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South Florida PBS (WPBT & WXEL) is honored to announce eleven 2023 Suncoast EMMY® Awards for programs produced by South Florida PBS staff and partners. Winners were announced at the 47th Annual EMMY® Awards gala in Hollywood, Florida on the night of December 2, 2023.
“South Florida PBS is thrilled to celebrate the outstanding achievement of our dedicated staff and collaborative community partners. These eleven Emmy wins underscore our unwavering commitment to excellence in television production. We remain dedicated to delivering exceptional content that resonates with our audience, and these accolades inspire us to continue pushing the boundaries of creativity and storytelling. Thank you to our viewers and supporters for being part of this incredible journey,” stated South Florida PBS President & CEO Dolores Fernandez Alonso.
The Suncoast Chapter of The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is the standard-bearer for excellence in the television industry and the gatekeeper of the prestigious regional EMMY® Awards in television markets in the entire State of Florida, Alexandria, Baton Rouge, Lafayette, Lake Charles and New Orleans, Louisiana, Mobile, Alabama, Thomasville, Georgia and Puerto Rico.
Below is a list of the winning entries:
South Florida PBS Original Productions:
Environment/Science – Long Form Content
Changing Seas “Life in the Dark: The Polar Night”
Alexa Elliott, Sean Hickey, Jacquelyn Hurtado, Kenneth Robkin, Norman Silva
We Are All Plastic People Now
Rory Fielding, Scott Rogo, Cortney Fielding, Theo Weierstall, Luis Marrou, Dave Corona
Documentary Cultural
Birthright
Jayme Gershen, Cristina Garcia, Dennis Scholl
The Florida Keys: 200 Years of Paradise
Kyla Ryan, Nicole Malanga, Melissa Harmon, Laura Albritton, Evan Flores
Writer – Long Form Content
Changing Seas “Bermuda: Life at Ocean’s Edge”
Liz Smith
Partner Productions which aired on South Florida PBS:
Nostalgia – Short Form Content
Mambochella
Adeline Ferro, Ivelin Giro, Fabian Cardenas
Magazine Program – Series
Flip My Florida Yard
Tom Wichman, Katie Schroeder, Brian Stork, Chad Crawford, Shallon Chapman,
Ben Mesker, Killian Gilroy
Diversity/Equity/Inclusion – Long Form Content
Open Dialogues: Black Voices / Black Stories
Joy Satterlee, Jeff Rusnak, Freddy Rodriguez
Editor – Short Form Content
Mambochella
Fabian Cardenas
Director – Long Form Content
Crossing Overtown
Scott Barnett
Documentary Cultural
Crossing Overtown
Scott Barnett, Johanna Vega
Those without access to South Florida PBS can watch all our programming live on our websites using the links below:
WPBT Live streaming can be viewed here: www.wpbt2.org/live-tv/
WXEL Live streaming can be viewed here: www.wxel.org/live-tv/
About South Florida PBS:
SOUTH FLORIDA PBS is Florida’s largest public media company, including Public Broadcasting stations WXEL-TV, serving the Palm Beaches and the Treasure Coast and WPBT2, serving Miami-Dade and Broward counties, and the Health Channel, a 24/7 television and multi-platform health and wellness service. SOUTH FLORIDA PBS connects organizations and institutions across our region and preserves South Florida’s history. Leading the way in this global society, SOUTH FLORIDA PBS serves diverse communities from Key West to the Sebastian Inlet and from the Atlantic Ocean west to Lake Okeechobee. SOUTH FLORIDA PBS is committed to creating and presenting unique arts, education, and cultural heritage programming, and tells different local stories across a variety of digital media platforms. Some of our award-winning productions include James Patterson’s Kid Stew, Changing Seas, Art Loft and Your South Florida. For more information, visit https://www.southfloridapbs.org.
