Tampa Bay, FL – The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences has honored WEDU PBS, West Central Florida’s PBS station, with nine Suncoast Regional Emmy® Award nominations.
The Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is a nonprofit Florida corporation dedicated to excellence in television and offers the annual Regional Emmy Awards to television markets in the entire State of Florida; Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans, La.; Mobile, Ala.; Thomasville, Ga.; and Puerto Rico.
2021 Suncoast Regional Emmy® Award Nominations:
Arts/Entertainment - Short Form Content:
WEDU Arts Plus - Aarushi Pratap (Kenneth Cherry, Alex Gazio)
WEDU Arts Plus - Nneka Jones (Farah Vickery)
WEDU Arts Plus - Blood Counts(Jeremy Peplow, Sara Bondell, Kevin Kirby)
WEDU Arts Plus - David Charlton (Farah Vickery)
Greater Sarasota - Learning A Legacy, Sailor Circus Academy (Laura Landry)
Greater Sarasota - The Show Will Go On, Sarasota Opera (Laura Landry)
Lifestyle - Short Form Content:
WEDU Arts Plus - Born + Bread Bakehouse (Laura Landry)
Human Interest - Short Form Content:
WEDU Arts Plus - Michaela Oteri (Danny Bruno)
Documentary - Cultural:
This Light of Mine - The Making of the Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe (Danny Bruno, Kyle Sorice, Kristine Kelly)