The Maine Association of Broadcasters has announced the recipients of the 2016 MAB News and Creative Awards, honoring the best of Maine broadcasting. Maine Public received five awards across a broad range of specialties in the competition’s Television category.
Each year the Maine Association of Broadcasters honors “the best of the best” work from member stations based on the judging results from state broadcast associations in other states. The 2016 awards reflect work completed between June 2015 and May 2016.
In the Photojournalism category, Maine Public was recognized twice: Brian Bechard was awarded 1st Place for his feature “Bartlett Yarns Woolen Mill” and was awarded 2nd Place for his piece “Seaweed Harvest.”
Nick Godfrey, Brandon Denison and Nick Woodward were recognized with a 2nd Place award for “Basketball Championship Weekend Boys Class B Final” in the Sports Play-by-Play or Program category.
Maine Public was recognized with a 3rd Place award in the Feature category for “Maine Contradancing,” shot and produced by Rebecca Conley.
Conley, Bechard and Woodward were also recognized with a 3rd Place award for their work on “MPBN Radio News Team” in the Self Promotion Campaign category.
“Everyone here at Maine Public is very excited to be recognized by our peers for the quality of our work on television,” says Maine Public President and CEO Mark Vogelzang. “From our basketball coverage of the state finals to our ‘Out and About’ and ‘A Maine Sense of Place’ features, our talented visual team is relentless in providing our viewers with exceptional viewing opportunities and content.”