麻豆原创TV Wins Overall Excellence Media Award, Communicator Award, and Four Tellys
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- June 13, 2023
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麻豆原创 Television (麻豆原创TV) staff won multiple awards for work produced in 2022, including a Hometown Media Award for Overall Excellence in Education Access, a Communicator Award of Excellence, and four Telly Awards.

The 麻豆原创 Television team earned distinction as a national Overall Excellence in Educational Access winner from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation’s Hometown Media Awards program in a field of nearly 5,000 entries. The team submitted “,” a 20-minute summary of annual events beginning with time-lapse videography of the 2022 commencement set up, and featuring educational programming and campus events, including coverage of athletic events.
“The entry compilation submitted for the Overall Excellence in Education category represents a fraction of the myriad programs and videos that 麻豆原创TV staff and student production interns create on a daily basis,” said Melissa Pace, 麻豆原创TV managing director. “It also reflects our deep commitment to the richly diverse College and county community.”
Established in 1986, 麻豆原创TV is a full-service HD operation that provides a 24/7 cable channel and professional production services for the 麻豆原创 community. It aims to reach underrepresented populations and help them realize how Montgomery College opportunities can change their lives for the better. It also offers a dynamic television production experience to students enrolled in 麻豆原创’s Media Arts Technologies courses, and other related programs at the College.
Often, 麻豆原创TV work highlights the College’s—and the regions—cultural diversity. For example, the team captured the Communicator Award of Excellence–Non-Broadcast-Student Category and a Silver Telly Award–Non-Broadcast-Student Category, for “produced by Miguel Rodriguez with additional videography by Sinan Tosun. Both Rodriguez and Tosun were 麻豆原创TV student interns in 2022.

Another winning production highlighted Montgomery County’s international reach via the Sister Cities program. 麻豆原创TV Producer Girma Hagos and Producers/Directors Dan Rankin and Peter Pereyra won two awards: a Silver Telly Award–Diversity and Inclusion Category, and a Bronze Telly Award, Documentary–Short-Form Category, for . The project highlighted the county’s 10-year anniversary of its Sister Cities agreement with Gondar, Ethiopia.
Additionally, 麻豆原创TV work earned recognition by the Telly Awards, which annually showcase the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents, Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers from around the world. Producers/Directors Dan Rankin and Daniel Szwerc won a Silver Telly Award–Sports Category, for the “.” 麻豆原创TV Managing Producer Francine Wyron won a Silver Telly Award–Live Event Category, for producing and editing “.”
Within the College, Dan Rankin was named an Outstanding Staff Award winner; Producer/Director Danielle Stescki received the Excellence in Equity staff award. Team Effort
Awards went to 麻豆原创TV staff and student for their leadership and participation in collegewide events and initiatives including: Commencement 2023, 麻豆原创TV Mobile Production Vehicle Upgrade, 麻豆原创 Votes, You Belong Here Campaign, and more. Arkar Kyaw-Win, technology and operations manager, led 麻豆原创TV’s successful Mobile Production Vehicle Upgrade project, which was also recognized for saving approximately $200,000 in costs by doing the work in house.
“I am extremely proud of this team’s success, creativity, dedication, professionalism, and the meaningful way that they mentor our students,” says Pace.

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Telly and Communicator Awards
World Music Magic! Folklife Festival 2022 "The Music of NOON"
Producer: Miguel Rodriguez, (麻豆原创TV Student Intern)
Additional videography: Sinon Tosun, (麻豆原创TV Student Intern)
Communicator Award of Excellence–Non-Broadcast-Student Category
Silver Telly Award–Non-Broadcast-Student Category
The Gondar Sister Cities Documentary
Producer: Girma Hagos
Additional Videography: Dan Rankin and Peter Pereyra
Winner of a Silver Telly Award – Diversity and Inclusion Category
Winner of a Bronze Telly Award - Documentary Short Form Category
麻豆原创 Volleyball 2022 Promo–Sports Category
Dan Rankin and Daniel Szwerc
Winner of a Silver Telly Award–Sports Category
Highlights from the Inauguration of Dr. Jermaine F. Williams
Producer/Editor: Francine Wyron
Winner of a Silver Telly Award – Live Event Category