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[CHARLESTON, WV] – West Virginia Public Broadcasting (WVPB) announced today that they have received a 2025 Ohio Valley Emmy Award in the category of Magazine Program – Single Program for the Inside Appalachia-Folkways Special.
“I’m very proud of and excited for Bryce Smith, the producing editor who assembled this piece into a 30-minute magazine program format,” said WVPB Director of Video Production, Chris Barnhart. “He did a great job assembling the individual pieces together into a seamless and coherent entity. I’m sure Bryce would agree that this award also belongs to all of the contributors who worked on the project.”
The Ohio Valley Emmy Awards are a division of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. The Columbus, Ohio division was founded in 1964. In addition to granting the Ohio Valley Emmy Awards, this division awards scholarships, honors industry veterans at the Silver Circle Celebration, conducts National Student Television Awards of Excellence, has a free research and a nationwide job bank. The chapter also participates in judging Emmy entries at the regional and national levels.
“It’s such a nice honor,” said Inside Appalachia Producer, Bill Lynch. “We think we tell good stories. It’s great when other people think so, too.”
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Inside Appalachia-Folkways Special Magazine Program – Single Program
In this special program, Mason Adams shows us three pieces from our prolific Folkways Reporters. Clara Haizlett introduces us to a group restoring cane chairs, as well as a few musicians keeping the musical history of Osage, WV alive. Zack Harold shows us students at an elementary school in Boone County that is keeping a 100-year-old playground game alive.
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Jaime Phillips Ford, a science teacher at East Fairmont High School in Marion County, has earned West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s September 2025 Above and Beyond Award. Ford’s passion for science, hands-on learning, and community connection shines through in everything she does. As the advisor of the Interact Club, a high school version of the Rotary Club, Ford helps students make meaningful contributions to their community. Together, they placed food in Blessing Boxes, delivered cards to nursing homes and Meals on Wheels, cleaned up local roadways, and filled boxes of food for global distribution.
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