1999 NATOA Programming Awards WINNERS!

SCAN NATOA FINALISTS HIGHLIGHTED IN PURPLE
WINNERS WERE ANNOUNCED AT THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE IN
ATLANTA ON SEPTEMBER 18, 1999.

SCAN had 58 finalists in the 69 programming categories. Out of over 700 entries,
that is a great showing. (58 of the 223 finalists are from California or Nevada.)
Congratulations to everyone on their hard work.

The order is 1st, 2nd, 3rd and honarable Mention.

	Category #1A
	Community Event Coverage (Operating Budget to $250,000)
	8 Entries
1st	"Harleyfest" City of West Allis, WI
2nd	“Independence Day Parade” City of Fairfax, VA
3rd	"Oath of Office Ceremony" Orange County, FL

	Category #1B
	Community Event Coverage (Operating Budget over $250,000)
	14 Entries
1st	“Celebration of Lights and Parade” City of Tallahassee, FL
2nd	"Every 15 Minutes" City of Torrance, CA
3rd	“Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Civic Ceremony” City of St. Louis, MO

	Category #2
	Public Affairs (Operating Budgets under $250,000)
	9 Entries
1st	"Endangered Species Act - Salmon" Regional Media Center, Rainier Communications Commission, WA
2nd	"A Chat With the Mayor" City of Wheaton, IL
3rd	"Elk Grove Exchange" Channel 6, Elk Grove Village, IL

	Category #3
	Public Affairs (Operating Budget over $250,000)
	7 Entries
1st	"Lakewood's Most Wanted" City of Lakewood, CA
2nd	"Agenda:Charlotte" City of Charlotte, NC
3rd	"Point of View with Mayor Kirksey" City of Livonia, MI

	Category #4
	Public Affairs (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	6 Entries
1st	"San Diego County Chairman's Conference on Gangs" County of San Diego, CA
2nd	"The Mayor's Hour" City of Tampa, FL
3rd	"Right of Way: Protecting the Public's Lifeline" Mt. Hood Cable Regulatory Commission, City of Portland, OR

	Category #5
	Sports Event Coverage
	4 Entries
1st	"EDON ISU Roseville World Cup" North Suburban Communications Commission, MN
2nd	"Irving: Game of the Week" City of Irving, TX
3rd	"City Recreation/Gateway Classic Amateur Boxing Tournament" City of St. Louis, MO

	Category #6
	Children (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	11 Entries
1st	"DUI Crash Scene" Clackamas County, OR
2nd	“The Water Cycle” City of Denton, MI
3rd	"Mounds View Channel 16, A video for and by Kids" North Suburban Communications Commission, MN
	"Rec. Connection" South Washington County Telecommunication Commission, MN

	Category #7
	Children (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	13 Entries
1st	"Mock Drunk Driving Crash" North Suburban Communications Commission, MN
2nd	"Teen Voices" City of Lakewood, CA
3rd	"Fun E Nuf" City of Aurora, CO

	Category #8
	Children (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	8 Entries
1st	"Read to Me" City of Tucson, AZ
2nd	"Parkabout: SWAT Program" City of Tucson, AZ
3rd	"The Power of One: Your Vote Counts" City of Los Angeles, CA

	Category #9
	Documentary - Social Issues
	9 Entries
1st	"The Prostitute's Puzzle" City of Santa Monica, CA
2nd	"Old Pueblo, New Tuscon" City of Tucson, AZ
3rd	"Every Fifteen Minutes" City of San Diego, CA

	Category #10
	Documentary - Event Coverage (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	13 Entries
1st	"Race-A-Cop" Douglas County Television, CO
2nd	"2nd Century" Douglas County Television, CO
3rd	"Cuban Festival '98" Hawthorne Cable Usage Corporation, CA

	Category #11
	Documentary - Event Coverage (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	14 Entries
1st	"Every Fifteen Minutes" City of San Diego, CA
2nd	"Police Bike Conference" City of Tacoma, WA
3rd	"Ground Zero: In the Eye of Destruction" City of Columbia, MO

	Category #12
	Documentary - Event Coverage (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	4 Entries
1st	"Sixtieth Anniversary of the County Administration Center" County of San Diego, CA
2nd	"San Fernando Mission Bicentennial" City of Los Angeles, CA
3rd	"About Towne - Heritage Festival" City of Irving, TX

	Category #13
	Documentary - Profile (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	14 Entries
1st	"A Jewel in the Rockies" Douglas County Television, CO
2nd	"Return of the Painted Ponies" City of Santa Barbara, CA
3rd	"John Glick: In His Own Words" South Western Oakland Cable Commission, MI

	Category #14
	Documentary - Profile (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	14 Entries
1st	“Tribute to Governor Lawton Chiles” City of Tallahassee, FL
2nd	"Y2K" City of Columbia, MO
3rd	"Bloomington:Where the Water Touches the Bluffs" City of Bloomington, MN

	Category #15
	Documentary - Profile (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	13 Entries
1st	"Biography San Diego County" County of San Diego, CA
2nd	"Broadway Mural" City of Tucson, AZ
3rd	"Wings Over San Diego County" County of San Diego, CA

	Category #16
	Ethnic Experience
	15 Entries
1st	"Timeline: Ybor City" Hillsborough County, FL
2nd	"Mexico Lumber" City of Tucson, AZ
3rd	"Take the A Train (Transit Transit News)" MTA New York City Transit, NY

	Category #17
	Innovative (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	13 Entries
1st	"Rec Connection" South Washington County Telecommunications Commission, MN
2nd	"HRHS Film Festival" Douglas County Television, CO
3rd	"Open for the Taiko of Fujiyoshida Program" Pikes Peak Library District, CO

	Category #18
	Innovative (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	12 Entries
1st	"Dateline Lakewood" City of Lakewood, CA
2nd	"CTV Bulletin Board" City of Calabasas, CA
3rd	"Sister Cities Celebration" City of Charlotte, NC

	Category #19
	Innovative (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	6 Entries
1st	"City Hall Today" Open" Crosswalks Television, City of New York, NY
2nd	"Seattle Works!" City of Seattle, WA
3rd	"1998 Book of Holiday Greetings" Hillsborough County, FL
	"Agency Calendar/Seniors" Crosswalks Television, City of New York, NY

	Category #20
	Instruction/Training
	21 Entries
1st	"CNG: The Clean Choice" City of Las Vegas, NV
2nd	"Tie Down L.A." City of Los Angeles, CA
3rd	"History of Fairfax" Fairfax County, VA

	Category #21
	Interview/Talk Show (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	14 Entries
1st	"Koffee Klatch" Channel 6, Elk Grove Village, Charter Township of Canton, IL
2nd	"1998 Carlsbad State of the City" City of Carlsbad, CA
3rd	"Canton Contact" Canton Township, MI
	"Blue Horizons" Community Television of Prince George's County, MD

	Category #22
	Interview/Talk Show (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	16 Entries
1st	"Dinner at 7" City of Beverly Hills, CA
2nd	"On The Air" City of Charlotte, NC
3rd	"City Corner A.M. with Mel & Dave" City of St. Louis, MO

	Category #23
	Interview/Talk Show (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	12 Entries
1st	"Update San Diego: South County Parks" County of San Diego, CA
2nd	"Beyond the Badge" City of Seattle, WA
3rd	"Assignment Tucson" City of Tucson, AZ
	"Los Angeles Tonight" City of Los Angeles, CA
	"Reporter's Roundtable" District of Columbia, DC

	Category #24
	Library
	11 Entries
1st	"King Arthur Exhibit" City of Wheaton, IL
2nd	"Readers Almanac -- Summer Reading" City of Beverly Hills, CA
3rd	"Go Global:READ!" City of West Allis, WI
	"Information Avenue" Fairfax County Department of Consumer Affairs, VA
	"Summer Reading Club" Pikes Peak Library District, CO

	Category #25
	Performing Arts (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	10 Entries
1st	"Big Band Swing Time" City of Garden Grove, CA
2nd	"Schaumburg Youth Orchestra Chamber Series" Village of Schaumburg, IL
3rd	"Taiko of Fujiyoshida" Pikes Peak Library District, CO

	Category #26
	Performing Arts (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	7 Entries
1st	"The Gift of Music" City of Tacoma, WA
2nd	"Dateline Lakewood" City of Lakewood, CA
3rd	"Aurora Symphony with Stephanie Jeong" KACT-TV, City of Aurora, CO

	Category #27
	Performing Arts (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	9 Entries
1st	"Lean to the Left" City of Long Beach, CA
2nd	"Tom Scott in Concert" City of Irving, TX
3rd	"Bob Wills' Texas Playboys Live" City of Irving, TX
	"Twilight Dance Series:Bo Diddley" City of Santa Monica, CA

	Category #28
	Profile of a City/County (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	9 Entries
1st	"Metro Means…." Douglas County Television, CO
2nd	"Shaping the Future: 1998 Year-in-ReviewLake County, IL" Lake County, IL
3rd	"In the City" City of Murfreesboro, TN

	Category #29
	Profile of a City/County (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	11 Entries
1st	"Full Service City" City of Columbia, MO
2nd	"Madison: A City to Celebrate" City of Madison, WI
3rd	"Community Snapshot: Meet Your City" KACT-TV, City of Aurora, CO
	"Tacoma In Style" City of Tacoma, WA

	Category #30
	Profile of a City/County (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	5 Entries
1st	"Parkabout" City of Tucson, AZ
2nd	"State of the City" City of Long Beach, CA
3rd	"San Diego County, How it Works: Public Safety" County of San Diego, CA
	"County Magazine" Fairfax County, VA

	Category #31
	Profile of a City/County Department (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	12 Entries
1st	"Parker Parks and Recreaton" Douglas County Television, CO
2nd	"Gimme Space - The Story of Douglas County Open Space" Douglas County Television, CO
3rd	"Metro Means…" Douglas County Television, CO

	Category #32
	Profile of a City/County Department (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	8 Entries
1st	"City Scope (Fire)" City of Columbia, MO
2nd	"The Community is a Park" City of Springfield, MO
3rd	"Kettering Mobile Laptop Computers" Miami Valley Cable Council, OH

	Category #33
	Profile of a City/County Department (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	9 Entries
1st	"A Visit to the Assessors Office" County of San Diego, CA
2nd	"Education, Jobs and Careers: Keeping Our Kids on Track" City of Los Angeles, CA
3rd	"LBFD Working For You" City of Long Beach Fire Department, CA

	Category #34
	Public Education (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	16 Entries
1st	"Every 15 Minutes" Hawthorne Cable Usage Corporation, CA
2nd	"Douglas County Master Plan" Douglas County Television, CO
3rd	"Cares NW Promotional Video" Clackamas County, OR

	Category #35
	Public Education (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	29 Entries
1st	"We Look to the Future" KACT-TV, City of Aurora, CO
2nd	"Bloomington:Where the Water Touches the Bluffs" City of Bloomington, MN
3rd	"On the Air" City of Charlotte, NC

	Category #36
	Public Education (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	16 Entries
1st	"It's On The Lid" City of Virginia Beach, VA
2nd	"Graffiti: A War on Words" Crosswalks Television, City of New York, NY
3rd	"Right of Way: Protecting the Public's Lifeline" City of Portland, OR

	Category #37
	Public Health (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	7 Entries
1st	"It's Your Responsibility" City of West Allis, WI
2nd	"Living With Arthritis" City of West Allis, WI
3rd	"Healthy Lifestyles: Arthritis in America" HOM-TV/Meridian Township, MI

	Category #38
	Public Health (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	3 Entries
1st	"Teen Voices" City of Lakewood, CA
2nd	"About Health with Jeanne Blake" City of Boston, MA
3rd	"Ask the Doctor: The Future of Surgery" Contra Costa County, CA

	Category #39
	Public Health (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	3 Entries
1st	"Lead: A Community Fights an Invisible Danger" City of Portland, OR
2nd	"Human Service Access Workers" Fairfax County, VA
3rd	"Irving Review - AIDS Quilt" City of Irving, TX

	Category #40
	Public Safety (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	10 Entries
1st	"Children Don't Float" City of Long Beach Fire Department, CA
2nd	"Every 15 Minutes Documentary" City of Rockville, MD
3rd	"Every 15 Minutes" Hawthorne Cable Usage Corporation, CA

	Category #41
	Public Safety (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	15 Entries
1st	"The Threat Is Real: Wildfire Awareness in Beverly Hills" City of Beverly Hills, CA
2nd	"Misconceptions" City of Lakewood, CA
3rd	"Be Prepared" City of Madison, WI

	Category #42
	Public Safety (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	8 Entries
1st	"Assignment Tucson" City of Tucson, AZ
2nd	"FireLine" City of Tampa, FL
3rd	"Why 2K?" City of Virginia Beach, VA

	Category #43
	Seniors
	11 Entries
1st	"Street Survival" City of Los Angeles, CA
2nd	"Senior Centers" Douglas County Television, CO
3rd	"Parkabout: Intergenerational Program" City of Tucson, AZ

	Category #44
	Special Audience
	4 Entries
1st	"Project Linus" Douglas County Television, CO
2nd	"Read to Me" City of Tucson, AZ
3rd	"Alliance Views: Universal Design" Hillsborough County, FL

	Category #45
	Student/Intern
	4 Entries
1st	"DUI PSA's" Regional Media Center, Rainier Communications Commission, WA
2nd	"City Council Open" City of Murfreesboro, TN
3rd	"Bike Tempe" City of Tempe, AZ

	Category #46
	Video Out-Takes and Bloopers
	6 Entries
1st	"Community Watch Bloopers" City of Bellevue, WA
2nd	"1999 Bloopers" City of St. Louis, MO
3rd	"Cut! Take Two" City of Murfreesboro, TN

	Category #47
	Magazine Format Series (Operating Budgets to $200,000)
	17 Entries
1st	"Colorado Springs: The way it was" Pikes Peak Library District, CO
2nd	"Canton This Month" Canton Township, MI
3rd	"Dateline Douglas County" Douglas County Television, CO

	Category #48
	Magazine Format Series (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	18 Entries
1st	"Dearborn Journal" City of Dearborn, MI
2nd	"Burbank Magazine" City of Burbank, CA
3rd	"FGTV Compendium" Fulton County, GA
	"Charlotte: Behind the Scenes" City of Charlotte, NC

	Category #49
	Magazine Format Series (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	11 Entries
1st	"Parkabout" City ofTucson, AZ
2nd	"The Tucson Journal" City ofTucson, AZ
3rd	"L.A. In a Day" City of Los Angeles, CA

	Category #50
	News Series
	12 Entries
1st	"Irving Review" City of Irving, TX
2nd	"City News" Hawthorne Cable Usage Corporation, CA
3rd	"News Inside Aurora" KACT-TV, City of Aurora, CO

	Category #51
	Public/Community Meetings
	9 Entries
1st	"San Diego City Council" City of San Diego, CA
2nd	"L.A. City Council Meetings" City of Los Angeles, CA
3rd	"City Council" City and County of Denver, CO

	Category #52
	Video Text Bulletin Boards (Operating Budgets to $200,000)
	8 Entries
1st	"CTV Bulletin Board" City of Calabasas, CA
2nd	"Info Channel Excerpts" City of West Allis, WI
3rd	"Yorba Linda Community Bulletin Board" City of Yorba Linda, CA

	Category #53
	Video Text Bulletin Boards (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	11 Entries
1st	"Text Box" City of Columbia, MO
2nd	"City Watch" City of Plano, TX
3rd	"Orange TV Billboard" Orange County, FL

	Category #54
	Video Text Bulletin Boards (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	2 Entries
1st	"CityText" City of Los Angeles, CA
2nd	"CTTV Bulletin Board" City of Tampa, FL

	Category #55
	Election Coverage
	7 Entries
1st	"Election 98 Series" HOM-TV/Meridian Township, MI
2nd	"Accu-Vote, King County's New Voting System" King County, WA
3rd	"Run-Off Election Live Coverage Cut-Ins" City of Irving, TX
	"Election Coverage: Santa Monica 1998 and 1999" City of Santa Monica, CA

	Category #56
	City or County Website
	8 Entries
1st	City of Madison, WI - www.ci.madison.wi.us
2nd	City of Tampa, FL
3rd	City of Plano, TX - www.ci.planto.tx.us

	Category #57
	Government Access Station Website
	8 Entries
1st	Fairfax County, VA
2nd	City of Seattle, WA
3rd	City and County of Denver, CO

	Category #58
	Municipal Channel Promo
	12 Entries
1st	"In the Dark" Douglas County Television, CO
2nd	"Washington & Fairfax Promo" Fairfax County, VA
3rd	"CTN Promo" County of San Diego, CA
	"Your City at Work" City of Saint Paul, MN

	Category #59
	Promotional Video Campaign
	12 Entries
1st	"DenverGov Public Service Campaign" City and County of Denver, CO
2nd	"Safety Awareness" City of Scottsdale, AZ
3rd	"DUI PSA's" Regional Media Center, Rainier Communications Commission, WA
	"45th Anniversary" City of Lakewood, CA

	Category #60
	Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget to $200,000)
	17 Entries
1st	"The Game (Library)" Douglas County Television, CO
2nd	"Duck Derby 99" Canton Township, MI
3rd	"Hub Bub '99" City of Boston, MA
	"Drake Field Airport Promo" Fayetteville, AR

	Category #61
	Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget $200,000-$500,000)
	18 Entries
1st	“Smart Cart PSA” City of Tallahassee, FL
2nd	"Aerosol Can Recycling" City of Madison, WI
3rd	"Child Safety Seat - ABC's" City of Springfield, MO
	"Go Right - PSA #2" City of Plano, TX

	Category #62
	Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	13 Entries
1st	"New York State Dept. of Labor Website" City of New York, NY
2nd	"Chrysalis" City of Santa Monica, CA
3rd	"Ch. 35 - Anything But Bored" City of Los Angeles, CA
	"PSA - Denver Municipal Animal Shelter" City and County of Denver, CO

	Category #63
	Creativity Award
	6 Entries
1st	"Pikes Peak Library District Clip Tape" Pikes Peak Library District, CO
2nd	"The Mentor Channel" City of Mentor, OH
3rd	"Novi Parks and Recreation Promotional Tape" South Western Oakland Cable Commission, MI

	Category #64
	NATOA Programming Impact Award
	2 Entries
1st	"90th Anniversary: 90 Years of Memories, A Millenium of Possibilities" City of Roseville, CA
2nd	"Government Channel Promotion" KOCT - City of Oceanside, CA

	Category #65
	Excellence in Government Programming (Operating Budget to $100,000)
	4 Entries
1st	MTA New York City Transit, NY
2nd	City of Chandler, AZ
3rd	City of Ames, IA
	City of Brunswick, OH

	Category #66
	Excellence in Government Programming (Operating Budget $100,000 - $250,000)
	13 Entries
1st	Douglas County, CO
2nd	City of Springfield, MO
3rd	City of Madison, WI

	Category #67
	Excellence in Government Programming (Operating Budget $250,000 - $500,000)
	12 Entries
1st	City of Vancouver/Clark County, WA
2nd	City of Tacoma, WA
3rd	City of Aurora, CO

	Category #68
	Excellence in Government Programming (Operating Budget over $500,000)
	8 Entries
1st	City of Tucson, AZ
2nd	City of Seattle, WA
3rd	City of Tampa, FL