Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio Awarded with Five Telly Awards

The media station and its partners received one Gold Telly, three Silver Tellys and one Bronze Telly

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Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio Awarded with Five Telly Awards
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We’re thrilled to share that Rhode Island PBS and The Public’s Radio, along with our partners behind “Story in the Public Square,” has won five Telly Awards! Congratulations to our production teams and collaborators on this exciting achievement.

You can watch our award-winning pieces here:

GOLD TELLY

General-Business & Entrepreneurship
Online show or segment produced to highlight the world of business and entrepreneurship.

Executive Producer, Producer: Tracy MacDonald, WSBE Rhode Island PBS

Editor, Videographer: Michael Carnevale, WSBE Rhode Island PBS

Producer, Videographer: Abbey Oldham, WSBE Rhode Island PBS

SILVER TELLY

General-Biography
Television episode or segment depicting an account or accounts of a person’s life.

Story in the Public Square” with Sebastian Junger

Executive Producer: Jim Ludes, Salve Regina University

Executive Producer: G. Wayne Miller, Salve Regina University

General-Social Impact
Television episode or segment created to inform or influence the viewer about social issues.

“Story in the Public Square” with Ray Suarez

Executive Producer: Jim Ludes, Salve Regina University

Executive Producer: G. Wayne Miller, Salve Regina University

General-DEI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Television episode or segment that aims to celebrate and/or promote diversity and inclusion of all kinds.

“Story in the Public Square” with Ray Suarez

Executive Producer: Jim Ludes, Salve Regina University

Executive Producer: G. Wayne Miller, Salve Regina University

BRONZE TELLY

General-Interview & Talk Show
Television episode or segment of a hosted interview or talk show.

Story in the Public Square” with Sebastian Junger

Executive Producer: Jim Ludes, Salve Regina University

Executive Producer: G. Wayne Miller, Salve Regina University

Ella Cook, a sophomore, and Mukhammad Aziz Umurzokov, a freshman, were killed during a final exam review session by a shooter who has not been found yet. Nine other students were injured, and the university’s president said most are in stable condition.
Resources to help create a safe space for kids to ask questions and process tragic events
The FBI announced a $50,000 reward for information
Rhode Island mass transit planners are soliciting public input on major projects to undertake in the coming years. RIDOT’s online survey closes today
The shooter is still at large. ‘We still have a lot of steps left to take, obviously, in this case,” Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha said.
After two people were killed and nine others injured, students and neighbors grapple with fear, trauma and how a once-cozy campus now feels forever changed