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NPT Scores Seven Midsouth Regional Emmy Nominations

Published on November 15, 2012 By Joe Pagetta

We are proud to announce that NPT productions picked up seven nominations when The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS )announced the Midsouth Regional Emmy® Award Nominations tonight at the Music Row offices of Broadcast Music Incorporated (BMI). Among productions scoring nominations were NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis: Sexuality, Visions of the American West, Tennessee Civil [...]

(Media Update) Paisley Celebrates Emmy Win With NPT Staff

Published on April 11, 2012 By Linda Wei

In March we announced our Midsouth Regional Emmy Award wins including the Community Service Emmy for our Children’s Health Project (made up of NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis documentaries, Children’s Health Updates, as well as community engagement discussions and outreach events). Last week, joined by the the rest of the Children’s Health Project Emmy-award winning group, [...]

(Media Update) Children`s Health Project and Secession Score Midsouth Emmys

Published on March 18, 2012 By Joe Pagetta

We are proud to announce that Nashville Public Television (NPT) picked up two Midsouth Regional Emmy Awards last night at the 26th Annual awards ceremony at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville. In the Community Service category, our Children’s Health Project, made up of NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis documentaries, Children’s Health Updates, as [...]

NPT Welcomes Reporter LaTonya Turner to our Staff

Published on March 9, 2011 By Joe Pagetta

NPT is pleased to welcome reporter LaTonya Turner to our staff. Turner joins us as part of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting’s Local Journalism Collaborative Project. She will create video, audio and web reports on education in collaboration with Georgia Public Broadcasting (GPB) and stations in Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana.  She will also continue her [...]

`Children`s Health Crisis` Series Leads NPT EMMY Awards

Published on January 30, 2011 By Joe Pagetta

We’re proud to report that our NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis series picked up two Emmy Awards — two of four in total that NPT productions won — when the 25th Annual Midsouth Regional Emmy® Awards were announced last night at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in downtown Nashville. Our “Overview” episode took home the Emmy [...]

A Look at the Six Months Ahead at NPT

Published on January 10, 2011 By Joe Pagetta

From new episodes in our Tennessee Civil War 150, NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis and Next Door Neighbors documentary projects, to a third volume of our popular 20th Century in Photographs series, to a public screening and event surrounding the Freedom Riders documentary, 2011 is going to be an amazing year of great programming and events [...]

NPT Productions Score Seven Regional Emmy Nominations

Published on November 20, 2010 By Joe Pagetta

We’re proud to announce that Nashville Public Television productions picked up seven Midsouth Regional Emmy Award nominations when the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the nominations last night at the BMI headquarters on Music Row. Our NPT REPORTS: CHILDREN’S HEALTH CRISIS series picked up nominations for both [...]

Go Grocery Store Shopping with Tammy Algood

Published on November 17, 2010 By Joe Pagetta

In this bonus clip from the NPT Reports: Children’s Health Crisis: Obesity documentary, which premieres on Thursday, November 18 at 8 p.m. and online the following day, Food Marketing Specialist, Southern cook extraordinaire and Volunteer Gardener regular Tammy Algood takes you on a tour of a local grocery store to explore how grocery stores manipulate [...]

`NPT Reports: Children`s Health Crisis` Looks At Infant Mortality June 24

Published on June 23, 2010 By Joe Pagetta

[youtube="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIFtyOpsnTU"] Infant mortality rates say more about us than simply how many babies will live to see their first birthday. They are an early indicator of what the future holds for the health of our communities. Tennessee ranks 47th nationally in infant mortality rates, with more than 700 babies dying each year. Only 61% of [...]

News Roundup: Children`s Health, Library Corners, Super Why! Camps and more

Published on June 9, 2010 By Joe Pagetta

Sometimes, there’s so much going on here on NPT, especially off-the-air, that it’s hard to keep track of everything. You may not be aware of the many events and outreach activities that NPT is involved with going on in the community, so I thought a quick roundup was in order. Below are links to some [...]