Sampling of Awards received by Arkansas PBS for Productions and Services to Arkansas
Since the very first award in 1971 from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation for “Highway Safety”, AETN has received more than 400 regional, national and international awards for its local productions and services created for the people of Arkansas. Among those in recent years:
American Pixal Academy
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | "National Parks: Past, Present & Future" | Gold Pixie Award | Outstanding Animation |
Communicator Awards
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "LOUPE" | Award of Distinction | Best Online Video – Documentary |
International Academy of the Visual Arts
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Arkansas’ National Wildlife Refuges" | Communicator Award of Excellence | Nature & Wildlife |
| "Arkansas’ National Wildlife Refuges" | Videographer Award of Distinction | Creative Graphics | |
| "Men & Women of Distinction: Miller Williams" | Communicator Award of Distinction | History & Biography | |
| "Silent Storytellers" | Communicator Award of Excellence | Documentary | |
| "Silent Storytellers" | Videographer Award of Excellence | Documentary | |
| 2010 | "Arkansas Outdoors" | Communicator Award of Excellence | Nature & Wildlife |
| "Barnes & Taylor Branch" | Communicator Award of Excellence | Political & Commentary | |
| "Exploring Arkansas" | Communicator Award of Distinction | Travel & Outdoors | |
| "The Buffalo Flows" | Communicator Award of Excellence | Documentary |
International Cinema in Industry CINDY Competition
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Champion Trees" | Gold Award | Best Documentary |
| "Champion Trees" | Special Achievement | Best Direction, Music & Cinematographyy |
International AURORA Awards
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | "Bayou Bartholomew" | Gold Award | Best Nature & Environment |
| "Champion Trees" | Platinum Best of Show | Best Documentary – Cultural | |
| 2013 | "AETN Presents: Real Music Lovers" | Platinum Award | Best of Show – Entertainment |
| "Minority Matters" | Gold Award | News & Public Affairs | |
| 2012 | "Clean Lines, Open Spaces" | Gold Award | Best Documentary – Cultural |
International Videographer Award
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Agri Arkansas" | Honorable Mention | Creativity in Videography |
| "Barnes & Neil deGrasse Tyson" | Award of Excellence | TV News & Talk Show | |
| "Champion Trees" | Award of Excellence | Creativity in Cinematography | |
| "LOUPE" | Award of Excellence | Video for the Web (Cultural) | |
| 2011 | "Silent Storytellers" | Award of Excellence | Documentary |
National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Mid-America Chapter)
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "Agri Arkansas" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Interview & Discussion |
| "Barnes and… (the series)" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Interview & Discussion | |
| 2014 | "Champion Trees" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Cinematography |
| "Champion Trees" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Cinematography | |
| "LOUPE" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Arts & Entertainment | |
| 2012 | "Clean Lines, Open Spaces" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Documentary – Culture |
| "Clean Lines, Open Spaces" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Editor | |
| "Clean Lines, Open Spaces" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Writer | |
| "U.N.I.T.Y" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Documentary – Public Affairs | |
| 2011 | "Bridge to War Eagle" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Documentary – Culture |
| "Bridge to War Eagle" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Editor | |
| "Bridge to War Eagle" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Musical Composition | |
| "Bridge to War Eagle" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Writer | |
| 2010 | "Silent Storytellers" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Director |
| "Silent Storytellers" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Musical Composition | |
| "Silent Storytellers" | Regional EMMY Award | Best Videography | |
| "Silent Storytellers" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Editor | |
| "Silent Storytellers" | Regional EMMY Nomination | Best Historical Documentary |
National Educational Television Association
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "108 Degrees: Critical Response" | NETA Award | Instructional Media |
| 2010 | "Arkansas State & National Parks" | NETA Award | Community Engagement |
Sierra Club
| Year | Broadcast | Award | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | "Exploring Arkansas" | Conservation Award | Environmental Reporting |
| "Troubled Waters" | Conservation Award | Environmental Reporting |
Society of Professional Journalists – Arkansas Chapter
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "Election 2010: Debates" | First Place Journalism Award | Political Coverage |
| "Exploring Arkansas" | Second Place Journalism Award | Sports Reporting | |
| "Men & Women of Distinction: Miller Williams" | Second Place Journalism Award | Television Feature | |
| Silent Storytellers | "Men & Women of Distinction: Miller Williams" | Second Place Journalism Award | Interpretive Journalism |
TELLY Award
| Year | Broadcast | Award | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | "AETN Presents: Real Music Lovers" | Bronze Award | Live Event |
| "How Can I Afford Retirement?" | Bronze Award | Graphics | |
| 2011 | "Alternative in Education in Arkansas" | Bronze Award | Education Programming |
| "Men & Women of Distinction: Miller Williams" | Bronze Award | Direction/td> | |
| "Silent Storytellers" | Silver Award | Documentary/td> |