WGBH Annual Report 2007 | 2008

Applause, Applause...

WGBH productions and services— produced in Boston, shared with the world—earned more than 50 awards in 2007, including many of broadcasting's top honors. This year's award highlights include:

Television


Emmy Awards

Creative Arts

Masterpiece TheatreJane Eyre (art direction)
Masterpiece TheatreJane Eyre Part I (costumes)
Masterpiece TheatreJane Eyre (hairstyling)

Daytime

Arthur (children's animated program)
Between the Lions (original song)
The Victory Garden (single-camera photography)

News and Documentary

Frontline (special 25th-anniversary award)
American ExperienceEugene O'Neill (writing)
American ExperienceJohn & Abigail Adams (lighting and scenic design)
FrontlineSex Slaves (investigative journalism, long form)
FrontlineThe Lost Year in Iraq (historical programming, long form)
Frontline/WorldLibya: Out of the Shadow (programming for broadband)
Frontline/WorldIraq: Saddam's Road to Hell (investigative journalism)
NovaThe Mummy Who Would Be King (writing)

Primetime

Masterpiece TheatrePrime Suspect: The Final Act (directing)
Masterpiece TheatrePrime Suspect: The Final Act (lead actress)
Masterpiece TheatrePrime Suspect: The Final Act (writing)

New England

Greater Boston

AAAS Science Journalism Award

NovaForgotten Genius

Banff World Television Award

Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie: China

CINE Golden Eagle Awards

American ExperienceJonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple
From the Top: Live from Carnegie Hall
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie

Edward R. Murrow Distinguished Achievement Award in Journalism

Frontline (David Fanning and Michael Sullivan)

Hugo Television Award

American ExperienceJonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (gold)

Imagen Awards/Influential Latino in Entertainment Industry

Joseph Tovares, La Plaza

International Reading Association Broadcast Media Award

Between the Lions

James Beard Foundation Media Awards

Food Trip with Todd English
Gourmet's Diary of a Foodie

National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists Insight Award

Rx for Survival (silver)

New York Festivals TV Programming and Promotion Competition

Rx for Survival

Organization of American Historians, Eric Barnouw Award

American ExperienceThe Gold Rush
American ExperienceThe Boy in the Bubble (honorable mention)

Parents' Choice Awards

Arthur
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman (gold)
Peep and the Big Wide World (gold)

Telly Award

Antiques Roadshow (bronze)

US International Film and Video Award

Between the Lions (first place)

Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Television Political Journalism

Greater Boston

Western Writers of America Spur Award

American ExperienceThe Gold Rush

Writers Guild of America Award

FrontlineThe Dark Side

Radio


American Institute of Biological Sciences Broadcast Media Award

The WorldBioko's Endangered Monkeys

National Association of Science Writers Science in Society Award

The WorldMyanmar's Hidden AIDS Epidemic

New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants Excellence in Financial Journalism Award

The WorldCities of the Poor

Media Access


I. Lee Brody Lifetime Achievement Award/Telecommunications for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Inc.

WGBH Media Access Group (Larry Goldberg)

Outreach


Association of Educational Professionals (AEP) Award

Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman activity guide
(distinguished achievement award)

Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX)

Arthur's Kids with Asthma Can! booklet (grand award)
Fetch! with Ruff Ruffman activity guide (award of excellence)

Web


Chicago International Film Festival INTERCOM Awards

Growing Up with Epilepsy (silver)
Afterschool Training Toolkit (certificate of merit)

Massachusetts Innovation Technology Exchange MITX Awards

Curious George (best engagement, best website, best of show)

W3 Awards

Eye on Education (silver)