CTN Brings Home Philo T. Farnsworth of Community Media Arts Awards

ANN ARBOR — Community Television Network of Ann Arbor (CTN) has been recognized with several honors in the annual Philo Festival of Community Media Arts Awards. Over 150 entries were submitted this year from Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana and Michigan.

The Central States Region Alliance for Community Media (CS-ACM) honors the memory of Philo T. Farnsworth by recognizing the efforts of modern-day pioneers who work to further develop the use of this technology and promote the use of media in our communities. The “PHILO” is awarded as recognition of excellence in media creation.

CS-ACM will honor CTN and all winners of the Philo Festival of Media Arts Competition at their annual conference and Philo Festival Awards ceremony Nov. 3 and 4 at Access Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Click on the title below to view the award-winning programs:

CTN First Place Honors

  • Empowerment/Inspirational Category

Ann Arbor Inclusive #63 – Miss Wheelchair Michigan, Tim Nagae, CTN Ann Arbor

  • Magazine Program Category

FYI  2021 Producers Dana Denha, Rob Cross, CTN Ann Arbor

  • News Category

FYI 2021 Producers Dana Denha, Rob Cross, CTN Ann Arbor

Ann Arbor Public Schools First Place Honors

  • Empowerment/Inspirational Category

AAPS Class of 2021 Thanks Their Teachers, Ann Arbor Public Schools Scott Nadeau, Video & Internet Stuff, LLC, Ann Arbor, MI

Public Access Producers First Place Honors

  • Empowerment/Inspirational Category (Non -Professional Division)

Ann Arbor Tonight: At Home, Zachary Damon Producer/Host Ann Arbor Tonight; At Home, Valentina Castellani Interview.

The awards and annual festival is named for Philo T. Farnsworth, the father of modern television. Philo was born Aug. 19, 1906, on a farm near Beaver City, Utah. As a youth in 1922, Farnsworth first revealed his scientific ideas for an all-electric television system. He later established an electronics laboratory in Fort Wayne, Indiana, where he succeeded in turning his dreams into reality by inventing the first receiving tube for television transmissions. For more information on the Philo Media awards and the Alliance for Community Media, visit http://csregionacm.org/

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