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City of Edina • 4801 W. 50th St. • Edina, MN 55424
Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte
Communications & Technology Services Director
Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0389 • www.EdinaMN.gov
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
City of Edina nominated for two regional Emmy awards
Edina, Minn., Aug. 15, 2014 – The City of Edina has been nominated for two Emmys by the Upper Midwest
Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
The 2014 Emmy nominees were announced Friday, Aug. 15. The City of Edina received nominations for:
Politics/Government – Program: “Agenda: Edina.” Other nominees in this category are “Almanac at
the Capitol” (Twin Cities Public Television), “Capitol Close-Up” (NDC4), “Dangerous Men: Who Will
Decide?” (KBJR-TV), “Surviving the Storm” (KGAN-TV) and “Talking Points” (WCCO-TV).
Interstitial: “Public Art Profiles.” Other nominees in this category are “Second Chance U” (Carlini
Entertainment), TPT Brand Testimonials (Twin Cities Public Television) and “We Are the Burnsville
Police Department” (Burnsville Community Television).
Hosted by Dorothea Martti, “Agenda: Edina” is news program about actions taken at City Hall. The program
airs daily on Edina Channels 16 and 813 at 2:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m. and 6:30 p.m. A new episode premieres on
the 1st and 15th of each month.
“Public Art Profiles” feature the artists whose work is on display in Edina’s public spaces. The feature runs
before or after other programs on Edina Channels 16 and 813.
All City of Edina programming can also be viewed online.
Entries made to the Upper Midwest Chapter were judged by panels assembled by other National Academy of
Television Arts and Sciences Chapters. These judging panels are comprised of no fewer than five judges with
no more than three of the judges employed by the same station or company. There may be one award, more
than one award or no award given in each category.
The Communications & Technology Services Department has been nominated for at least two Emmy Awards
each year since 2009, but has brought home the gold statuette just once.
The Emmy Awards will be presented Saturday, Sept. 13, at Target Field in Minneapolis.
For more information on the City’s government access programming, visit www.EdinaMN.gov/Edina 16 or
contact Video Production Coordinator Scott Denfeld, 952-903-5776. For more information on Emmy
nominations, visit www.midwestemmys.org.
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