WMHT Public Media Honored With Two Nominations for the 2023 New York Emmy Awards

For Release: Immediate – Thursday, July 28, 2023

Albany, NY – WMHT Public Media, a multichannel public communications organization serving Eastern New York and Western New England, today announced it has been honored with two nominations for the 2023 New York Emmy Awards.

Bridging the Divide, a multi-platform documentary produced by WMHT exploring community healing through public art, was nominated in the Arts/Entertainment – Long Form Content category. The program tells the story of the Uniting Line project in Troy, through which artist Jade Warrick worked to install murals throughout the Hoosick Street Bridge in an effort to beautify and transform a space that had become a monument to community division.

Rooted Out, a documentary produced by Julie Casper Roth and distributed by WMHT, was nominated in the category of Documentary Topical. It illustrates the community fallout after two men were denied a marriage license in their hometown of Root, New York. The program chronicles the town’s attempts to erase the incident from the public record, and the subsequent fight for justice by the couple’s supporters, who push for an accurate narrative of the events.

“Bridging the Divide and Rooted Out are excellent representations of the exceptional quality and community impact of original local content delivered by WMHT,” said Will Pedigo, WMHT Chief Content & Engagement Officer. “We’re passionate about telling stories that educate, enlighten and entertain, and honored to be recognized with New York Emmy Award nominations for work that we truly love.”

“I’m proud of the outstanding team at WMHT, which is deeply committed to their craft and dedicated to enriching the lives of audiences throughout the Capital Region and beyond,” said Anthony Hayes, President and CEO of WMHT Public Media. “These nominations for New York Emmy Awards demonstrate our unique ability to provide meaningful local programming that brings people and communities together.”

The 66th Annual New York Emmy Awards’ honorees will be announced on October 28 at a live in-person gala at the New York Marriott Marquis.

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About WMHT Public Media

Serving Eastern New York and Western New England, WMHT Public Media is the only locally owned, nonprofit, multichannel public communications organization that reaches beyond the traditional broadcasting model to act as a leader by convening arts, culture, learning and civic interests. WMHT focuses on Community, Culture and Connections by providing entertainment, enrichment and engagement through television, radio, digital media, and educational services. Services include WMHT-DT (17.1), WMHT-Create (17.2), WMHT-World (17.3), WMHT PBS Kids (17.4), WMHT-FM 89.1 & WRHV-FM 88.7 (classical public radio), and WEXT Radio 97.7/106.1 (AAA public radio). WMHT also operates RISE, a radio reading service for the blind and print disabled.

Contact:

Michele Desrosiers

Vice President, Marketing and Communications, WMHT (518) 880-3488 | mdesrosiers@wmht.org

Steve Janack

Principal, The Janack Group (518) 810-8050 | steve@thejanackgroup.com