UNIVERSITY PARK — Episodes of “Keystone Stories” and “I’m Your Neighbor” and a WPSU short film have been nominated by the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for a 2023 Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award. The awards honor excellence in television news, programming and individual achievement in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware.
The Mid-Atlantic Chapter of NATAS received 761 entries in 79 Emmy categories, of which 330 received nominations. WPSU, central Pennsylvania’s public media station, is nominated for programming within the following Emmy categories:
Category: Human Interest, Long Form Content
“WPSU Shorts: — “Stories from St. Metz”
Producer: Jessie Beers-Altman
Videographer: Mark Stitzer
“Keystone Stories” — “Old Spaces New Places”
Lead Producer: Cole Cullen
Producer: Jessie Beers-Altman
Videographer: Mark Stitzer
Category: Education/Schools — Short Form Content (Single Report)
“I’m Your Neighbor” — “Aquila Kikora Franklin: Connecting through Dance”
Producer/Director/Writer: Lindsey Whissel Fenton
Videographer: Adam Wittenrich
Videographer: Byron Conrad
Editor: Jessie Beers-Altman
Category: Magazine Program Single Episode
“Keystone Stories” — “Railroads”
Lead Producer: Cole Cullen
Producer/Director/Writer: Kristian Berg
Videographer: Christopher Kugler
Editor: Byron Conrad
Editor: Adam Wittenrich
Mindy McMahon, director of production for WPSU, said the station is honored to receive the nominations.
“Everyone at WPSU contributes to the success of our productions and we look forward to continuing to produce content that is recognized at this level,” she said.
The 41st Annual Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award winners will be announced in Lancaster on Saturday, Oct. 14.
WPSU-TV serves 24 counties in central Pennsylvania and reaches 515,000 households, and WPSU-FM is accessible to more than 450,000 listeners in 13 counties. The public media station also includes WPSU Digital Studios, which offers original web series that explore science, arts and culture.
WPSU is a service of Penn State Outreach.
