September 9, 2006
WQED Receives 9 Emmy Awards:
8 of those wins were for OnQ stories, OnQ specials and OnQ staff members - as listed in the categories below.

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS FEATURE REPORT
"On Q: The Cantor's Classroom Visit" 
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

HISTORIC/CULTURAL FEATURE REPORT
"On Q: My Father's Story"
Carol Lee Espy, Producer/Writer
Paul Ruggieri, Editor/Photographer

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS PROGRAM OR SPECIAL
"On Q: One Year in Brownsville" 
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Editor 
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor 
Michael Bartley, Narrator

COMMUNITY SERVICE
"On Q: Rx For Healthier Living" 
Chris Moore, Host/Reporter
Elizabeth Speed, Producer
Alicia Schisler, Producer
Tonia Caruso, Reporter/Producer
Darryl Ford-Williams, Vice-President Production

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FEATURE REPORT
"On Q: From the Ashes" 
Beth Dolinar, Reporter/Producer

(tied with) 
"On Q: March of the Living" 
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Michael Bartley, Reporter
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Pierina Morelli, Photographer/Editor
Iris Samson, Associate Producer

WRITER - PROGRAM
David Solomon, "From Pittsburgh To Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust"

MUSICAL COMPOSITION
Scott Anderson, "From Pittsburgh To Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust" score.

STATION EXCELLENCE
WQED Multimedia - Deborah Acklin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

August 3, 2006
WQED Receives 28 Emmy Nominations
23 of those nominations were for OnQ stories, OnQ specials and OnQ staff members - as listed in the categories below.

SPORTS PROGRAM FEATURE
"OnQ: From the Sidelines"
Dave Crawley, Producer/Reporter
Dave Forstate, Photographer/Editor

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM FEATURE
"Teens OnQ: Hurricane Homecoming Gowns"
Karen Farmer-White, Executive Producer
Marlene Gary-Hogan, Producer
Gina Catanzarite, Producer
Molly Held, Associate Producer
Frank Caloiero, Editor

"OnQ: The Black Potter"
Pierina Morelli, Producer/Photographer/Editor

ENTERTAINMENT PROGRAM OR SPECIAL
"Poverty Neck Hillbillies: Pittsburgh's Country Breakout Band"
Jocelyn Hough, Producer
Frank Caloiero, Editor
Carol Lee Espy, Field Producer
Rebecca Born, Field Producer
Amy Grove, Assistant Editor

CHILDREN/YOUTH/TEEN PROGRAM OR SPECIAL
"Teens OnQ"
Karen Farmer-White, Executive Producer
Marlene Gary-Hogan, Supervising Producer
Gina Catanzarite, Producer
Laura Seliy, Associate Producer
Frank Caloiero, Editor

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS PROGRAM FEATURE
"OnQ: The Cantor's Classroom Visit"
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

HEALTH/SCIENCE PROGRAM FEATURE
"OnQ: Shaken Baby Syndrome"
Alicia Schisler, Producer/Writer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

"OnQ: Prader-Willi Syndrome"
Michael Bartley, Producer/Reporter
Nathalie Berry, Producer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

HEALTH/SCIENCE- PROGRAM OR SPECIAL
"OnQ: The Long Road to Recovery"
Michael Bartley, Reporter/Producer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

"Conquering Polio: Pittsburgh and the Salk Vaccine"
Stacy Smith, Producer/Reporter
Frank Caloiero, Editor 
Michael Challik, Photographer

HISTORIC/CULTURAL PROGRAM FEATURE
"OnQ: My Father's Story"
Carol Lee Espy, Producer/Writer
Paul Ruggieri, Editor/Photographer

"OnQ: Young George Washington"
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Andy Masich, Reporter 
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

HISTORIC/CULTURAL- PROGRAM OR SPECIAL
"City of Asylum: An ‘OnQ' Special Edition"
Rebecca Jean Born, Producer
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Chief Editor
Amy Grove, Assistant Editor
Deborah Saus, Graphic Designer
Cindy Hsu Han, Reporter

DOCUMENTARY
"From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust"
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Michael Bartley, Reporter
Pierina Morelli, Photographer/Editor
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Iris Samson, Associate Producer

"Torchbearers"
Chris Moore, Producer
Minette Seate, Producer 
David Cohen, Editor
Darryl Ford-Williams, Vice-President, Production

MAGAZINE PROGRAM OR SPECIAL
"OnQ Magazine"
Alicia Schisler, Producer
David Solomon, Supervising Producer
Michael Bartley, Managing Editor
Jocelyn Hough, Executive Producer
Amy Grove, Avid Manager

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS FEATURE
"OnQ: From the Ashes"
Beth Dolinar, Reporter/Producer

"OnQ: Shepherd Wellness"
Michael Bartley, Producer/Reporter
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Editor

"OnQ: March of the Living"
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Michael Bartley, Reporter
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Pierina Morelli, Photographer/Editor
Iris Samson, Associate Producer

PUBLIC/CURRENT/COMMUNITY AFFAIRS- PROGRAM/SPECIAL
"OnQ: Our Region's Next Renaissance"
Jocelyn Hough, Producer
David Solomon, Supervising Producer
Michael Bartley, Producer/Reporter
Tonia Caruso, Producer/Reporter
Elizabeth Speed, Associate Producer

"OnQ: One Year in Brownsville"
David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Editor 
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer 
Michael Bartley, Narrator

STATION EXCELLENCE
"WQED Multimedia"
Deborah Acklin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

COMMUNITY SERVICE
"OnQ: Rx For Healthier Living"
Chris Moore, Host/Reporter
Elizabeth Speed, Producer
Alicia Schisler, Producer
Tonia Caruso, Reporter/Producer
Darryl Ford-Williams, Vice-President Production

CRAFT ACHIEVEMENT CATEGORIES

MUSICAL COMPOSITION/ARRANGEMENT 
Carole Lee Espy, "I Won't Forget" Original Song, OnQ/WQED Multimedia
Scott Anderson, "From Pittsburgh To Poland" Original Score, WQED Multimedia

EDITOR- PROGRAM 
Paul F. Ruggieri, OnQ/WQED Multimedia

PHOTOGRAPHER- PROGRAM 
Pierina Morelli, OnQ/WQED Multimedia

WRITER- PROGRAM 
David Solomon, "From Pittsburgh To Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust"

July 12, 2006
The Gabriel Awards has named the OnQ documentary "From Pittsburgh To Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust" as the Outstanding News/Informational Program for 2006.

David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Michael Bartley, Reporter
Pierina Morelli, Photographer/Editor
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Iris Samson, Associate Producer

Entrants for this prestigious national award go through a highly selective process of preliminary screening and blue ribbon judging.

For more than 40 years, Catholic Academy for Communication Arts Professionals has sponsored the Gabriel Awards, honoring broadcasting excellence that serves viewers through positive, creative treatment of concerns to humankind.

May 9, 2006
Two OnQ documentaries received Telly Awards today.

City of Asylum: An On Q Special Edition won a Silver Telly in the Cultural Category.

Rebecca Jean Born, Producer
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Editor
Cindy Hsu Han, Reporter

Pennsylvania Quilts won a Bronze Telly in the Documentary Category.

Pierina Morelli, Producer/Photographer/Editor
Elizabeth Speed, Producer
Carol Lee Espy, Reporter

27th annual Telly Awards

Bronze award in the program music category
"The PovertyNeck Hillbillies Live!"

Silver category for film/video
"City of Asylum: An On Q Special"

May 8, 2006
OnQ's documentary "From Pittsburgh To Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust" received the Golden Quill Award in the Television Videography category from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.

Pierina Morelli & Paul Ruggieri, Videographers

April 18, 2006
OnQ's documentary "Pennsylvania Quilts" received the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Award for Outstanding Documentary Program.

Pierina Morelli, Producer/Photographer/Editor
Elizabeth Speed, Producer
Carol Lee Espy, Reporter

March 31, 2006
OnQ's documentary "From Pittsburgh To Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust" has received the Edward R. Murrow Award for Outstanding News Documentary.

David Solomon, Producer/Writer
Michael Bartley, Reporter
Pierina Morelli, Photographer/Editor
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Iris Samson, Associate Producer

The Radio-Television News Director Association has honored outstanding achievement in electronic journalism with the Murrow Awards since 1971. Earlier this month, 28 radio and television news managers from markets across the country spent three days judging the entries.

WQED's entry won in the region which includes Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey. Regional winners automatically become eligible for the national awards competition, which will be judged in early June. The national Edward R. Murrow Awards will be presented on October 16 at a dinner in New York.

March 20, 2006
OnQ has received six Golden Quill Award nominations from the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.

Television Feature
"OnQ: Western Penitentiary Closes"
Tonia Caruso, Producer/Reporter
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Editor

Television Feature
"City of Asylum: An OnQ Special"
Rebecca Born, Producer
Frank Caloiero, Photographer/Editor
Amy Grove, Assistant Editor

Public Affairs-Documentary
"From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust" 
David Solomon, Supervising Producer/Writer
Michael Bartley, Reporter/Managing Editor
Pierina Morelli, Photographer/Editor
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Iris Samson, Associate Producer

Television Videography
"From Pittsburgh to Poland: Lessons of the Holocaust"
Pierina Morelli, Paul Ruggieri

Television Videography
"Pennsylvania Quilts"
Pierina Morelli

Sports Videography
"OnQ: Sixteen Sundays"
Pierina Morelli

Winners will be announced Monday, May 8, 2006 at the Pittsburgh Hilton.

2006 ACE Awards (Awards for Creative Excellence)

Honorable Mention (second place) award in the On-Air Fundraising category of public radio's only national awards competition. WQED fm89.3’s innovative Classical Countdown celebration of listener favorites, sponsored by the Public Radio Program Directors Association (PRPD).

The Pearl Award

Named after Pearl Warner, mother of the famous Warner Brothers, who opened their first movie theater in New Castle. 

"The War That Made America"

Daughters of the American Revolution Award
"The War That Made America"