Rhode Island PBS is proud to share that the public media organization has received 19 Boston/New England Emmy nominations. The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) Boston/New England Chapter will announce the official winners on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the 47th Annual Boston/New England Emmy® Awards Ceremony in Boston. Notably, this year’s number of nominations for Rhode Island PBS has surpassed last year’s count of 12.
The nominated local productions encompass a diverse range of genres, including newsmagazine “Rhode Island PBS Weekly,” arts and culture series “ART inc.” and “Ocean State Sessions,” and partnered productions “Treasures Inside the Museum,” “Maria’s Portuguese Table” Season 2, and children’s series “Pollywog Pond.” A full list of the nominees can be found below.
Rhode Island PBS’ 47th Annual Boston/New England Emmy Awards nominees by category are:
Arts/Entertainment News
“Anti-Graffiti Vigilantes": Pamela Watts (Reporter/Producer), Barbara Dury (Executive Producer), Dewey Raposo (Photographer), WSBE
Human Interest News
“Making a Difference": Michelle San Miguel (Reporter/Producer), Barbara Dury (Executive Producer), Ross Lippman (Photojournalist/Editor), WSBE
Arts/Entertainment – Short Form Content
“Double Trouble": Tracy MacDonald (Producer), WSBE
Arts/Entertainment – Long Form Content
“Maria’s Portuguese Table” Season 2, Episode 1, Provincetown: Maria Lawton (Executive Producer), Bob Lawton (Executive Producer), Dean Camara (Producer), Azorean Greenbean LLC
“ART inc.": Tracy MacDonald (Executive/Senior Producer), Blake Carpentier (Editor), Dewey Raposo (Videographer), Lindsey Poole (Videographer), Nick Moraites (Videographer), WSBE
“Ocean State Sessions": Michael Riley (Producer), Lindsey Poole (Editor), Dewey Raposo (Producer), Jan Boyd (Executive Producer), WSBE
Education/Schools
“Media Literacy": Michelle San Miguel (Reporter/Producer), Barbara Dury (Executive Producer), Ross Lippman (Photojournalist), WSBE
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion
“Turning Point - Raffini’s First Day": Barbara Dury (Executive Producer), Isabella Jibilian (Producer), Justin Kenny (Senior Producer), WSBE
Historical Cultural – Short Form Content
“One Froggy Night": David Wright (Reporter), Barbara Dury (Executive Producer), Justin Kenny (Senior Producer), WSBE
Magazine Program
“Rhode Island PBS Weekly": Barbara Dury (Executive Producer), Justin Kenny (Senior Producer), Michelle San Miguel (Reporter), Pamela Watts (Reporter), Isabella Jibilian (Producer), Michael Jones (Photojournalist), Michael Frank (Photojournalist), Dewey Raposo (Photojournalist), WSBE
Societal Concerns – Short Form Content
“Forged in Fire": Tracy MacDonald (Executive Producer), Lindsey Poole (Producer), WSBE
Performer/Narrator
Pamela Watts Narrator/Performer Composite: Pamela Watts (Narrator/Host), WSBE
Writer – Long Form Content
“Pollywog Pond": Bill Culbertson (Head Writer), Whooplah LLC
Photographer News – No Production Time Limit
A ‘Weekly’ View of Rhode Island: Ross Lippman (Photographer), WSBE
Photographer – Short Form Content
“Treasures Inside the Museum: Blithewold Gardens” – Digital: Jim Karpeichik (Photographer), Ocean State Video/WSBE
Dewey Raposo Short Form Content: Dewey Raposo (Photographer), WSBE
Photographer – Long Form Content
“Treasures Inside the Museum: Slater Mill” - Jim Karpeichik (Photographer), Ocean State Video/WSBE
Video Essayist
“Treasures Inside the Museum: Varnum Civil War Bible” – Digital: Jim Karpeichik, (Photojournalist), Ocean State Video
Musical Composition/Arrangement
“Pollywog Pond": Bill Culbertson (Executive Producer/Composition), Whooplah LLC