September 26, 2009

OnQ Wins 3 Emmy Awards. WQED competes in the Mid-Atlantic Region of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Emmy statuettes were presented at a ceremony in Philadelphia to the following WQED team members.

Outstanding Documentary
"Gardens of Pennsylvania"
Doug Oster, Producer/Host
Nathalie Berry, Supervising Producer
Dave Forstate, Photographer

Outstanding Entertainment Feature
"OnQ: Madame Dawson's Opera Company"
David Solomon, Writer/Producer

Outstanding Musical Composition/Arrangement
"Gettysburg: Stories From The Battlefield"
Dave Hab, Composer

August 11, 2009

WQED Receives 12 Mid-Atlantic Emmy nominations. 10 of those nominations were for OnQ stories, OnQ specials and OnQ staff members - as listed in the categories below. The National Television Academy of Arts & Sciences will announce the Emmy winners at a ceremony in Philadelphia, September 26, 2009.

2009 Emmy Nominees

Entertainment Program - Feature
"OnQ: Madame Dawson's Opera Company"
David Solomon, Writer/Producer

Entertainment Program or Special
"Cruisin' Pennsylvania"
Renee Vid Colborn, Producer

Health/Science Program - Feature
"OnQ: Flight Nurse - ER in the Sky"
Pierina Morelli, Producer/Photographer/Editor

Historic/Cultural Program - Feature
"OnQ: Helen Clay Frick - Bittersweet Heiress"
Nathalie Berry, Producer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

Historic/Cultural Program - Feature
"OnQ: Panther Hollow"
Tonia Caruso, Producer/Reporter

Historic/Cultural Program or Special
"Gettysburg: Stories From The Battlefield"
David Solomon, Writer/Producer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

Human Interest Program - Feature
"OnQ: Fallen Hero - The Ross McGinnis Story"
David Solomon, Writer/Producer
Michael Bartley, Reporter
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

Documentary
"Gardens of Pennsylvania"
Doug Oster, Producer, Host
Nathalie Berry, Supervising Producer
Dave Forstate, Photographer

Public/Current/Community Affairs Program or Special
"OnQ: Voices For Peace"
Michael Bartley, Producer/Reporter/Host
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor
Jocelyn Hough, Executive Producer

Promotion - News or Programming - Campaign
WQED Changes Lives
Rosemary Martinelli, Producer/Executive Director of Marketing

Station Excellence
WQED Multimedia
Deborah Acklin, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Craft Achievement - Musical Composition/Arrangement
"Gettysburg: Stories From The Battlefield"
Dave Hab

April 7, 2009

Four OnQ productions are named as finalists in the 2009 Golden Quill Awards, sponsored by the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania.

Outstanding Television Feature
"OnQ: A Lifetime of Songs"
Pierina Morelli, Producer/Photographer/Editor

Outstanding Public Affairs/Documentary
"Gardens of Pennsylvania"
Doug Oster, Host/Producer
Nathalie Berry, Producer
Dave Forstate, Photographer
David Cohen, Editor

Outstanding Public Affairs/Documentary
"Gettysburg: Stories From The Battlefield"
David Solomon, Writer/Producer
Paul Ruggieri, Photographer/Editor

Outstanding Television Feature Videography
"OnQ: Ron Mueck at The Warhol"
Pierina Morelli, Photographer

March 25, 2009

OnQ's documentary Gardens of Pennysylvania received the Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters award for Outstanding Documentary.

Doug Oster: Producer/Host
Nathalie Berry: Supervising Producer
Dave Forstate, Bob Lubomski, Paul Ruggieri: Photographers
David Cohen: Editor

Robert L. Vann Media Awards
Honorable Mention- Magazine Features
Pittsburgh Magazine - “Strictly Bill” feature on Bill Strickland
Ann Curran

PBS Development Award for Inspiration
PBS DEVELOPMENT AWARD FOR INSPIRATION
WQED Presents

YWCA RACIAL JUSTICE AWARD
George L. Miles, Jr.

Opal Awards
Patti Burns Award for Excellence in Television
Tonia Caruso

Pennsylvania Communication Association Speaker Of The Year
Pennsylvania Communication Association Speaker Of The Year
Rick Sebak

Presented to Rick Sebak in June from the Lincoln Highway Historical Association

Gregory M. Franzwa Award
Rick Sebak

League Of Women Voters Of Greater Pittsburgh Good Government Award

YMCA Tribute To Women
Arts & Culture category
Deborah Acklin