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It’s always nice to be recognized.
And Great Lakes Now was – winning three major awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters in the “Public TV” division:
- Best News Special or Documentary for “The Forever Chemicals,” which told the story of the impact of the PFAS contamination in west Michigan communities
- Best News or Public Affairs Special for the “Great Lakes Now” monthly show – See all the episodes HERE.
- Best Mini-Documentary or Series for “The Forever Chemicals”
Watch the award-winning program:
Detroit Public Television, where Great Lakes Now is produced, won three more “Best” awards for the One Detroit public affairs program and two “Merit” recognitions including one for “Mackinac: Our Famous Island.”
Watch that program:
The Impact Doc Awards, an international contest, also recently recognized several Great Lakes Now pieces. Click the link to see the segment and more related work.
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Asian Carp and the Great Lakes earned awards of merit in the Documentary Short and Nature/Environment/Wildlife categories. The piece featured Toronto-based Great Lakes Now Contributing Writer Andrew Reeves, who released a book last year about the invasive fish.
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You’ve Got Mail earned an award of merit in Documentary Short and awards of recognition for Concept and Creativity/Originality. In this segment, Great Lakes Now Host Ward Detwiler rides along on the J.W. Westcott II, a former tugboat that now delivers mail to freighters on the Detroit River.
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Wrecks Within Reach won awards of recognition in Documentary Short and Nature/Environment/Wildlife. The Great Lakes Now team traveled to the Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary to see how accessible shipwrecks actually are and how a high school class learns more about them.
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PFAS in Ann Arbor won awards of merit in Documentary Short and Health/Medicine/Science. MLive Media Group was a partner for that segment, which examined the southeast Michigan city’s problems with drinking water quality due to industrial chemical contamination.
Featured Image: Great Lakes Now received three awards from the Michigan Association of Broadcasters at the Broadcast Excellence Awards. (Photo credit: Sandra Svoboda)
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Congratulations on the recognition of your important and watchable productions!