WOSU Public Media Honored With Six Emmy Nominations

Columbus, OH (June 10, 2025) — WOSU Public Media received six Ohio Valley Regional EMMY® Awards for works produced in 2024. WOSU shows Broad & High and Columbus Neighborhoods were nominated in the following categories.

Broad & High Nominations:
Entertainment – Long Form Content –

Nuanced Printmaking, Unique Animation, Art Brut and Alternative Pop Music
Carrie Beyer, Matthew Denis, Ryan Staples, Dalton Jones

Arts/Entertainment – Short or Long Form Content
Painter Miriam Baranov
Carrie Beyer, Matthew Denis

Arts/Entertainment – Short or Long Form Content
Artist Arris Cohen
Carrie Beyer, Matthew Denis

Columbus Neighborhoods Nominations:
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion – Short or Long Form Content
National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza at OSU
George Levert, Diana Bergemann, Matthew Denis, Ben Bays

Informational/Instructional – Short or Long Form Content
Burning Tree Mastodon
Diana Bergemann, Ryan Staples, Ben Bays, Matthew Denis

Magazine Program – Single Program
Ohio’s Animal Neighbors
Mary Rathke, Ryan Staples, Matthew Denis, Diana Bergemann, Ben Bays

“We couldn’t be more proud of our Broad & High and Columbus Neighborhoods teams. These nominations remind us of what makes WOSU so special — storytelling that’s grounded in place, powered by purpose, and open to everyone. We’ll be cheering on our nominees and celebrating the talent that brings these stories to life,” said Anthony Padgett, WOSU General Manager.

Winners will be recognized during the 61st Annual Ohio Valley Regional EMMY Awards ceremony on July 19 in Cincinnati, OH.

CONTACT:
George Davis III
Director of Marketing & Communications
O: 614-292-3942 | george.davis@wosu.org

About WOSU Public Media:
The mission of WOSU Public Media is to engage, inform and inspire our diverse community. An NPR and PBS affiliate licensed by The Ohio State University, WOSU is a noncommercial multimedia organization serving over two million citizens in Central Ohio through broadcast, digital, programming, public engagement and education experiences.

About Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences:
The Ohio Valley Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is a professional service organization dedicated to the advancement of the arts and sciences of television and related media and to the promotion of creative leadership for artistic, educational and technical achievements within the television industry.

The Ohio Valley Chapter serves 13 television markets in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and West Virginia. As one of nineteen regional chapters, we are the standard-bearers for excellence in the television broadcasting industry and the gatekeepers of the prestigious regional EMMY Award.