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WGVU has been recognized with the following awards:

Accolade Competition VISIT
Associated Press
Athena Foundation VISIT
Aurora Awards VISIT
AXIEM
CINE VISIT
Communicator Awards VISIT
Davey Awards VISIT
EMMY VISIT
Gabriel Awards VISIT
Gracies VISIT
Hall of Fame Awards VISIT
Hermes Creative Awards VISIT
International Film & Video VISIT
International Wheel Awards

MAB VISIT
MarCom Creative VISIT
Maxim Star Awards
Media Achievement Awards VISIT
Michigan Excellence in Journalism Awards
Millennium Award VISIT
NETA VISIT
Omni Awards VISIT
Pioneer Awards VISIT
Silver Circle VISIT
Silver Microphone Awards
Tellys VISIT
Videographer VISIT
WebAwards VISIT

Antiques Roadshow Pledge Night
	Producer/Director: Philip A. Lane 2008 – MAB Award Best in Membership Appeal

Ask the Green Builder
	Producer/Director: Jim Holland Producer/Host: Shelley Irwin 2007 – Telly Award - Bronze

Ask the Tall Ships Expert
	Producer/Host: Shelley Irwin Producer/Director/Editor: Deb Kirk 2006 – Associated Press Awards Best Feature Story 2006 – Videographer Award Honorable Mention

Battle Creek: Celebrating Flight
	Producer/Editor: Deb Kirk 2007 – Telly Award - Bronze 2007 – Videographer Awards - Award of Distinction

Battle Creek: Celebrating Flight 2007
	Producer/Editor: Deb Kirk 2007 – Media Achievement Award Award of Excellence 2008 - Telly Award - Bronze (Entertainment) 2008 - Telly Award - Bronze (Live Events) 2008 - Telly Award - Bronze (Videography/ Cinematography)

Coast Guard Festival Highlights 2003
	Producer/Editor: Rob Byrd 2003 – Telly Award - Finalist

A Coast Guard Tribute 2004
	Producer/Editor: Rob Byrd Writer: Emily Maurin 2005 – Telly Award - Finalist 2005 – Videographer Awards Award of Distinction

Coast Guard Festival Highlights 2005
	Producer/Editor: Rob Byrd 2005 – Millennium Award - Bronze 2005 – Aurora Award - Platinum 2006 – Telly Award - Bronze

Coast Guard Festival Highlights 2006
	Producer/Editor: Jim VanderMaas 2006 – Millennium Award - Silver 2007 – Telly Award - Bronze

Coast Guard Festival Highlights 2007
	Producer/Editor: Jim VanderMaas 2007 – The Accolades Competition - Honorable Mention 2007 – Media Achievement Award Award of Distinction 2008 - Telly Award - Bronze (Live Events) 2008 - Telly Award - Bronze (Travel/Tourism)

David Plowden: Light Shadow and Form
	Videographer/Editor: Phillip A. Lane 2000 – Emmy Award 25th Anniversary Classic Telly Award - Gold

Defying Hitler
	Producer/Director/Editor: Phil Lane Executive Producer: Ken Kolbe 2005 – Communicator Awards Crystal Award of Excellence 2005 – Millennium Award - Gold 2006 – Telly Award - Bronze 2006 – Videographer Award Award of Excellence 2005 – EMMY Award - Michigan 2006 - CINE Golden Eagle Award

DTV Campaign
	2004 – Omni Award – Silver

Fall in Love with Michigan
	Producer/Editor: Deb Kirk Producer/Host: Shelley Irwin 2006 – MAB Award Best in Sports, Outdoor or Recreation 2007 – Telly Award - Bronze 2007 – Millennium Award - Silver

Gerald R. Ford: Turning 90
	Producers: Rob Byrd, Mike Grass Executive Producer: Ken Kolbe 2003 – MAB Award - Best News Special 2004 – Omni Award - Bronze 2004 – Associated Press Award Best News Documentary 2004 – AXIEM (Absolute Excellence in Electronic Media) Award - Silver

Grand Valley State Sports Report
	Producer/Editor: Jim VanderMaas Host: Steve Lloyd-Jones 2005 – Communicator Awards Crystal Award of Excellence 2005 – MAB Award Merit in Sports, Outdoor or Recreation 2006 – Aurora Awards Gold (Sports Program) 2006 – Aurora Awards - Gold (Art Direction) 2006 – Telly Award - Bronze (Football Music Video) 2006 – Videographer Award Award of Distinction 2007 – Associated Press Award Best Sports Feature 2008 –MAB Award Best in Sports, Outdoor or Recreation

High Gear 2004
	Producers: Fred Martino, Kevan Chapman Editor: Deb Kirk 2005 – Associated Press Award - Best Enterprise/Investigative Reporting

High Gear 2005
	Producers: Fred Martino, Kevan Chapman Editor: Deb Kirk 2005 – Millennium Award - Silver 2005 – MAB Award - Best in Special Interest & Cultural Programming 2005 – EMMY Nominee - Michigan 2006 – Aurora Awards Platinum Best of Show 2006 – Associated Press Awards Best Enterprise/Investigative Reporting

High Gear 2006
	Producers: Fred Martino, Kevan Chapman Videographer/Editor: Deb Kirk 2007 – Millennium Award - Gold 2007 – Telly Award - Bronze 2007 – Associated Press Award Best Enterprise/Investigative Reporting 2007 – Videographer Awards - Award of Distinction 2007 – International Wheel Awards - 2nd place, New Programming/ Documentary 2007 – Millennium Award - Gold

High Gear 2007
	Producers: Kevan Chapman, Deb Kirk, Fred Martino Videographer/Editor: Deb Kirk 2007 – Media Achievement Award Award of Excellence 2008 - Telly Award - Bronze

Hope College Christmas Vespers 2004
	Director/Editor: Rob Byrd 2005 – Videographer Awards Honorable Mention 2005 – Emmy Award Multiple Camera Field Directing

Hope College Christmas Vespers 2006
	Producer: Philip A. Lane Producer/Director/Editor: Deb Kirk 2007 – Videographer Awards - Award of Excellence 2007 – Millennium Award - Silver 2007 – Gabriel Award - Best Arts - Local Release

Kalamazoo Lively Arts “A One Woman Act”
	Host: Shelley Irwin 2004 – Communicator Awards Honorable Mention 2005 – Associated Press Honorable Mention Best Feature Story

Light Screens: The Leaded Glass of Frank Lloyd Wright
	Producer: Rob Byrd Writer: Emily Maurin 2002 – Maxim Star Award - Bronze 2002 – Telly Award - Silver

Messiah with the Calvin Oratorio Society 2007
	Producer/Editor: Deb Kirk 2008 - The Accolades Competition Honorable Mention

Muskegon: Changing Images
	Producer/Editor: Jim Vander Maas 2005 - Communicator Awards Award of Distinction

Petra: A Near East Marvel
	Producer/Host: Shelley Irwin Producer/Director/Editor: Deb Kirk 2005 – MAB Award Best in Feature/Use of Medium 2006 – Telly Award - Bronze 2006 – Associated Press Awards Best News Documentary, Honorable Mention 2006 – Videographer Award - Award of Excellence (Creativity/Videography) 2006 – Videographer Award - Award of Distinction (News/Documentary) 2005 – EMMY Nominee - Michigan 2006 – The Accolades Competition Honorable Mention

Petrushka: A Puppet Ballet
	Producer: Phillip A. Lane 2002 – Maxim Star Awards - Silver 2003 – Telly Award 2003 – NETA Award

Positive Influences 2004 (also radio)
	Producers: Fred Martino, Phillip A. Lane 2004 – Associated Press Award - Best Enterprise/Investigative Reporting

Positive Influences 2006 (also radio)
	Producer: Fred Martino 2006 – Millennium Award - Bronze

Positive Influences A Town Hall Meeting
	Producer/Host: Fred Martino 2006 – MAB Award Merit in News or Public Affairs Special 2007 – Telly Award - Bronze 2007 – Davey Award - Silver

Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah
	Producer/Director/Editor: Phil Lane Executive Producer: Ken Kolbe 2005 – Davey Award - Silver 2005 – Communicator Awards Crystal Award of Excellence 2005 – Millennium Award - Gold 2005 – MAB Award - Merit in News Special or Documentary 2006 – Telly Award - Silver 2006 – Associated Press Awards Best News Documentary 2006 – International Film and Video Festival First Place Gold Camera Award 2006 – Videographer Award Award of Excellence 2005 – EMMY Award - Michigan 2006 – The Accolades Competition Best of Show 2006 – Included in the Museum of Broadcast Communications Documentary Archives

Time and Chance: Gerald Ford’s Appointment with History
	Producer/Writer: Mike Grass Director: Rob Byrd Executive Producer: Ken Kolbe 2004 – Communicator Awards Crystal Award of Excellence 2005 – MAB Merit Award - Best News Special 2005 – Telly Award - Finalist 2005 – Associated Press Award Best News Documentary 2005 – Videographer Awards Award of Excellence 2005 – Emmy nominated (Michigan) 2005 – CINE Golden Eagle Award 2005 – Aurora Awards Best in Show (writing category) 2005 – Aurora Awards - Gold Award (Documentary/Biography Category) 2005 – Included in the Museum of Broadcast Communications Documentary Archives 2005 – Davey Award - Silver

WGVU Newsmakers “Conductive Learning Center”
	Producer: Kevan Chapman Editor: Deb Kirk 2005 – Associated Press Award Best Feature Story

WGVU Newsmakers “The Buddy Fund”
	Producer: Kevan Chapman Editor: Deb Kirk 2004 – Associated Press Award Best Feature Story

WGVU Newsmakers “Germany Today”
	Producers: Fred Martino, Phil Lane 2007 – Associated Press Award Best Feature Story

Aging Gracefully
	Producer/Host: Shelley Irwin 2005 – Communicator Awards Honorable Mention

Encouraging Future Voters: A Special State Senate Debate
	Producer/Host: Fred Martino Technical Producer: Rick Bierling 2003 –MAB Award Excellence in Community Involvement

End of Summer Tour
	Producer/Host: Shelley Irwin 2003 –MAB Award Mert in Community Involement

Gavin DeGraw
	Writer/Reporter: Fred Martino Audio Editor: Rick Bierling 2005 – Communicator Awards Honorable Mention

Green Home
	Producer/Host: Kevan Chapman Reporter: Fred Martino 2006 – MAB Award Best in News Special or Public Affairs Program

Positive Influences 2004
	Producer/Host: Fred Martino 2005 – MAB Award Best in Community Involvement 2005 – MAB Award Merit in News Special or Public Affairs Program

Positive Influences 2006
	Producer/Host: Fred Martino 2006 – MAB Award Best in Community Involvement 2007 – Associated Press Award Best Enterprise/Investigative Reporting for "Alcohol/Drug Ads"

St. John’s Home Segment
	2003 – MAB Merit Award – Mini-Doc/Series

St. James School Closing
	Producer/Host: David Moore 2006 – MAB Award Best in Hard News & Current Events Story

The Pinnacle/Gavin DeGraw
	Writer/Reporter: Fred Martino Audio Editor: Rick Bierling 2005 – Communicator Awards Crystal Award of Excellence

Travel Petra/The Jordan Journal (mini-series)
	Producer/Host: Shelley Irwin 2005 – Silver Microphone Awards National Finalist 2005 – Communicator Awards Crystal Award of Excellence

WGVU Radio
	2005 – MAB Station of the Year 2006 – Station of the Year - MAB Awards 2007 – Associated Press Award General Excellence, Honorable Mention

Cool Teacher Contest
	Program Coordinator: Emily Maurin 2005 – MAB Award Best in Community Involvement

Cool Teacher Contest Promo
	Producer: Jim VanderMaas Writer: Emily Maurin 2005 – MAB Award Merit in Marketing Materials and Promos

Food, Wine & All That Jazz 2006 Campaign
	Designer: Mark Tobin Writer: Emily Maurin Producer: Deb Kirk Web Designer: Mike Kluczyk 2006 – MarCom Creative Award - Honorable Mention

High Gear 2005 Promo
	Producer: Deb Kirk Writer: Emily Maurin 2005 – MAB Award Best in Marketing Materials and Promos

High Gear 2007 Promo
	Producer: Deb Kirk Writer: Emily Maurin 2008 – Hermes Creative Awards Honorable Mention

Puppet Character Teasers
	Producer: Phil Lane Writer: Emily Maurin 2006 – MAB Award Best in Marketing Materials and Promos

Showplace Program Guide
	Designer: Mark Tobin Writer: Emily Maurin 2008 – Hermes Creative Awards - Platinum

Surviving Auschwitz: Children of the Shoah Campaign
	Designers: Mark Tobin, Mike Kluczyk Writer: Emily Maurin Producer: Philip A. Lane Web Designer: Mike Kluczyk 2006 – MarCom Creative Award - Platinum

Vechicle Donation Program Promo
	Producer: Jim Vander Maas Writer: Emily Maurin 2006 – MAB Award Best in Membership Appeal

wgvu.org
	2006 –Web Marketing Association's WebAwards - Non-Profit Standard of Excellence

Write. Create. You.
	Program Coordinator: Emily Maurin 2006 – MAB Award Merit in Community Involvement

Carrie Corbin Program Manager
	2005 – Inducted into The National Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Silver Circle 2005 – MAPB Pioneer Award Recipient

Chuck Furman Assistant General Manager Community Relations
	2004 – Inducted into The National Academy of Arts and Sciences’ Silver Circle 2006 – Inducted into the Michigan Association of Broadcasters' Hall of Fame

Shelley Irwin Producer/Host
	2003 – Gracie Allen Award Recipient2004 – Gracie Allen Award Recipient 2004 – Silver Microphone Awards – Finalist 2004 – Athena Award - Finalist 2005 – Gracie Allen Award Recipient 2006 – Gracie Allen Award Recipient 2006 – Michigan Excellence in Journalism Awards - First Place 2007 – Gracie Allen Award Recipient

Linda Kennedy Membership Coordinator
	2004 – Athena Award - Finalist

Ken Kolbe Assistant General Manager - Operations
	2007 - Inducted into The National Academy of Arts and Sciences' Silver Circle

David Moore Producer/Anchor/Assignment Editor
	2003 – MAB Award Excellence in a News/Documentary Series 2007 – MAB Award Merit in Newscast

Kurt Steiner Producer/Reporter
	2007 – MAB Award Best in Newscast