Congratulations to all the winners for the 2025 WAVE Awards – honoring excellence in community programming from the Alliance for Community Media’s West Region. The winners were announced at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Fresno, California, on Thursday, March 6, 2025.
Arts, Culture & Events (Student)
ECTV-Javier Gomez
ECTV, El Camino High School at Ventura College, CAPS Media Center
Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Community Producer)
Siddhartha: Seeker of Truth
Greg Shepherd, Monica Chung, Larry Richardson
Arts, Entertainment & Performance (Professional)
The Flores Jazz Group
David Palomares, Chris Luiten, Michael Sain
Community Event (Community Producer)
Bloom Where You Are Planted : Master Gardeners’ Chronicle
Ranjana Mehra Cupertino TV Productions
Community Event (Professional)
LELE ALOHA HOʻŪLU LAHAINA UNITY GATHERING
Akakū Maui Community Media
Community Issues (Community Producer)
In the Shadow of Giants
Evan Christensen,Matthew Spach
Community Issues (Professional)
The Death of Arthop?
Kyle Lowe, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Culture & Lifestyle (Community Producer)
Dance: The Love Language of a Community
Ranjana Mehra, Cupertino TV Productions
Culture & Lifestyle (Professional)
Arroyo Now: Mt. Wilson Observatory
Jasiri Jenkins-Glenn, Jeffrey Stanfill, Sharon Huang
Documentary (Professional)
Dorothy’s Way
David Flores, Berkeley Community Media
Educational Access (Community Producer)
School Board Election Districting 2024
Community Media of the Foothills, Chris Loos, David Palomares
Educational Access (Professional)
Esther Lindstrom Elementary Science Lab
Steve Polydoros, City of Lakewood, CityTV
Experimental (All Producers)
Your New Odyssey: An Inward Journey To Imagination Episode 25 – Look Up!
Veronica Vargas
Government Access (Professional)
2024 Akakū Maui Primary Election Broadcast
Kat Tracy, Akakū Maui Community Media
Live Format (Professional)
Kīpuni Aloha no Maui – Embrace Beloved Maui (A Vigil)
Hawai’i Executive Collaborative, Akakū Maui, Ōlelo, Nā Leo TV, Ho’ike Kaua’i
Live Format/Sports (Community Producer)
Fresno Rainbow Pride Parade 2024
CMAC Volunteer Crew, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Live Format/Sports (Student)
CMAC High School Football
Edison High School Student Crew, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Magazine Show (Professional)
What’s Up Pasadena! June 2024
Bobbie Ferguson, Angela Harrer & George Falardeau
Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Community Producer)
Moments of Truth
Juan Herrera, Jason Wada, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Professional)
Becoming Zombie
Dana Walker, Access Sacramento
Narrative Film – Short or Feature (Student)
The Edge of Forever
Riley Gentz, Miles Mellon, The Jolly Goodfellas, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
News Programming (Professional)
The Ho’ike Weekly
Tricia Allen, Max Richardson, Allegra Gaines
News/Documentary/Magazine Show (Community Producer)
Humboldt Outdoors: Jolly Giant Creek
Ray Olson, Moonlight Macumber, Jake Stoll
News/Documentary/Magazine Show (Student)
Time to Break the Ice
Yaddah Rashad, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Program/Channel Promo (Professional)
CityTV now in HD promo
Kimberly Taylor, Lakewood CityTV
Public Service Announcement (Professional)
Who’s at Fault? | “STOP. DON’T ROLL!”
Beverly Hills Television
Public Service Announcement, Program or Channel Promo (Student)
Be a Life Saver!
Hannah Johnson, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Radio/Podcast Programming (All Producers)
Government Speak Podcast: Supervisor John Gioia
Contra Costa County Office of Communications & Media
Radio/Podcast Programming (All Producers)
Hōʻike Podcast Studio
Ho’ike Kauai Community TV
Sports Coverage (Professional)
Game of the Week
Will James, Gary Martin, Access Sacramento
Talk Show (Community Producer)
The Munro Review Holiday Special
Donald Munro & Volunteer Crew, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Talk Show (Professional)
Faces of Monrovia
David Palomares, Chris Luiten, Michael Sain
Talk Show/Community Issues/Underserved Voices (Student)
Fields of Labor
Ana Cirilo, CMAC Fresno/Clovis
Underserved Voices (Professional)
Veterans’ Voices: Military Sexual Trauma
Contra Costa County Veterans Service Office
Underserved Voices (Community Producer)
Walappu’ ‘Uuchuthuu: Butterfly Homeplace
Jennifer Robin, Chris Borges, Tyler Phibbs
BEST OF SHOW
Kīpuni Aloha no Maui – Embrace Beloved Maui (A Vigil)
Hawai’i Executive Collaborative, Akakū Maui, Ōlelo, Nā Leo TV, Ho’ike Kaua’i