JOHNSTON, IOWA (November 16, 2020) The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Upper Midwest Chapter recently honored Iowa PBS staff with four Regional Emmy(r) Awards. Awards went to Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women in the Documentary Historical category, Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Bon Appetit! in the Program Arts and Entertainment category, Greetings From Iowa in the Magazine category, and The Great White Way, an Iowa PBS Digital Short, in the Interstitial category.Individuals recognized for their work on Carrie Chapman Catt: Warrior for Women include:

* Laurel Bower, Producer/Writer/Editor* Kate Mulgrew, Narrator* Debra Herbold, Executive Producer* Cameron McCoy, Videographer* David Feingold, Editor/Audio Mix* Brent Willett, Graphics Animation* Emily Blobaum, Assistant Producer* Phong Duong, Graphic DesignerIndividuals recognized for their work on Des Moines Metro Opera Presents Bon Appetit! include:

* Judy Blank, Producer/Editor* Andrea Coyle, Executive Producer* Chad Aubrey, Engineer in Charge* Julie Knutson, Technical Director* Neal Kyer, Video Engineer/Editor* Jim Leasure, Audio* Kevin Rivers, Audio* Phil Blobaum, Camera* Darrin Clouse, Camera* Scott Faine, Camera* Phong Duong, Graphic Artist* Brent Willett, Graphic ArtistIndividuals recognized for their work on Greetings From Iowa include:

* Tyler Brinegar, Producer/Photographer/Editor* Darrin Clouse, Photographer* Rick Fuller, Photographer* Steve Carns, Photographer* Jim Leasure, Audio Mix* Tiffany Hill, Assistant Producer* Andrea Coyle, Executive ProducerIndividuals recognized for their work on The Great White Way include:

* Cameron McCoy, Producer/Writer* Debra Herbold, Executive ProducerThe 2020 Upper Midwest Emmy(r) Awards were announced via a virtual event Saturday, November 14, 2020. More information, including a full list of nominees, can be found at midwestemmys.org.In addition to its statewide broadcast, Iowa PBS .1 is available to livestream on iowapbs.org/watchpbs.org/livestream, the PBS Video App for Roku and YouTube TV. Iowa PBS programs, behind-the-scenes extras and more can be enjoyed on iowapbs.orgFacebook and YouTube. Viewers can also stream their favorite shows on demand using the PBS Video App, available on iOS, Android and many streaming devices.Learn more at iowapbs.org.Iowa PBS is formerly known as Iowa Public Television. New name. Same essential mission.As Iowa's only statewide television network, Iowa PBS's mission to educate, inform, enrich and inspire Iowans guides its quality, non-commercial programming that tells Iowa's stories like no one else can. Four statewide, public channels offer programs of lasting value to Iowans, regardless of where they live or what they can afford: Iowa PBS .1, Iowa PBS KIDS .2, Iowa PBS WORLD .3 and Iowa PBS Create .4 on Channel 11, Des Moines; Channel 12, Iowa City; Channel 21, Fort Dodge; Channel 24, Mason City; Channel 27, Sioux City; Channel 32, Waterloo; Channel 32, Council Bluffs; Channel 36, Davenport; and Channel 36, Red Oak. More information can be found at iowapbs.org.

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