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ETV Wins 2006 Emmy Award

Streak of Consecutive Wins Continues with Five Emmys in Three Years

For Immediate Release
June 17, 2006

Columbia, SC...ETV received a 2006 Regional Emmy award at this year's ceremony, which was presented by the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences on Saturday, June 17, in Atlanta. 

ETV’s South Carolina Channel received the Station Excellence Award for Interactivity, which honors a television station for the production of a truly interactive program using multiple outreach methods for audience involvement.  The program Making It Grow! features live phone calls, an Internet chatroom, blogs, forums, streaming video, and podcasts.  Previously, Making It Grow! has garnered seven nominations and three awards from the Emmys.  Making It Grow! airs on both ETV and ETV’s South Carolina Channel every Tuesday at 7 p.m.  Hosted by Rowland Alston, this program is a co-production of ETV and Clemson University. 

ETV has now garnered five Emmy awards in three consecutive years, including:

• Inside Spoleto 2004 – Arts/Entertainment/Cultural Affairs Program – 2005
• More Making It Grow! – Scenic Design – 2005
• For Every Person There is a Name – Educational Programming - 2004 (This documentary was produced by the College of Charleston and shown as part of ETV’s Southern Lens series.)
• Making It Grow! – Scenic Design – 2004

ETV is South Carolina’s statewide network with 11 television stations, eight radio stations and a closed-circuit educational telecommunications system in more than 2,000 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies.

ETV's South Carolina Channel is a digital broadcast service of ETV. Viewers can access ETV's South Carolina Channel over the air with a digital television set or digital tuner, as well as through the digital tiers of their local cable company. Please call 803-773-5546 or log onto www.scchannel.org to find out how to see exclusive programming for, by and about the Palmetto State.

South Carolina ETV is the state's public educational broadcasting network with 11 television and eight radio transmitters, and a multi-media educational system in more than 2,500 schools, colleges, businesses and government agencies. Using television, radio and the web, SCETV's mission is to enrich lives by educating children, informing and connecting citizens, celebrating our culture and environment and instilling the joy of learning.

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For more information, contact Rob Schaller at (803) 737-6556 or rschaller@scetv.org.