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NOVA HONORED WITH SEVEN ADDITIONAL NEWS AND
DOCUMENTARY EMMY AWARD NOMINATIONS

August 11, 2004 - Boston, MA - The National Television Academy has announced that WGBH's NOVA has been honored with seven additional nominations for the 25th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards. This announcement brings the total number of News and Documentary Emmy nominations for NOVA to eight, 16 for WGBH  and 31 for PBS. The nominations recognize outstanding achievement by individuals and programs broadcast during the 2003 calendar year. The News and Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented at a black-tie dinner and ceremony on September 13 at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

Below is a complete list of NOVA programs nominated for News and Documentary Emmys, including production credits:

  • Dirty Bomb
    • nominated for Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form

    Paula S. Apsell, Executive Producer
    Matthew Barrett, Executive Producer
    ∗∗Kirk Wolfinger, Producer
    ∗∗Matthew Collins, Producer
    Kim Shillinglaw, Producer
    Melanie Wallace, Senior Series Producer
  • The Elegant Universe with Brian Greene
    • nominated for Outstanding Science, Technology and Nature Programming

    Paula S. Apsell, Senior Executive Producer
    Joseph McMaster, Series Producer, Producer, Director
    Julia Cort, Producer, Director
    David Hickman, Series Producer, Director
    Melanie Wallace, Senior Series Producer
    Andrea Cross, Series Coordinating Producer
  • The Elegant Universe with Brian Greene
    • nominated for Best Documentary

    see above for production credits
  • The Elegant Universe with Brian Greene
    • nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Editing

    Jonathan Sahula, Editor
    Dick Bartlett, Editor
  • Battle of the X-Planes
    • nominated for Outstanding Coverage of Current News - Long Form

    Paul S. Apsell, Executive Producer
    Michael Jorgensen, Producer, Director
    Melanie Wallace, Senior Series Producer
  • Lost Treasures of Tibet
    • nominated for Outstanding Informational Programming - Long Form

    Paula S. Apsell, Executive Producer
    Liesl Clark, Producer, Director
    Melanie Wallace, Senior Series Producer
  • Wright Brothers' Flying Machine
    • nominated for Outstanding Historical Programming - Long Form

    Paula S. Apsell, Senior Executive Producer
    David Axelrod, Producer, Director
    Melanie Wallace, Senior Series Producer
Original Nomination
  • Secret of Photo 51
    • nominated for Outstanding Individual Achievement in a Craft: Writing

    Gary Glassman, Writer

About LWDG


Lone Wolf Documentary Group has been operating for seven years from Portland, Maine. The Co-owners are filmmaker's Kirk and Lisa Wolfinger. There are twelve full time staff members as well as a host of independent producers and editors, working out of Los Angeles, and Boston.

About NOVA
Now in its thirty-first year of broadcasting, NOVA is produced for PBS by the WGBH Science Unit. The director of the WGBH Science Unit and Senior Executive Producer of NOVA is Paula S. Apsell. Major funding for NOVA is provided by the Park Foundation, Sprint, and Microsoft. Additional funding is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and public television viewers. NOVA revolves around a simple premise: that science is neither secret lore nor sacred ritual but rather, at its heart, curious people exploring interesting questions. Each week, viewers are invited to come along for a journey of discovery and good storytelling. NOVA explores the science behind the headlines, along the way demystifying science and technology . . . and highlighting the human side of the people "who make science happen."  In addition to its broadcast programming, NOVA expands the reach of each program with additional content on its award-winning Web site, www.pbs.org/nova.


About PBS
PBS is a private, nonprofit media enterprise that serves the nation's 349 public noncommercial television stations, reaching nearly 90 million people each week. Bringing diverse viewpoints to television and the Internet, PBS provides high-quality documentary and dramatic entertainment, and consistently dominates the most prestigious award competitions. PBS is the leading provider of educational materials for K-12 teachers, and offers a broad array of educational services for adult learners. PBS' premier kids' TV programming and Web site, PBS KIDS Online (pbskids.org), continue to be parents' and teachers' most trusted learning environments for children. More information about PBS is available at pbs.org, the leading dot-org Web site on the Internet. PBS is headquartered in Alexandria, Virginia.

About WGBH
WGBH informs, inspires, and entertains millions of people throughout New England—at home, at work, in the classroom, in movie theaters, and more. WGBH's television channels are WGBH 2, WGBH 44, WGBH World, WGBH Create, 'GBH Kids, WGBH On Demand, WGBH High-Definition, and Boston Kids & Family TV. WGBH also holds the license for WGBY 57 in Springfield, MA. WGBH's radio services are WGBH 89.7 (on Nantucket, heard on WNCK 89.5) and the Cape and Islands NPR® stations WCAI 90.1 and WNAN 91.1. WGBH's Web site is www.wgbh.org. All rely on the generosity of public support. Viewers, listeners, and Web visitors rely on WGBH for vibrant productions that reflect the needs and interests of local communities, alongside the WGBH-produced program favorites broadcast by public stations across the US.

Contact:
Jonathan S. Renes
Senior Publicist NOVA
617-300-4427
jonathan_renes@wgbh.org