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In the category of Human Interest Program or Special, PBS39 got the nomination for, \u201cClose to Home: Depression.\u201d \u00a0In the category of Historical or Cultural Program, PBS39 was nominated for, \u201cClose to Home: Changed by War.\u201d \u00a0In the category of Health\/Environment\/Science Program or Special, PBS39 was nominated for, \u201cClose to Home: Street Medicine.\u201d \u00a0In the category of Education\/Schools Program Feature or Segment, PBS39 was nominated for, \u201cEducational Update: Aquaponics.\u201d \u00a0In the category of Arts\/Entertainment Program Feature or Segment, PBS39 was nominated for, \u201cFOCUS: Faces of the Southside.\u201d<\/div>\n
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The PBS39 team who worked on these stories included Dr. Teri Haddad, Laura McHugh, Brittany Garzillo, Matthew Lewis, Stephen Kauffman, Jeffrey Frederick, Lisa Robinson, Gabriel Spitale, Steven Whitcombe, and Michael Lucas.<\/div>\n
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In addition, three newly-hired team members of PBS39 garnered a total of 7 nominations for their work while at Temple University. \u00a0Rob DiRienzo was nominated for 3, Tracy Yatsko was nominated for 2, and Daniel Ray was nominated for 2. \u00a0Yatsko joined the PBS39 team in January as a General Assignment Reporter and Host. \u00a0Ray joined PBS39 in May as a Producer\/Editor, and DiRienzo was hired as part of the \u201cPBS39 Reporter Corps\u201d in June as a Multimedia Journalist.<\/div>\n
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\u201cI am so proud of our team at PBS39 for consistently creating high-quality content,\u201d said Tim Fallon, Chief Executive Officer of PBS39. \u201cIt is such an honor to be recognized by the industry for the great work that we do here. We are also excited by the seven student nominations that our new team memberscons received. The future of PBS39 is in such good hands!\u201d<\/div>\n
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PBS39 is a community-owned public television station licensed to Allentown, Bethlehem, and Easton, Pa., serving eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey. PBS39 is owned and operated by the Lehigh Valley Public Telecommunications Corporation. PBS39 acts as the catalyst to promote civic engagement, and to fulfill the regional needs of the Greater Lehigh Valley through its dynamic communication platforms and resources. For more information, visit wlvt.org<\/a>.<\/div>\n
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Information provided to TVL by:
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