‘Discovering Alabama’ Wins 2011 Emmy Awards
June 30, 2011 - Filed under: Awards & Honors, Outreach | Tagged: Alabama Museum of Natural History, College of Arts & Sciences, College of Communication & Information Sciences
Counting this year's awards, the "Discovering Alabama" series has now won three regional Emmy Awards.
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TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — “Discovering Alabama” earned two Emmy Awards in the 2011 National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Southeast competition for the program “Discovering Alabama: Oil Spill.”
The program explores the trauma and uncertainty imposed on humans, animals and ecosystems by the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill that began in April 2010 and continues to this day.
“The impact of this tragedy will be with us for a long time,” said Dr. Doug Phillips, host and executive producer. “We felt it necessary to explore the consequences from a natural history perspective and our own, uniquely Alabama perspective.”
The “Discovering Alabama” series is a production of the Alabama Museum of Natural History, The University of Alabama, in cooperation with the Alabama Center for Public Television and Radio and Alabama Public Television. In addition to Phillips, Center for Public Televsion and Radio producer Wendy Reed, “Discovering Alabama” producer Roger Reid and Barry Brooks of Brooks Audio Production were honored.
This is the second year in a row the series has been honored. In 2010, “Discovering Alabama” was awarded an Emmy for the program “Discovering Alabama: Alabama in Space.”
“Discovering Alabama” programs are correlated with the Alabama Course of Study and, with accompanying Teacher Guides, are used in classrooms throughout the state. For more information, visit www.discoveringalabama.org and www.cptr.org.
The University of Alabama, a student-centered research university, is experiencing significant growth in both enrollment and academic quality. This growth, which is positively impacting the campus and the state's economy, is in keeping with UA's vision to be the university of choice for the best and brightest students. UA, the state's flagship university, is an academic community united in its commitment to enhancing the quality of life for all Alabamians.
CONTACT: Misty Mathews, communications specialist, College of Communication & Information Sciences, 205/348-6416, mmathews@ua.edu
SOURCE: Jessica Rasco, 205/348-2039, jarasco@bama.ua.edu