Congratulations to all the finalists for the 2020 WAVE Awards – honoring excellence in community programming from the Alliance for Community Media’s West Region. The winners will be revealed at the awards ceremony on Thursday, February 20 at 6:30pm at the Embassy Suites hotel in Monterey, California. Buy your tickets today at acmwest.org/register.
| Category | Show Title | Name | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Community Producer) | Calaveras County Sheriff Lip Sync | Ed Lark | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Community Producer) | Sacramento Film Festival Fashion on Film | Pacific Coast TV | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Community Producer) | West Coast Songwriter’s Playoffs July 2019 | Pete Sommer | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Professional) | Beyond the Mic: Featuring Media | Na Leo TV | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Professional) | Listen Up Sacramento | Gary Martin | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Professional) | The Comedy of Errors | Sallie Cordova Gallagher | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Youth) | ECTV – Gayel, Shamsia and Jab | Elizabeth Rodeno | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Youth) | KMVT Youth Camps-Advanced Camp | Daniel Nagrete | |
| Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Youth) | KMVT Youth Camps-Intro to Studio | Daniel Nagrete | |
| Community Event (Community Producer) | CuriOdyssey IlluminOdyssey | Pacific Coast TV | |
| Community Event (Community Producer) | Ohlone Portola Heritage Trail Project | Pacific Coast TV | |
| Community Event (Community Producer) | Travel Today with Lea – Danish Days | Lea Welles | |
| Community Event (Professional) | CVC Firesafe Council | Elizabeth Rodeno | |
| Community Event (Professional) | Native American Trade Feast 2019 | Pam Haessly | |
| Community Event (Professional) | Pops in the Park 2019 | Gary Martin | |
| Community Issues (Community Producer) | E-cigarettes – Helpful or Harmful? | Henrietta J Burroughs | |
| Community Issues (Community Producer) | Silicon Valley Non-Profits – Grateful Garment | Christina Hagan | |
| Community Issues (Community Producer) | Studio Cafe | Robin Fort-Lincke | |
| Community Issues (Professional) | African American Community at a Crossroad | PADNET-TV | |
| Community Issues (Professional) | The State of Journalism | SCAC-TV | |
| Community Issues (Professional) | Thomas Fire Stories | Elizabeth Rodeno | |
| Culture & Lifestyle (Community Producer) | Sactown Insider | Gary Martin | |
| Culture & Lifestyle (Community Producer) | Talk Art: African Artists from Cameroon | Nancy Wheeler | |
| Culture & Lifestyle (Community Producer) | The Half Moon Bay Brewing Co. | Pacific Coast TV | |
| Culture & Lifestyle (Professional) | Culture is not a Costume | SCAC-TV Redding | |
| Culture & Lifestyle (Professional) | Living in the West: Mexican-American War | Gary Martin | |
| Culture & Lifestyle (Professional) | Oakhurst Spirits | Lisa Talley, Cesar Perez | |
| Culture & Lifestyle (Youth) | MC Youth Presents -Black Excellence Pt. 1 | Jesse Norfleet | |
| Documentary (Community Producer) | Made in the Shade | Gary Martin | |
| Documentary (Community Producer) | Mireya’s Story | Don Pollock | |
| Documentary (Community Producer) | Montecito January 9, 2018 | Hap Freund | |
| Documentary (Professional) | Living in the West: Mountain Men | Gary Marting | |
| Documentary (Professional) | The Perfect Firestorm – The Thomas Fire | Elizabeth Rodeno | |
| Documentary (Professional) | When it Rains: Bolivar Stormwater and Urb | Sallie Cordova Gallagher | |
| Educational Access (Community Producer) | Hands On Heroes | Pat Renshaw | |
| Educational Access (Community Producer) | Spartan Robotics | Val Jeffery | |
| Educational Access (Community Producer) | The Alf Museum | Don Pollock | |
| Educational Access (Professional) | Bixby Elementary Dual Immersion Program | PADNET-TV | |
| Educational Access (Professional) | Farm to School Table with Miguel Villareal | Pam Haessly | |
| Educational Access (Professional) | Social Emotional Learning Lesson | Karen Adams | |
| Experimental (Community Producer) | The Wacky Weird Wild Witty Wonderful World | Drew Berg | |
| Experimental (Community Producer) | Unseen | Don Pollock | |
| Experimental (Community Producer) | Vicious Mockery-Episode 88-Stage Fright | PADNET TV | |
| Experimental (Professional) | A Garden Grove Story in Shadow Dance | Marie Moran | |
| Experimental (Youth) | Dog on Fog | Gary Martin | |
| Experimental (Youth) | Hawthorne Animations | Mario Landeros, El Diamante High School | |
| Government Access (Professionals Only) | City of Clovis Hall of Fame 2018 – Dwight | Bryan Harley | |
| Government Access (Professionals Only) | Garden Grove Animal Care Serving You | Marie Moran | |
| Government Access (Professionals Only) | Piedmont FIre Department – Wildfire Risk | KCOM TV | |
| Instructional / Training (Community Producer) | Talk Art: Eric Saint Georges | Nancy Wheeler | |
| Instructional / Training (Community Producer) | Talk Art: RuthWaters-Hardwood Sculptor | Nancy Wheeler | |
| Instructional / Training (Professional) | Lakewood Beautiful | Sallie Cordova Gallagher | |
| Live Format (Professional) | Veteran’s Voices “Pride in Service” | Contra Costa Television | |
| Magazine Show (Community Producer) | Long Beach Life, Episode 7 | PADNET TV | |
| Magazine Show (Community Producer) | SacTown Underground Episode 24 | SacTown Underground | |
| Magazine Show (Community Producer) | Spotlight Fall 2018 | Don Pollock | |
| Magazine Show (Professional) | Live Wire! | Gary Martin | |
| Magazine Show (Professional) | Pasadena in Focus October 2018 | Bobbie Ferguson | |
| Magazine Show (Professional) | Thomas Fire Stories feauring Charles | Elizabeth Rodeno | |
| Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Community Producer) | Guadalupe | Don Pollock | |
| Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Community Producer) | Helga on Animals | PADNET TV | |
| Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Community Producer) | The Gift | Gary Martin | |
| Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Professional) | One El Camino | Brian Scott | |
| Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Youth) | Dare Yourself | Kumwoo Kim | |
| Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Youth) | KMVT Advance Camp June 24-28 2019 | Daniel Nagrete | |
| Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Youth) | Only in VR – A Short Story in VR Chat | David Flores | |
| News Programming (Community Producer) | Fresno State Focus | Bryan Harley | |
| News Programming (Professional) | Community Digest | Sallie Cordova Gallagher | |
| News Programming (Professional) | NewsRap News Brief | Bobbie Ferguson | |
| News Programming (Youth) | AccessLocal TV | Gary Martin | |
| News Programming (Youth) | Buchanan News Network | Bryan Harley | |
| Program/Channel Promo (Community Producer) | College of San Mateo Student Radio Station | Pacific Coast TV | |
| Program/Channel Promo (Community Producer) | Padnet TV Improv Promo | Drew Berg | |
| Program/Channel Promo (Professional) | 2019 Truckee Football Promo | Rory O’Farrell | |
| Program/Channel Promo (Professional) | CMAC Stories: Jojo Romelo | Bryan Harley | |
| Program/Channel Promo (Professional) | CreaTV Storytellers | Luis Costa | |
| Program/Channel Promo (Professional) | Lovely Invention | Gary Martin | |
| Public Service Announcement (Professional) | Culture is Not a Costume | SCAC TV Redding | |
| Public Service Announcement (Professional) | Marin County Poor Farm and Graveyard Restoration | Pam Haessly | |
| Public Service Announcement (Professional) | Trials and Vistas | Rory O’Farrell | |
| Public Service Announcement (Youth) | ECTV-Why Should We Vote | Elizabeth Rodeno | |
| Public Service Announcement (Youth) | LAMP – Violence PSA | PADNET TV | |
| Public Service Announcement (Youth) | Unclogged Truth | Gary Martin | |
| Spiritual/Inspirational (Community Producer) | Artist Expression: Praise Dance Ministry | Alma Love | |
| Spiritual/Inspirational (Community Producer) | Justin Time | Gary Martin | |
| Spiritual / Inspirational (Community Producer) | The T-Lily Show Episode 05 | PADNET TV | |
| Spiritual / Inspirational (Professional) | Ike Pono: Stay Humble Pray | Na Leo TV | |
| Sports Coverage (Community Producer) | Santa Cruz Shoe City Pro Surf Competition | Pacific Coasrt TV | |
| Sports Coverage (Community Producer) | Travel Today with Lea Scotsfest Highland Games | Lea Welles | |
| Sports Coverage (Professional) | Game of the Week: Keala | Na Leo TV | |
| Sports Coverage (Professional) | Game of the Week: Roseville | Gary Martin | |
| Sports Coverage (Professional) | High School Boys Soccer: Overfelt at Mount Pleasant | Luis Costa | |
| Sports Coverage (Youth) | CMAC High School Football | Bryan Harley | |
| Sports Coverage (Youth) | MC Sports: Menlo-Atherton vs. Carlmont | Sara Bennett | |
| Sports Coverage (Youth) | The Sports Sitdown: June 2019 | Sunay Sanghani | |
| Talk Show (Community Producer) | Animal Assisted Happiness | Darlene Carman | |
| Talk Show (Community Producer) | Art in the Air | Adek Hanukai | |
| Talk Show (Community Producer) | WeXL’s Represent | Arabella DeLucco | |
| Talk Show (Professional) | How to Recover from a Mass Shooting | Charles Douglas | |
| Talk Show (Professional) | Island Focus – Sea Life Park | Jack BAtes | |
| Talk Show (Professional) | Live Wire! | Gary Martin | |
| Talk Show (Youth) | Ask a Teen : Dumb School Rules | Aris Chang | |
| Talk Show (Youth) | ECTV: Gracie & Michael | Elizabeth Rodeno | |
| Talk Show (Youth) | MC Youth Presents – Black Excellence Part 2 | Jesse Norfleet | |
| Underserved Voices (Community Producer) | Robots and their Young Masters | Val Jeffery | |
| Underserved Voices (Community Producer) | The Industry | Don Pollock | |
| Underserved Voices (Community Producer) | The Story of Jane and Jo | Eric Sanderson | |
| Underserved Voices (Professional) | Adaptive Recreation Hip Hop Class | Sallie Cordova Gallagher | |
| Underserved Voices (Professional) | Culture Is Not a Costume | SCAC-TV Redding | |
| Underserved Voices (Youth) | Guide Dogs of America | Sallie Cordova Gallagher | |
| Underserved Voices (Youth) | A Day In my Parent’s Shoes | Janet Saldana, Sunnyside High School VPA | |
| Underserved Voices (Youth) | ECTV-Immigrant Series-Erica Fernandez | Elizabeth Rodeno |