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Montana PBS receives 14 regional Emmy Award nominations

Winners will be announced June 1 in Seattle

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BOZEMAN — A Montana PBS documentary recounting the harrowing experiences of smokejumpers who survived a 1961 wildfire and another documentary by Montana PBS and 4:08 Productions that looks at the life and work of famed Montana author Ivan Doig are among the nominees for the 61st annual Northwest Regional Emmy Awards. The winners will be announced June 1 in Seattle.

Awards will be given for media produced or aired throughout 2023 in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon and Washington. Montana PBS’s 14 nominations are in 10 categories, including long-form content, documentary, entertainment, director, photographer and editor.

The Montana PBS nominations include:

Arts/entertainment, long-form content: “Backroads of Montana: Stars Align,” John Twiggs, producer.

Documentary, cultural/historical: “Higgins Ridge,” Breanna McCabe, producer and “Ivan Doig: Landscapes of a Western Mind” (produced in collaboration with 4:08 Productions): Scott Sterling, executive producer; Aaron Pruitt, executive producer; Nic Davis, producer; Tony Hale, editor; Sabrina Lee, producer.

Entertainment: “11th and Grant with Eric Funk” featuring Shakewell: Scott Sterling, producer; Aaron Pruitt, executive producer; Paul “Gomez Routhier, producer; Eric Funk, host; Jeremiah Slovarp, producer.

Informational/instructional, short-form content: “River Recreation in Montana” (produced in collaboration with Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks): Scott Sterling, producer; Cannon Colgrove, producer; Nathan Kluz, producer.

Non-news promotion, single spot: “Support Indignant Gasps,” Kyle Sorenson, creative director.

Director: Scott Sterling, “River Recreation in Montana” And Nic Davis, “Ivan Doig: Landscapes of a Western Mind” and Scott Sterling, “11th and Grant with Eric Funk” featuring Shakewell.

Writer, long-form content: Breanna McCabe, “Higgins Ridge” and Tony Hale, Sabrina Lee, “Ivan Doig: Landscapes of a Western Mind.”

Photographer, short-form or long-form content: Jeff Dougherty, “Ivan Doig: Landscapes of a Western Mind.”

Editor, long-form content: Tony Hale, “Ivan Doig: Landscapes of a Western Mind.”

Audio: Jeremiah Slovarp, Luke Scheeler, “11th and Grant with Eric Funk” featuring Shakewell.

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