Black Music America (BMA)
Carlini Entertainment
Woodbury, MN
Ron Schara Productions
Minneapolis, MN
KOTA
Rapid City, SD
KTIV
Sioux City, IA
Friday April 5th, 2024
It’s the biggest night in
student TV & media production
@MidwestEmmys, #MidwestEmmys
Go to @MidwestEmmys FaceBook page for animated nomination postcards to share with family & friends
Join our show host Chenue Her for this night to honor student and educators. Chenue Her is an Regional Emmy-nominated anchor at WOI (ABC) in Des Moines, IA. He's also an Regional Emmy Recipient for his reporting. When he joined WOI in 2021, Chenue became the first Hmong anchorman in the United States.
Chenue is a veteran journalist, who came back home to the midwest after reporting in Atlanta, GA. Before that, he was in Virginia Beach and Eugene, Oregon.
A native of St. Paul, MN, Chenue got involved with the Twin Cities chapter of AAJA while in college and today, is active with the national chapter.
Today, he has a passion for working with college and high school students who are interested in journalism and TV news.
5:00PM — Registration opens
5:00PM - 6:30pm — Career/College Fair
6:15PM — Ballroom opens/Dinner service begins
7:00PM — Awards Show
This televised ceremony will be streamed for online and mobile devices on the Upper Midwest Emmy® YouTube channel and The Emmy® App.
The Emmy® App, is a dedicated platform powered by Vimeo. All programming is available watch.TheEmmys.TV and via The Emmy® apps for iOS, tvOS, Android devices. FireTV, AndroidTV and Roku (full list at apps.theemmys.tv).
Anyone listed on official SPA nominated or recipient entries from 2011 – present may purchase awards. Nomination Certificates and Crystal Pillar Awards come engraved with entrant’s name and role on entry.
Network on Awards Night! Meet pros, college reps and colleagues as you celebrate the evening. Friday & Saturday April 5th -6th @ Graduate Hotel in Minneapolis (University of Minnesota). Nearly 300 high school and college students attend this annual event. It’s a tremendous opportunity for company managers/HR representatives to meet with hundreds of potential job seekers!
Participating Companies:
KSTP - Hubbard Broadcasting
KARE 11 - Tegna
Minnesota Broadcasters Association
Gray TV
Allen Media
WCCO (CBS)
St. Cloud State University
Iowa State University
Reserve ad space and/or booth by March 8th. Artwork deadline March 11th.
Upper Midwest Emmy® Foundation help local students pay for some school tuition!
We offer $1,500 student scholarships to be used for tuition & books.
Scholarships are open to high school seniors and college/university sophomores & juniors or graduate students living or attending school in the five-state region served by the Upper Midwest Emmy®Foundation (MN, ND, SD, IA, western WI).
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Foundation offers Classroom Grant Opportunities to enhance the learning experience of media students in our chapter region’s high schools and/or 501(c)(3) post-secondary educational organizations.
Special thanks to ACOWSAY FILM COMPANY for its generous donation to fund a major portion of 2024 Classroom Grants
Classroom Grants allow educators to acquire and distribute resources related to video production, television, and/or broadcast journalism. Since 2017, the Upper Midwest Emmy® Foundation has provided 8 grants totaling nearly $15,000 to local schools for media equipment in their classrooms.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Foundation recognizes students who are an incredible technical asset to the overall success of a school or non-profit educational student video media program.
These are the hardest working, most engaged and active students in the school’s video program or club. The go-to students who help keep you on the air.
Educators may nominate one student from their school or organization’s media program. Students should be behind-the-scenes production personnel.
Let the Upper Midwest Emmy® Chapter/Foundation help you pay for some of your school tuition!
We offer $1,500 student scholarships to be used for tuition & books.
Scholarships are open to high school seniors and college/university sophomores & juniors or graduate students living or attending school in the five-state area served by the Upper Midwest Foundation of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences – Upper Midwest Foundation is offering Grant Opportunities to help make students’ academic achievement dreams come true