PEGASYS Awards Ceremony

February 29, 2008

Cablecast Live on Time Warner Cable Channel 13

The PEGASYS Awards for Cablecasting Excellence was 23 this year! This video competition for public, educational and governmental access programs is celebrating 23 years of helping to promote the best in community access programming in Tompkins County. Each year, an independent panel of judges evaluates entrants from a wide range of community producers, and winning programs are awarded the coveted PEGASYS Award statuette. In addition, the 4 highest-scoring local programs – the 2 best public and the 2 best educational access programs - will be sent on by Time Warner to a national access television competition, the Hometown Awards, to be held in July in Washington, DC.  For information about the Hometown Awards, see: http://2008.acmhometown.org/

PEGASYS Awards were given out in 10 program categories, plus Best Public Access and Best Educational Access. A list of the winners is below. Congratulations to all the 2008 PEGASYS Awards winners!

We would like to extend a special thanks for our judges: Chrissy Guest, video instructor; TC3, Mustafa Ali, video instructor, LACS; and Karl Madeo, video instructor emeritus, LACS.

2008 PEGASYS Awards Winners List

Category Program Title PEG Type Producer

1. Short Subject

One Sound                                                            P                              Mike Cederstrom

2. Performing Arts          

Mary Lorson at the State Theater                     P                              Don Bazley

3. Comedy / Variety

B.S. Detectives                                                     E                              Sean Brogan, Zach Capp,

Matt Portman

4. Tompkins County

Nature Nearby                                                      P                              Tony Ingraham    

5. Religion/Philosophy

God Is Greater                                                       P                              Pastor Mike Corriero

6. Magazine Format        

An Evening with Johnny Russo                       P                              Mike Cederstrom

7. Public Affairs               

Newswatch 16                                                      E                              Andrea Nejman

8. Non-Profit Organization

Right Angle                                                          P                              Mark Finkelstein

9. Documentary

The Race 2                                                            E                              Peter Berg

10. New Producer

The Lois McClure Visits Ithaca                         P                              Greg Manter

Best Public Access                       Score

Nature Nearby                                              4.69                                         Tony Ingraham    

One Sound                                                    4.22                                         Mike Cederstrom

Best Educational Access             Score                           Producer

The Race 2                                                    4.48                                         Peter Berg

Bombers Football                                         4.24                                         Luke Uttaro, Jack Dugan, 

 Derek Callahan