distinction: "Mayor's Minute" City of Moreno Valley, CA Award of Honor: "2019 State of the District Address" DC Office of Cable TV, Film, Music & Entertainment, Washington, DC Award of Honor: "Ask the Auditor: Affordable Housing " City and County of Denver, CO
Category 8 - Live Sports Event
Award of Excellence: "Prep Football: Coon Rapids at Park Center" City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Distinction: "Boys Hockey Section Championship: Blaine vs. Maple Grove - 2/28/2018" North Metro Television, MN Award of Distinction: "Irving: Game of the Week" City of Irving, TX Award of Honor: "Cambridge Isanti @ Andover Football" Quad Cities Cable Communications Commission, MN
Award of Honor: "Game of the Week: Boys North Division 4 Semi-Finals - Fenway Panthers vs Pope John Tigers" City of Boston/DoIT, MA
Category 9 - Sports Programming
Award of Excellence: "CityStream - Special Olympics USA Games” The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Play Ball" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN Award of Distinction: "Sportsnight" City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Honor: "Atlanta United 2018 MLS Cup Champions " Channel 26/ATL26, GA, Award of Honor: "Roller Derby Trainer" The Seattle Channel, WA,
Category 10 - Children/Young Adults (Operating Budget Under $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Choices and Chances" Charlotte County Government, FL Award of Distinction: "Recycle Rangers" City of Garland, TX Award of Distinction: "Every 15 Minutes 2018: Bloomington Christian High School" City of Rialto, CA Award of Honor: "Around Town - Spring Meadow Park" Town of Flower Mound, TX Award of Honor: "Blue Christmas Pancake Breakfast " City of Irving, TX
Category 11 - Children/Young Adults (Operating Budget Over $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Nimitz Pet Care" City of Irving, TX Award of Distinction: "Austin Explorers" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "Arvada Police Teen Academy 2018" City of Arvada, CO Award of Honor: "Supervised Visitation and Exchange Program" Fairfax County, VA Award of Honor: "Community Stories - Seattle All-City Band" The Seattle Channel, WA
Category 12 - Student/Intern
Award of Excellence: "Around Town - Spring Meadow Park" Town of Flower Mound, TX Award of Distinction: "The Ekko" Hastings Community TV, MN Award of Distinction: "Suicide Awareness PSA" Hastings Community TV, MN Award of Honor: "We've Got Issues - Humans of Kirkland" City of Kirkland, WA Award of Honor: "Miette et Chocolat" City of Aurora, CO
Category 13 - Instruction/Training
Award of Excellence: "Littleton Lockdown Procedures" City of Littleton, CO Award of Distinction: "It Begins With You" James City County, VA Award of Distinction: "C2W" City of Garland, TX Award of Honor: "Trail Etiquette" County of San Diego, CA Award of Honor: "The Launch of eConnect" City of Kent, WA
Category 14 - Interview/Talk Show (Operating Budget Under $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Explore Richland - Yakima River Water Trail" City of Richland, WA Award of Distinction: "UP Responds - 2019 Fireworks Rules & Guidelines" City of University Place, WA Award of Distinction: "Thornton Now" City of Thornton, CO Award of Honor: "Out & About with Lynn - Suther Prairie Farm" Cabarrus County TV, Channel 22, NC Award of Honor: "Everybody Loves Politics" Hastings Community TV, MN
Category 15 - Interview/Talk Show (Operating Budget Over $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Driving with the Director: John Wallgren" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN Award of Distinction: "The 202 'Style - Cynthia Bailey & City Winery'" DC Office of Cable TV, Film, Music & Entertainment, Washington, DC Award of Distinction: "City Inside/Out - Waterfront LID" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Honor: "Pierce County Talks" - PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "Painting With a Twist" - Polk County Government, FL
Category 16 - Election Coverage
Award of Excellence: "City Inside/Out - I-940 Police Accountability" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Absentee Voting for College Students" Fairfax County, VA Award of Distinction: "Lincoln High School Votes" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "Denver Decides Municipal Elections 2019" City and County of Denver, CO Award of Honor: "2018 General Election Night Coverage" HOMTV, MI
Category 17 - Library
Award of Excellence: "46 Years in the Books" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN Award of Distinction: "Next Chapter Book Club" Henrico County, VA Award of Distinction: "King County Reads " King County TV, WA Award of Honor: "Libraries Rock! Summer Reading Program" Town of Flower Mound, TX Award of Honor: "Local Authors Showcased at Anoka County Library" City of Coon Rapids, MN
Category 18 - Ethnic Experience
Award of Excellence: "Portraits of Courage - Shane Sato, Nisei Veterans Photographer" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Expresión" City of San Antonio, TX Award of Distinction: "BEING S.F./ SUN RISE - Alba Guerra" SFGovTV, CA Award of Honor: "Being S. F. : Dia de los Muertos- Our Dead are Not for Sale" - SFGovTV, CA Award of Honor: "ARTSCENE: PowWow" - City and County of Denver, CO
Category 19 - Seniors
Award of Excellence: "Parkinson's Disease Takes a Punch" County of San Diego, CA Award of Distinction: "Opening Minds Through Art" HECTV, MO Award of Distinction: "Age Friendly Seattle - Living Longer Living Well " The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Honor: "Young at Heart Ep. 7" Public Cable Television Authority, CA Award of Honor: "Senior Recreation Center" City of McKinney, TX
Category 20 - Special Audience
Award of Excellence: "Helping One Child at a Time" County of San Diego, CA Award of Distinction: "Virginia Garcia Memorial Health Center" Tualatin Valley Community Television, OR Award of Distinction: "Therapeutic Horseback Riding" Fairfax County, VA Award of Honor: "Julens Ausome Sauce" Public Cable Television Authority, CA Award of Honor: "Lakewood Dirtbags Special Olympics Softball Team Wins Silver" City of Lakewood, CA
Category 21 - Military
Award of Excellence: "Visiting The Past - Scott McLean" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN Award of Distinction: "Shadows of War" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "Proud to Be Offers Veterans and Their Loved Ones a Creative Outlet" HECTV, MO Award of Honor: "Wolfpack Wheelchair Basketball" County of San Diego, CA Award of Honor: "Military Experience at the Kent Police Department" City of Kent, WA
Category 22 - Arts and Entertainment (Operating Budget to $250,000)
Award of Excellence: "Made in Denton: Unearth" City of Denton, TX Award of Distinction: "Momo Mural Story" City of Yuma, AZ Award of Distinction: "Aprons Optional: Princess Kay of the Milky Way" Hastings Community TV, MN
Category 23 - Arts and Entertainment (Operating Budget $250,000 - $500,000)
Award of Excellence: "Cullen's Ticket To Ride: The Beatles In Minnesota" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN Award of Distinction: "Smiley Sandy" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN Award of Distinction: "PORTRAITS" City of Costa Mesa, CA Award of Honor: "Bellwether Exhibit" - Bellevue Television, WA Award of Honor: "Steve Jacoby - One Man Rock Band" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN
Category 24 - Arts and Entertainment (Operating Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Mark Hemmer, Blacksmith and Farrier" HECTV, MO Award of Distinction: "Notes in Time - Ruthie Foster" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "artTown: Episode 10" City of Tacoma, WA Award of Honor: "Out and About Art: A Sacred Suite" Polk County Government, FL Award of Honor: "CRHS Holiday Concert " City of Coon Rapids, MN
Category 25 - Arts and Entertainment (Operating Budget Over $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Art Zone with Nancy Guppy - National Record Store Day" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Orange County Scrapbook | Things Come Apart" Orange County, FL Award of Distinction: "Henrico Theatre Trailer" Henrico County, VA Award of Honor: "The Sound 'Sub Radio'" DC Office of Cable TV, Film, Music & Entertainment, Washington, DC Award of Honor: "SF Arts Commission Legacy Award: Patrick Makuakane" SFGovTV, CA Award of Honor: "Red Rocks Premieres: R.L.Cole & The Hell You Say" City and County of Denver, CO Award of Honor: "Chainsaw Artist" City of Irving, TX Award of Honor: "Being SF - Colette Crutcher - artwork made by hand" SFGovTV, CA
Category 26 - Public Health
Award of Excellence: "Tick Check 1-2" Fairfax County, VA Award of Distinction: "Behind the Opioid Epidemic" City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Distinction: "Safe Food Donation" City of Vancouver, WA Award of Honor: "Choices and Chances" - Charlotte County Government, FL Award of Honor: "City Inside/Out - I-1631 Carbon Fee Debate" The Seattle Channel, WA
Category 27 - Profile of a City/County Dept. (Operating Budget to $250,000)
Award of Excellence: "Call It, Log It, Track It, and Resolve It - 539.SERV" Town of Flower Mound, TX Award of Distinction: "Denton Fire Department" City of Denton, TX Award of Distinction: "UP Responds - Red Knights Recruit Academy" City of University Place, WA Award of Honor: "25 Years of Manufacturing in James City County" James City County, VA Award of Honor: "Working for the City of Golden" City of Golden, CO
Category 28 - Profile of a City/County Dept. (Operating Budget $250,000 - $500,000)
Award of Excellence: "Garden Grove Animal Care Serving You" Garden Grove TV3, CA Award of Distinction: "Woodbury Works: Zamboni" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN Award of Distinction: "Inside Lakewood - Public Works" City of Lakewood, CO Award of Honor: "Madison Fire Department: In Your Neighborhood, At Your Service" City of Madison, WI Award of Honor: "Woodbury Parks and Recreation" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN
Category 29 - Profile of a City/County Dept. (Operating Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "The Table" City of Vancouver, WA Award of Distinction: "Behind the Badge - Beakers and Handcuffs" City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "Voice of Austin" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "Sumner Cemetery" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "SF Department of Emergency Management Mutual Aid" SFGovTV, CA Award of Honor: "2018 Annual Report: Lakewood Voices" - City of Lakewood, CA Award of Honor: "Inside Pierce County - Property Room" - PCTV, WA
Category 30 - Profile of a City/County Dept. (Operating Budget Over $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Champions of Change" City and County of Denver, CO Award of Distinction: "CityStream - Seattle Center Winterfest" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Smooth Road Ahead" County of San Diego, CA Award of Honor: "recycLA Series: What is recycLA?" City of Los Angeles (LA CityView 35), CA Award of Honor: "Fairfax County Careers: Come Make a Difference" Fairfax County, VA
Category 31 - Profile of a Person, Business or Organization (Operating Budget Under $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Blessed: Water Distribution Crew Chief Ruben Salgado" City of San Angelo, TX Award of Distinction: "One of the few, the proud: Officer Marius Cobbs" City of San Angelo, TX Award of Distinction: "The Reward" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN Award of Honor: "McKinney Stories: Jamie Voets" City of McKinney, TX Award of Honor: "Noah Gaines " City of Murfreesboro, TN
Category 32A - Profile of a Person, Business or Organization (Operating Budget $300,000 - $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Fresh Soul Spices Up East Central Spokane" City of Spokane, WA Award of Distinction: "A City that Works: bike cop" City of Minneapolis, MN Award of Distinction: "Food with Soul - CoraFayes Cafe" City of Aurora, CO Award of Honor: "Peek at the Past: 1893 Businessmen Photo" Tualatin Valley Community Television, OR Award of Honor: "Making Par - Morgan's Story" - City of Tallahassee, FL
Category 32B - Profile of a Person, Business or Organization (Operating Budget Over $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Conscious Eatery" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Leadership in Economic Development Award Video" City of Tampa, FL Award of Distinction: "TASTE: Açaí Bowl" City of Tampa, FL Award of Honor: "Refugee Artisans Initiative" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Honor: "202 Xtra - Exorcist Tour with Director Friedken" DC Office of Cable TV, Film, Music & Entertainment, Washington, DC
Category 33 - Public Safety (Operating Budget Under $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Beyond the Blue - Police Rifle Training Day" City of Kent, WA Award of Distinction: "Emergency Preparedness Video" City of Murfreesboro, TN Award of Distinction: "UP Responds - Red Knights Recruit Academy" City of University Place, WA Award of Honor: "#KidDubs: 9-1-1" City of Allen, TX Award of Honor: "Body Worn Cameras" - Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN
Category 34 - Public Safety (Operating Budget Over $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Shopping Sweepstakes" County of San Diego, CA Award of Distinction: "Ready to Retrofit? - URMs" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Lock It or Lose It" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "Paxton's Superhero Story" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Honor: "Red Knights Recruit Academy" PCTV, WA
Category 35 - Promotion of a City/County (Operating Budget Under $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "State of the City 2018 - McKinney, Texas" City of McKinney, TX Award of Distinction: "VisitAllenTexas.com" City of Allen, TX Award of Distinction: "We Are Kent 2019 " City of Kent, WA Award of Honor: "2019 City of Surprise State of the City Address Video Feature" City of Surprise, AZ Award of Honor: "Best Small City in America" City of Littleton, CO
Category 36 - Promotion of a City/County (Operating Budget Over $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "2018 State of the City" City of Tampa, FL Award of Distinction: "Discover Your District - D9 with Supervisor Hillary Ronen" SFGovTV, CA Award of Distinction: "The City of Garden Grove had a Big Year in 2018" Garden Grove TV3, CA Award of Honor: "The Tampa Riverwalk in 60 Seconds" City of Tampa, FL Award of Honor: "Becoming Lakewood - An Oral History" City of Lakewood, CO
Category 37 - Documentary - Event Coverage
Award of Excellence: "A Final Goodbye to the Viaduct" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Music Factory Training Exercise" City of Irving, TX Award of Distinction: "Bellevue Magic Season" Bellevue Television, WA Award of Honor: "Operation Finally Home: Dedication" City of Irving, TX Award of Honor: "Power Paddle To Puyallup" PCTV, WA
Category 38 - Documentary (Operating Budget Under $200,000)
Award of Excellence: "Historical Moments - Early Movie Theaters in Cabarrus County" Cabarrus County TV, Channel 22, NC Award of Distinction: "Modern Buildings of Old Littleton" City of Littleton, CO Award of Distinction: "Barbara Higgins: A Black History Month Spotlight" Alachua County Government, FL
Category 39 - Documentary (Operating Budget $200,000 -$400,000)
Award of Excellence: "Albuquerque Neighborhoods at a Crossroads" City of Albuquerque, NM Award of Distinction: "History of Public Safety" City of Novi, MI Award of Distinction: "1968 -2018: Allen Police Department History" City of Allen, TX Award of Honor: "The Carli Creek Project - Reducing Pollutants, Protecting the Environment" - Clackamas County, OR Award of Honor: "Cullen's Ticket To Ride: The Beatles In Minnesota" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN
Category 40 - Documentary (Operating Budget Over $400,000)
Award of Excellence: "The Best of Us: 100 Seasons of Muny Magic" HECTV, MO Award of Distinction: "A New Leaf: Reimagining Henry Shaw’s Museum" HECTV, MO Award of Distinction: "Community Stories: Cyrus Habib" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Honor: "True Gaelic: Searching for Ireland's Lost History " HECTV, MO Award of Honor: "Modest Garden, Masterful Gardener: Beatrix Farrand at Green Spring" Fairfax County, VA
Category 41 - Public Education (Operating Budget to $250,000)
Award of Excellence: "Call It, Log It, Track It, and Resolve It - 539.SERV" Town of Flower Mound, TX Award of Distinction: "City Plan" City of Fort Collins, CO Award of Distinction: "Save Moreno Valley's Wild Burros" City of Moreno Valley, CA Award of Honor: "Thornton Comprehensive Plan" City of Thornton, CO Award of Honor: "In My Own Words" Atlanta City Council - Office of Communications, GA
Category 42 - Public Education (Operating Budget $250,000 - $500,000)
Award of Excellence: "New Pet Ordinance" City of Garland, TX Award of Distinction: "Agent H2O" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN Award of Distinction: "Flood of Information: Habitat Preservation" Clackamas County, OR Award of Honor: "DUI Drill" Bellevue Television, WA Award of Honor: "Why PEG Matters" Tualatin Valley Community Television, OR
Category 43 - Public Education (Operating Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Courthouse Murals" PCTV, WA Award of Distinction: "Mobile Community Intervention & Response Team" PCTV, WA Award of Distinction: "Homeless Count Volunteers" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: “Free Fluorescent Light Bulb Recycling" City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Honor: "Step Up - family program " King County TV, WA
Category 44 - Public Education (Operating Budget Over $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Citizen University TV - Year in Review" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Schoolkids Talk Trash -- and Composting" County of San Diego, CA Award of Distinction: "More Than Their Crimes: Reforming Juvenile Justice in Washington State" TVW, WA Award of Honor: "Your Gov @ Work" City of San Antonio, TX Award of Honor: "Denver Decides: Denver Voter Information 2018" - City and County of Denver, CO
Category 45 - Community Awareness (Operating Budget to $250,000)
Award of Excellence: "Call It, Log It, Track It, and Resolve It - 539.SERV" Town of Flower Mound, TX Award of Distinction: "Patience During Progress" City of Las Cruces, NM Award of Distinction: "Keeping Track" City of Golden, CO Award of Honor: "What's On Your Front Porch? PSA" Round Rock Police Department, TX Award of Honor: "From the Brink of Extinction: Fort Collins & the Black-Footed Ferret" City of Fort Collins, CO
Category 46 - Community Awareness (Operating Budget $250,000 - $500,000)
Award of Excellence: "20x21 EUG Mural Project 2018 Recap" Lane Council of Governments, OR Award of Distinction: "Project Angel Heart" City of Arvada, CO Award of Distinction: "Scam Alert" City of Garland, TX Award of Honor: "Kirkland Earth Month 2018" City of Kirkland, WA Award of Honor: "GGCITY.ORG Is Born!" Garden Grove TV3, CA
Category 47 - Community Awareness (Operating Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "East 12th Business District" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "Revisiting Stanley Marketplace" City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "New Greens at Chambers Bay" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "The Trails of Pierce County" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "Pierce County Conservation Futures" PCTV, WA
Category 48 - Community Awareness (Operating Budget Over $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "A Closer Look - Domestic Violence" Montgomery County, MD Award of Distinction: "QuickBites: Legacy Bars & Restaurants" SFGovTV, CA Award of Distinction: "LA Currents: Family Reunification" City of Los Angeles (LA CityView 35), CA Award of Honor: "Denver Animal Shelter: Cats on Mats" City and County of Denver, CO Award of Honor: "Your Voice Your Choice" The Seattle Channel, WA
Category 49 - Partnership Production
Award of Excellence: "River Valley Riders" Eagan Television, MN Award of Distinction: "SFD Paramedics Train for Life-Saving Flights" City of Spokane, Washington, WA Award of Distinction: "History of Littleton Fire Rescue" City of Littleton, CO Award of Honor: "Watters Creek & US 75 Update" City of Allen, TX Award of Honor: "Choices and Chances" Charlotte County Government, FL,
Category 50 - Use of Social Media Platforms
Award of Excellence: "Seattle Channel Social Media" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Littleton - Use of Social Media" City of Littleton, CO Award of Distinction: "@SpokaneCity" City of Spokane, WA Award of Honor: "2018 Sustainable Denver Summit" City and County of Denver, CO Award of Honor: "Ask Richland - Traffic Safety" - City of Richland, WA Award of Honor: "Social Media" - City of Murfreesboro, TN
Category 51 - Best Use of Video on Social Media
Award of Excellence: "Barksy" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "Shaw Road Improvement" PCTV, WA Award of Distinction: "The Tampa Riverwalk in 60 Seconds" City of Tampa, FL Award of Honor: "Chambers Bay reopens with new greens" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "2019 Gasparilla Parade of Pirates" City of Tampa, FL
Category 52 - Viral Video Challenge
Award of Excellence: "Lip Sync Challenge 2018 - McKinney, Texas Police Department" City of McKinney, TX Award of Distinction: "Orange County Fire Rescue #LipSyncChallenge | Whatever it Takes" Orange County, FL Award of Distinction: "This Is How We Roll in Golden" City of Golden, CO Award of Honor: "Las Cruces Police Dept. - Lip Sync Challenge" City of Las Cruces, NM Award of Honor: "PD Lip Sync" Town of Flower Mound, TX Award of Honor: "Thornton Police Department - Lip Sync Challenge - Danger Zone" City of Thornton, CO
Category 53 - Innovative Use of Video
Award of Excellence: "Something Weird Video" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Property Tax Calculation" City of Minneapolis, MN Award of Distinction: "360-Degree Tour: The Penasquitos Ranch House" County of San Diego, CA Award of Honor: "The Redesign of Julian B. Lane Riverfront Park" City of Tampa, FL Award of Honor: "Barfield Crescent Park" City of Murfreesboro, TN
Category 54 - Use of Humor
Award of Excellence: "Art Zone with Nancy Guppy - Art Break" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Take a Hike, Mike! Joins Riverside Company" Hastings Community TV, MN Award of Distinction: "Code Crusaders" City of Moreno Valley, CA Award of Honor: "Tick Check 1-2" Fairfax County, VA Award of Honor: "Porch Pirates Public Service Announcement" City of Kent, WA
Category 55 - Public Information Series
Award of Excellence: "San Antonio Tricentennial" City of San Antonio, TX Award of Distinction: "Explore Clackamas County" Clackamas County, OR Award of Distinction: "Ask 311" City of Minneapolis, MN Award of Honor: "Mayor's Minute" City of Moreno Valley, CA Award of Honor: "Made in Clackamas County Series" Clackamas County, OR
Category 56 - News Series
Award of Excellence: "Aurora Now" City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "CityView" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "LA This Week" City of Los Angeles (LA CityView 35), CA Award of Honor: "Your City Now " City and County of Denver, CO Award of Honor: "Pierce County News" PCTV, WA
Category 57 - Magazine Format Series (Operating Budget Under $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "The New News" City of Allen, TX Award of Distinction: "INSIGHT 7" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4) MN Award of Distinction: "Connected Colorado" Colorado Communications & Utility Alliance, CO Award of Honor: "Thornton360" City of Thornton, CO Award of Honor: "Take a Hike, Mike!" Hastings Community TV, MN
Category 58 - Magazine Format Series (Operating Budget Over $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Aurora Now" City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "ArtScene " City and County of Denver, CO Award of Distinction: "Lake to Lake" Bellevue Television, WA Award of Honor: "Urban Green" City of Tacoma, WA Award of Honor: "Rainier Country" PCTV, WA
Category 59 - Video Journalism
Award of Excellence: "Seattle Channel Production Staff - Video Journalism" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "AuroraTV - Excellence in Journalism " City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "Iowa City In Focus - Jack Brooks" City of Iowa City, IA Award of Honor: "CTN Multimedia Journalist" City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Honor: "ATXN Video Journalism" ATXN City of Austin, TX
Category 60 - Municipal Channel Promotion
Award of Excellence: "Channeling Seattle" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Clickdown 21" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Denver Marketing & Media Services" City and County of Denver, CO Award of Honor: "We Are #ClackCo TV" Clackamas County, OR Award of Honor: "Local Government Transparency on PCTV" PCTV, WA
Category 61 - Event/Program Promotion (Operating Budget Under $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Sustainable Denver Summit " City and County of Denver, CO Award of Distinction: "Parks & Rec Promo" City of Garland, TX Award of Distinction: "Downtown Festival & Art Show Spot" City of Gainesville, FL Award of Distinction: "Littleton Twilight Criterium 2018 Promo" City of Littleton, CO Award of Honor: "Find Your Surprise PSA " City of Surprise, AZ Award of Honor: "Denver Housing Forum 2019" City and County of Denver, CO Award of Honor: "School Board Candidate Forum" City of West Allis, WI
Category 62 - Event/Program Promotion (Operating Budget Over $300,000)
Award of Excellence: "Art Zone with Nancy Guppy - Outside Art Promo" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Sue’s Tech Kitchen" PCTV, WA Award of Distinction: "Big Rig Rally Promo" Eagan Television, MN Award of Honor: "NCPRD Aquatic Park - Simple Recipe for Fun" Clackamas County, OR Award of Honor: "2018 RAMMYS Promo" DC Office of Cable TV, Film, Music & Entertainment, Washington, DC
Category 63 - Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget Under $200,000)
Award of Excellence: "On-Street Parking in the Downtown" City of Las Cruces, NM Award of Distinction: "Lacey's Story / Stop The Bleed PSA" Alameda County EMS Award of Distinction: "Patience for Progress" City of Las Cruces, NM Award of Honor: "Distracted Driving - What a Surprise" City of Surprise, AZ Award of Honor: "Join Me in Going Hands Free " Atlanta City Council - Office of Communications, GA
Category 64 - Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget $200,000 -$400,000)
Award of Excellence: "Stop The Grinch! Lock, Take & Hide" City of Allen, TX Award of Distinction: "Park Closed" City of Garland, TX Award of Distinction: "Be a Snow Pal" City of Lakewood, CO Award of Honor: "The Discovery Center" City of Murfreesboro, TN Award of Honor: "Dakota County Vitals App PSA" Hastings Community TV, MN Award of Honor: "Let's Talk Parks, Share Your Thoughts!" Garden Grove TV3, CA
Category 65 - Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget Over $400,000)
Award of Excellence: "Tobacco 21" City of San Antonio, TX Award of Distinction: "Code Enforcement Weed Control" City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "DOL Labor Day Closure" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "Pierce Transit - Start Your Career Today" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "Going Fishing–Keep Polk County Beautiful PSA" Polk County Government, FL
Category 66 - Public Service Announcement Campaign
Award of Excellence: "CTN Promotional Campaign" City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Distinction: "Ride the R Line" City of Aurora, CO Award of Distinction: "Recycle Right" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Honor: "I Love Lakewood" City of Lakewood, CO Award of Honor: "Keeping It Wheel" City of Golden, CO
Category 67 - Videography
Award of Excellence: "Seattle Channel Production Staff - Videography" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "ATXN Videography Reel" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Distinction: "The Perfect Shot" Northern Dakota County Cable Communications Commission (NDC4), MN Award of Honor: "PCTV Videographers" PCTV, WA Award of Honor: "25 Years of Manufacturing in James City County" James City County, VA
Category 68 - Editing
Award of Excellence: "Seattle Channel Production Staff - Editing" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "Junior Rams" City of Fort Collins, CO Award of Distinction: "Code Crusaders" City of Moreno Valley, CA Award of Honor: "Best of ATXN Editing" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Honor: "ACTV Editing" City of Allen, TX
Category 69 - Visual Arts
Award of Excellence: "Art Zone Calendar" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "CTN Graphics Artist Composite" City of Coon Rapids, MN Award of Distinction: "Papa Drop Watering Rules" City of Las Cruces, NM Award of Honor: "Two on the Aisle" HECTV, MO Award of Honor: "State of the City Promo 2018" City of Moreno Valley, CA
Category 70 - Overall Excellence (Operating Budget to $250,000)
Award of Excellence: "City of Denton Television - DTV" City of Denton, TX Award of Distinction: "City of San Angelo Texas - SATV Channel 17" City of San Angelo, TX Award of Distinction: "2019 MVTV3 Overall Excellence in Government Programming" City of Moreno Valley, CA Award of Honor: "CTV - The Calabasas Channel" City of Calabasas, CA Award of Honor: "Thornton 8" City of Thornton, CO
Category 71 - Overall Excellence (Operating Budget $250,000 - $500,000)
Award of Excellence: "Allen City Television (ACTV)" City of Allen, TX Award of Distinction: "SWCTC" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN Award of Distinction: "Costa Mesa Television (CMTV)" City of Costa Mesa, CA Award of Honor: "City of Lakewood - Overall Excellence" City of Lakewood, CO Award of Honor: "#ClackCo TV" Clackamas County, OR
Category 72 - Overall Excellence (Operating Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "TV Tacoma" City of Tacoma, WA Award of Distinction: "Pierce County TV" PCTV, WA Award of Distinction: "AuroraTV - Overall Excellence" City of Aurora, CO Award of Honor: "ATXN Overall Excellence" ATXN City of Austin, TX Award of Honor: "NewTV Government Channel" NewTV, MA
Category 73 - Overall Excellence (Operating Budget Over $1,000,000)
Award of Excellence: "Seattle Channel Overall Excellence" The Seattle Channel, WA Award of Distinction: "County News Center" County of San Diego, CA Award of Distinction: "DC Office of Cable Television, Film, Music & Entertainment" DC Office of Cable TV, Film, Music & Entertainment, Washington, DC Award of Honor: "Overall Excellence" City of San Antonio, TX Award of Honor: "City of Tampa Overall Excellence" City of Tampa, FL