Hey High School Seniors! Let NATAS-Upper Midwest help you pay for some of your tuition for your first year of college. We offer $2,500 scholarship grants to high school seniors planning to major in journalism, broadcasting or electronic media at an accredited post secondary educational institution beginning in the fall of 2011.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences-Upper Midwest Chapter is proud to recognize the 2011 Gold & Silver Circle Honorees. Honorees will receive their awards at the 2011 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Gala on September 24th at the Historic State Theater in downtown Minneapolis, MN. These individuals have made a significant contribution to the [...]

Congratulations to this year’s nominees! Here’s what you need to know to check your information so it is accurate for our Emmy Gala on September 24th, 2011. Our Emmy Express system downloads your entry information as you submit it.  Sometimes there are spelling errors or somone forgot to list someone else.  It happens.  We get [...]

Time to get the Emmy party started! The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter is pleased to release details of the 2011 Nomination Party, the 2011 Student Television Awards for Excellence. Date: Saturday August 20th, 2011 Location: Aloft Hotel 900 Washington Ave. South in Downtown Minneapolis We are combining two [...]

Success in award-winning story-telling takes not only inspiration and perspiration, but passion.  “Without passion, journalism is just another job,” is what Melissa Martz, Emmy® Award winning photojournalist at WCCO-TV in Minneapolis told students and professionals at the NATAS – Upper Midwest Chapter Emmy® on the Road workshop Saturday November 12th at Minnesota State University-Moorhead (MSUM). [...]

Do you know someone who has made a significant contribution to our media industry in their career? The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter honors people and stations that have made a difference in their industry, craft or community.  Please check out our Gold & Silver Awards.  ALL ENTRIES ARE [...]

2011  BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S AWARD CALL FOR ENTRIES OPEN The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter is recognizing special achievements and accomplishments between our media organizations and regional non-profit organizations  or individuals that are making a difference in their communities.   COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP BOARD OF GOVERNOR’S AWARD 2011 Board of [...]

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter is proud to announce its 2011 Regional Student Television Awards for Excellence.
The presentation of these awards is intended to be an incentive for the continued pursuit of excellence by those studying the television industry and multi-media journalism and to focus public attention on outstanding cultural, educational, technological, entertainment, news and informational achievements in television by high school and undergraduate college students.

 The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Chapter/Foundation is proud to announce its 2011 Scholarship recipients. Each year, NATAS-UMW Chapter Foundation awards $2,500 scholarships to high school students within our chapter region which includes Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa and western Wisconsin. This year, our scholarship committee recommended four out [...]

It’s time to look over the best of your work for the last year, because now is the time to start getting your stuff together for the Emmy Awards! UPDATE:  BECAUSE OF TORNADO COVERAGE AND THE KILLEBREW FUNERAL – WE’VE EXTENDED THE ENTRY DEADLINE TO MONDAY, JUNE 13, 2011.   Entries must be submitted by [...]