Maryland Public Television is proud to have earned the following honors and awards during FY 2025 (as of June 1, 2025): 

National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter

National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
67th Emmy® Awards nominees (winners announced June 21)

SPORTS STORY - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Outdoors Maryland: Bucking Tradition
Jack Harris, producer

SPORTS - ONE-TIME SPECIAL 
Inside the CIAA: Impact
Travis Mitchell, executive producer; T.L. Benton, producer; Trae Mitchell, associate producer

DOCUMENTARY - HISTORICAL
Ben’s Ten: Chattel Slavery on Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Troy Mosley, executive producer; Lynne Robinson, executive producer; Sarah Sampson, producer

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Maryland Farm & Harvest: Farming - The Most Dangerous Job
Luke Fisher, segment producer

Maryland Farm & Harvest: The Longhorns of Downey Family Farm
Luke Fisher, segment producer

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL - LONG FORM CONTENT
Artworks: The Art of Conducting
T.L. Benton, producer/director; Trae Mitchell, director

Artworks: The Art of Art - Joyce J. Scott
T.L. Benton, producer/director; Trae Mitchell, director

INTERVIEW/DISCUSSION
Chesapeake Bay Summit 2024: Course Correction
Stefanie Robey, producer; Frank Batavick, executive producer

CHESAPEAKE HERITAGE - LONG FORM CONTENT
Racing Rivals: Log Canoes of Chesapeake Bay
Sarah Sampson, producer/director; Patrick Keegan, executive producer

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Artworks Shorts: Art of Photography
T.L. Benton, producer; Mike Adeyeye, co-director; Trae Mitchell, director

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT - LONG FORM CONTENT
Artworks: Imani Grace Special
Travis Mitchell, executive producer; T.L. Benton, producer/director; Ed Baldi, producer; Jamie Sandel, cinematographer; Joshua Howard, audio engineer

Outdoors Maryland: Weaving Nature
Jeff Bieber, producer

BUSINESS/CONSUMER - LONG FORM CONTENT
Made in Maryland
Patrick Keegan, executive producer; Barbie Jenkins, series producer

DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION - LONG FORM CONTENT
Artworks: The Art of Strings
T.L. Benton, producer/director; Travis Mitchell, executive producer; Mike Adeyeye, cinematographer

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Maryland Farm & Harvest: Bishop Walsh School Grows
Jay McDonald, producer

Outdoors Maryland: Nature’s Classroom
Jonathan Gruber, producer; Stefanie Robey, producer

ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Outdoors Maryland: A Perilous Passage
Andrew Paterson, producer

Outdoors Maryland: Saltmarsh Sunrises
Will Parson, producer

ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE - LONG FORM CONTENT
Outdoors Maryland: Chesapeake Bay Episode
Stefanie Robey, series producer; Kathryn Pasternak, segment producer; Henley Moore, segment producer; Frank Batavick, executive producer

Outdoors Maryland: Upstream Odyssey
Sarah Sampson, producer

HISTORICAL/CULTURAL - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Maryland Farm & Harvest: Peace & Plenty - Heritage and History Preserved
Jay McDonald, producer

LIFESTYLE - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Maryland Farm & Harvest: Farm to Skillet - Asian Influences: Chuan
Robert Ferrier, producer

Outdoors Maryland: Up in the Air
Andrew Paterson, producer

LIFESTYLE - LONG FORM CONTENT
Artworks: A Day in the Life of Wendel Patrick
Travis Mitchell, executive producer; T.L. Benton, producer/director; Trae Mitchell, co-director; Wendel Patrick, producer

TECHNOLOGY
Maryland Farm & Harvest: Indoor Salmon Fishery - IMET
Richard Royle, producer

EDITOR - PROGRAM
Racing Rivals: Log Canoes of Chesapeake Bay
Brandon Holthaus, online editor

TALENT: PROGRAM HOST/MODERATOR/CORRESPONDENT
Al Spoler: Swagger Sauce (Maryland Farm & Harvest)
Al Spoler, correspondent

Chef Steve Chu: Farm to Skillet (Maryland Farm & Harvest)
Steve Chu, correspondent

Frank Sesno, Chesapeake Bay Summit 2024: Course Correction
Frank Sesno, moderator

Joanne Clendining: Maryland Farm & Harvest
Joanne Clendining, host

WRITER - SHORT FORM CONTENT
Outdoors Maryland: Nature’s Archivist
Stefanie Robey, writer

Outdoors Maryland: Ribbons in the Tide
Stefanie Robey, writer

WRITER - LONG FORM CONTENT 
Racing Rivals: Log Canoes of Chesapeake Bay
Sarah Sampson, writer

Outdoors Maryland: Upstream Odyssey
Sarah Sampson, writer

PHOTGRAPHER: PROGRAM
Outdoors Maryland: On the Ground and in the Air
Brian Windle, videographer/drone pilot

Outdoors Maryland: Ribbons in the Tide
Nick Caloyianis, videographer

Outdoors Maryland: Saltmarsh Sunrises
Danielle Crone, videographer
Will Parson, videographer

Outdoors Maryland: Upstream Odyssey
Nick Caloyianis, videographer

2025 Telly Awards

Beyond the Barbershop
Gold Telly, Specialty – Best Student category 
Bronze Telly, General – Student category
Bronze Telly, General – Student (Online) category

CIAA 2025 Preview: What to Expect at the CIAA 
Gold Telly, General – Promotional Video category

6 Days of Determination: The Story of the 1990 Morgan State Student Protest
Silver Telly, General – Social Impact category
Bronze Telly, General – Documentary category

Artworks Digital Shorts
Silver Telly, Series – Arts & Culture category

Be Inspired: Collaboration Laboratory
Silver Telly, General – Under $25,000 category
Bronze Telly, General – Documentary category

Direct Connection Special: Welcome from UMES
Silver Telly, General – Educational Institution category

HBCU Week NOW Original Films
Silver Telly, Series – Documentary category
Bronze Telly, Series – Limited Series category
Bronze Telly, Series: DEI – Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion category

State Circle Special: Where Do We Go From Here?
Silver Telly, General – Information category
Bronze Telly, General – Public Interest & Awareness category

Water’s Edge: Black Watermen of the Chesapeake
Silver Telly, General – Documentary category
Bronze Telly, General – History category

National Educational Telecommunications Association 56th Public Media Awards

Artworks
Category: Content – Cultural Feature

University of Maryland Extension Bay-Wise Certification
Maryland Public Television

Association of Fundraising Professionals – Maryland Chapter
Emerging Fundraising Professional Award
Laura Ligo

The Daily Record
2024 Influential Marylanders
Steven J. Schupak

National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
Gold Circle, Class of 2024
Donald Thoms

Silver Circle, Class of 2024
David A. Wainwright

America’s Public Television Stations 
2025 Pillar of Public Service Award
Larry D. Unger

Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown
Nora Roberts Foundation Award
Larry D. Unger

MPT also salutes partners who have earned the following awards for MPT-presented productions: 

National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
67th Emmy® Awards nominees (winners announced June 21)

DOCUMENTARY - CULTURAL/TOPICAL
Forager  (Spring and Fall Productions, LLC)