Congratulations to all the winners of the 2021 WAVE Awards – honoring excellence in community programming from the Alliance for Community Media’s West Region. The awards ceremony took place Friday, March 12 virtually on Facebook and YouTube. The ceremony was produced by Rory O’Farrell at Tahoe Truckee Media.
Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Community Producer)
“A New Day”
Max Richardson, Larry Richarson, Morgan Liddell
Ho’ike Kauai Community Television
Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Professional)
“2019 Ikaho Japan Merrie Monarch Festival”
Na Leo TV
Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Youth)
“LAMP Music Video – Journey”
Leadership Academy Mentoring Program
Long Beach Community Action Partnership
Community Event (Community Producer)
“Virtual Obon 2020”
Ed Goka
Ho’ike Kauai Community TV
Community Event (Professional)
“Freedom Drive
Angela Angel
Georgette Stevens
Olelo Community Media
Community Issues (Community Producer)
“Generational Conversations”
Nairobi EPA Committee, Jess Norfleet
MidPen Media Center
Community Issues (Professional)
“They Can’t Take that Away: The Legacy of the Fillmore”
Lubna Takruri, Sade McDougal
Bay Area Video Coalition/SF Commons
Community Issues (Youth)
“ECTV – Mental Health”
El Camino TV
CAPS Media Center
Culture & Lifestyle (Community Producer)
“Lonesome”
Dane Neves
Olelo Community Media
Culture & Lifestyle (Professional)
“Phyllis: A Self Portrait”
Harris Cohen
CMCM Marin County
Culture & Lifestyle (Youth)
“ECTV at the Agricultural Museum”
El Camino TV
CAPS Media Center
Documentary (Community Producer)
“Parental Guidance Suggested”
Dane Neves
Olelo Community Media
Documentary (Professional)
“Baba Wain”
Rick Bacigalupi
CreaTV San Jose
Documentary (Youth)
“Fresno: A Home for All”
Raymart Catacutan, Melissa Andrade
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Educational Access (Community Producer)
“Hello, I need a Money Coach”
Adek Hanukai
Phil Lenihan
KMVT-15
Educational Access (Professional)
“What is Media Literacy?”
Natalie Nigg, Kyle Lowe, Lisa Talley
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Educational Access (Youth)
“El Camino High School at Ventura College’s Senior Recognition”
ECTV
CAPS Media Center
Experimental (Community Producer)
“Virtual Scavenger Hunt”
Harmonie T. Tangonan-Kwan
PADNET
Experimental (Professional)
“Kaiola Mike’s Run”
Erica Byers
Ho’ike Kauai Commenity Television
Experimental (Youth)
“Stupid Deep”
Johanna Ziegler, Minarets High School
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Government Access (Community Producer)
“100 Years of Suffrage”
Orlando J. Gomez
Central Valley Community Foundation
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Government Access (Professional)
“PADNET Presents-City Council Candidates”
Long Beach Community Action Partnership
PADNET
Instructional / Training (Community Producer)
“Talk Art: Jeannine Calcagno”
Nance Wheeler, Sally Rayn, Jeannine Calcagno
Live Format (Professional)
“Spring 2020 Election Preview”
Chris Verdugo
Contra Costa Television
Magazine Show (Community Producer)
“The Munro Review”
Donald Munro, Kyle Lowe, CMAC Member Crew
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Magazine Show (Professional)
“They Can’t Take that Away”
Lubna Takruri, Sade McDougal
Bay Area Video Coalition/SF Commons
Magazine Show (Youth)
“ECTV-Confronting Cancer”
ECTV
CAPS Media Center
Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Community Producer)
“Death on Cue”
David Simon
MidPen Media Center
Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Youth)
“Desolation Point”
Sam Spielman
Berkeley Community Media
News Programming (Community Producer)
“Fresno State Focus”
MCJ 128 Class
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
News Programming (Professional)
“Nevada County Now”
Andrew Rolland
Ramona Howard
Cole Petitt
News Programming (Youth)
“Buchanan News Network”
Buchanan High School
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Program/Channel Promo (Community Producer)
“Howard Feathers Padnet TV Promos”
Drew Berg
PADNET
Program/Channel Promo (Professional)
“Dennis Baier:Producer of the Year”
Erica Beyers
Ho’ike Kauai Community Television
Public Service Announcement (Professional)
“St. Joseph’s Family Center – The Lord’s Table”
Charles Douglas
CMAP TV
Public Service Announcement (Youth)
“The FOG Must be Stopped”
Paolo Garcia
Access Sacramento
Spiritual/Inspirational (Community Producer)
“The Stephanie Herman Show-Hope Inspiration”
Stephanie Herman, Azita Gandjei, David Simon
MidPen Media Center
Spiritual / Inspirational (Professional)
“Hometown TV: Pause for Peace”
Steven Bourasa, Richard Langley
Access Sacramento
Sports Coverage (Professional)
“Game of the Week: CIF Football-Monterey Trail at Folsom”
Nick Dunn, Will James
Access Sacramento
Sports Coverage (Youth)
“CMAC High School Football”
Hoover High School
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Talk Show (Community Producer)
“Ken Boxer Live”
Ken Boxer, J.P. Montalvo, Nicolas Ferretti
TV Santa Barbara
Talk Show (Professional)
“Soundwaves TV #72”
Steven Kirk, Dennis Willis
Pacific Coast Television
Talk Show (Youth)
“MC Youth Presents: Black Excellence Part 3”
Nyla Choates, MC Youth Interns, Jesse Norfleet
MidPen Media Center
Underserved Voices (Community Producer)
“Story Queens”
Haley White, Central Valley Community Foundation
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Underserved Voices (Professional)
“Innovate Pasadena Presents: Johanna Lucht, NASA’s Deaf Engineer”
Aaron B. Wheeler, Hannah Ramirez, Ka-Yun Lau
Pasadema Media
Underserved Voices (Youth)
“Tolteca: A Story of Success”
Ruben Diaz, Gabby Rivas
CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Covid-19 Technical Achievement (Pro, Community or Youth)
“COVID Marathon”
Rick Bacigalupi
MidPen Media Center
Covid-19 Coverage (Community or Youth)
“Covid-19 Update”
Armin Gomez
City of Palmdale
Best of Show (Community or Youth)
“A New Day”
Max Richardson, Larry Richarson, Morgan Liddell
Ho’ike Kauai Community Television
Best of Show (Professional)
“What is Media Literacy?”
Natalie Nigg, Kyle Lowe, Lisa Talley
CMAC Fresno/Clovis