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September 21, 2007

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 

KCPT Earns 5 Emmy Nominations

"Bad Blood" Garners Three Nominations

(KANSAS CITY) KCPT, Kansas City Public Television, has earned Mid-America Emmy Award nominations for several of its locally produced programs, including three nominations for the acclaimed historical documentary Bad Blood: The Border War That Triggered the Civil War.

"KCPT continues to excel at doing what we do best: making quality television programming that reflects the values, interests and needs of our viewers," said Victor A. Hogstrom, KCPT President & CEO. "I could not be more proud of our creative, technical and support staff who worked so hard on these productions."

KCPT's nominations include:

Bad Blood: The Border War That Triggered the Civil War (A co-production of KCPT and Wide Awake Films) which is nominated for Documentary—Historical: Producer/Writer Pamela Reichart, Producer Angee Simmons, Co-Producers Shane Seley, Ed Leydecker, and Robert Hodge; Audio Sweetening: Clayton Stubbs and Musical Composition/Arrangement: Producer Connie Dover, Co-Producer Clayton Stubbs.

Also nominated in the Documentary—Historical category is COMMUNITY BUILDER: The Life & Legacy of J.C. Nichols  (A co-production of APL, Anderson Productions Ltd. and KCPT):  Executive Producers Steven C. F. Anderson, Michael Murphy and Randy Mason.

Nominated in the Community/Public Service Announcement category is Eat Small: Angee Simmons, producer and Mark Stamm, director.

Winners will be announcedat the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS) 31st Annual Emmy Awards Gala, Saturday, October 20, 2007 in St. Louis.  HGTV's Patrick Clark will host, his first time as host of the regional Emmy awards.

Bad Blood is an in-depth look at the effects the Kansas-Nebraska Act had on events that led to the Civil War. Community Builder: The Life of J.C. Nichols is a look at the life and times of one of Kansas City's most prominent and influential citizens.

Eat Small is a series of public service messages that encourage children to make good dietary and exercise choices. KCPT, along with the Maternal and Child Health Coalition, funded by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, designed the campaign, which delivers portion control messages to "tween" age children, with the tagline "Don't Supersize Me!"

For more information about KCPT programs, visit www.KCPT.org.

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