2022 WAVE Award Winners

Congratulations to all the winners of the 2022 WAVE Awards – honoring excellence in community programming from the Alliance for Community Media’s West Region. The awards ceremony took place Friday, April 1, 2022 in San Jose, California.

Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Community Producer)
North State Symphony: To The Fore!
North State Symphony, Michael Flanagan
SCACtv

Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Professional)
Double Blind
Max Richardson
Ho’ike Kauai Community TV

Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Youth)
Local Artist Spotlight – Jordan Radnoti (Jordi)
David Palomares, Chris Luiten
Community Media of the Foothills

Community Event (Community Producer)
Surf Camp Pacifica
Pacific Coast TV

Community Event (Professional)
Oceanside Museum of Art: Spring 2021 Exhibition Celebration
KOCT Community Television

Community Event (Youth)
VOICES OF THE VOTE: 2020 Election Office Coverage
Shasta County Elections Office, Shasta Union High School Dist., Michael Flanagan
SCACtv

Community Issues (Community Producer)
Love In Anxiety
Jason Duong, Julease Graham, Central Valley Community Foundation
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Community Issues (Professional)
Biomedical Innovations Building at Stanford University
Douglas Kreitz
Midpen Media Center

Community Issues (Youth)
Immigration in the U.S.
Jennifer Garcia Villa
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

COVID-19 Coverage (Pro, Community or Youth)
COVID-19 TODAY LIVE 11-26-2020
Torrance CitiCABLE

COVID-19 Technical Achievement (Pro, Community or Youth)
North State Symphony: To The Fore!
North State Symphony, Michael Flanagan
SCACtv

Culture & Lifestyle (Community Producer)
Cruising With Decisive – Flippin’ Good Times
Larry Richardson
Ho’ike Kauai Community Television

Culture & Lifestyle (Professional)
Fresh Start with Mayor Roth Episode 2
Mayor Mitch Roth
Na Leo TV

Culture & Lifestyle (Youth)
BEING SEEN: Native Youth on Identity, Culture & Justice
Sharon Brisolara, Michael Flanagan
SCACtv

Documentary (Community Producer)
The Steam
Matthew Mealer, Central Valley Community Foundation
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Documentary (Professional)
Silver Linings (Part one)
Olelo Community Media

Documentary (Youth)
LAMP Presents Urban Gardening
Leadership ARTS Mentoring Program, Long Beach Community Action Partnership
PADNET TV Long Beach

Educational Access (Community Producer)
I Sing Through the Guitar
Doug Young, Natalia Hanukai
KMVT

Educational Access (Professional)
Media Literacy: Creator Roles and Framing Your Message
Kyle Lowe
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Educational Access (Youth)
Contemporary Education Barriers in Fresno’s Concentrated Poverty
Eunice Choy
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Experimental (Community Producer)
EPISODE TWO! of The Wacky, Wonderful Wally Walker
Drew Berg
PADNET TV Long Beach

Experimental (Professional)
Damsel In Distress
Lynn Carlson, Bill Smith
TAP TV Players

Experimental (Youth)
Beasts in the Orange Clouds
Mario Landeros, El Diamante High School Visalia
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Government Access (Community Producer)

Government Access (Professional)

Live Format (Community Producer)
VOICES OF THE VOTE: Live Coverage from County Elections Office Shasta Co. Office of Elections Redding League of Women Voters Michael Flanagan

Live Format (Professional)
COVID-19 TODAY LIVE 11-26-2020
Torrance CitiCABLE

Magazine Show (Community Producer)
KGEM LIVE | Episode Three
David Rene Palomares, Chris Luiten
Community Media of the Foothills

Magazine Show (Professional)
Community Digest
Eileen McIlrath
City TV, City of Lakewood

Magazine Show (Youth)
VOICES OF THE VOTE: 2020 Election Office Coverage
Shasta County Elections Office, Shasta Union High School Dist., Michael Flanagan
SCACtv

Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Community Producer)
Boy
Edo Natasha, Dwi Goolsby, Joseph Agudo
Olelo Community Media

Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Professional)
The Stage; Following our Wildest Dreams!
Yolo Yoyo’s, Chris Hennessy
Access Sacramento

Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Youth)
Incursion
Noah Lillywhite, Kai Willey, Sam Zurek
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

News Programming (Community Producer)
Fresno State Focus
MCJ 128 Class
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

News Programming (Professional)
The Maui Daily Show
Akaku Maui Community Media

News Programming (Youth)
Buchanan News Network
Buchanan High School
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Program/Channel Promo (Community Producer)
Zoom into MCTV
Patrick-James Reyes
Millbrae Community Television

Program/Channel Promo (Professional)
Ho’ike Moke on the Beach
Roger Olsen
Ho’ike Kauai Community Television

Public Service Announcement (Community Producer)
Hawai’inulakea School of Hawiian Knowledge
Olelo Community Media

Public Service Announcement (Professional)
Covid-19 Public Service Announcement
Dr. Kaohimanu Dang Akiona
Na Leo TV

Public Service Announcement (Youth)
“Purrtect Your Pipes”
Chase Burrell-Agnew
Access Sacramento

Sports Coverage (Community Producer)
Garden Island Motorcycle Club 67th Hare n Hound
Bertram Almeida
Ho’ike Kauai Community Television

Sports Coverage (Professional)
Fresno State Esports
Dominique Zamora, Jeff Stamps
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Talk Show (Community Producer)
Lori McNeill’s SONGS OF FREEDOM: Juneteenth & Nina Simone
Lori McNeil, Michael Flanagan
SCACtv

Talk Show (Professional)
Island Focus – Downtown Art Center
Olelo Community Media

Talk Show (Youth)
ʻIke Pono: Beyond the Crown
Lehia Coloma
Na Leo TV

Underserved Voices (Community Producer)
Kauai Pride Parade 2021
Chalsie Quel
Ho’ike Kauai Community Television

Underserved Voices (Professional)
Arroyo Live: Asian American Pacific Islander Voices
George Falardeau, Kevin Bruce, Monet Bagneris Tolbert
Pasadena Media

Underserved Voices (Youth)
Field Workers
Oscar Ledezma
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Best of Show (Community or Youth)
The Steam
Matthew Mealer, Central Valley Community Foundation
CMAC Fresno/Clovis

Best of Show (Professional)
Biomedical Innovations Building at Stanford University
Douglas Kreitz
Midpen Media Center