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Prairie Public television productions honored at 46th Annual Telly Awards

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Five Prairie Public original television productions have been honored at the 46th Annual Telly Awards, which honor excellence in video and television.

Kristi Swee Kuder, Fiber Artist is a Silver Telly Winner in the Motivational & Inspiring category. The short feature profiles a fiber and wire-mesh artist from Battle Lake, Minnesota. 

On The Edge of the Wind: Native Storytellers and the Land is a Silver Telly Winner in the Museums & Galleries category. The short feature details an exhibit at the North Dakota Heritage Center of the same name.

Indigenous Artist Fellowship is a Silver Telly Winner in the Social Impact category. The short feature shows two of the five recipients of the 2024 Indigenous Arts Fellowship: Maria Cree from Minot, and Melanie Schwab from Mandan.

Vicky Radel, Mixed Media Artist is a Bronze Telly Winner in the Miscellaneous category. The short feature profiles a mixed media artist who is inspired by her love of nature and the prairie.

Andy Hall, Photographer is a Bronze Telly Winner in the Information category. The short feature shows the works of a photographer from Crookston, Minn.

All of Prairie Public’s television productions are available to view on Prairie Public’s YouTube channel and on the free PBS app.


About Prairie Public
Prairie Public, a nonprofit public media organization and member station of PBS and NPR, provides content and services utilizing television, radio, and digital platforms. Prairie Public is headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, and serves the state of North Dakota, northwestern Minnesota, and southern Manitoba. For more information, visit prairiepublic.org.

About The Telly Awards
The Telly Awards is the premier award honoring video and television across all screens. Established in 1979, The Telly Awards receives over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and 5 continents. Entrants are judged by The Telly Awards Judging Council—an industry body of over 200 leading experts including advertising agencies, production companies, and major television networks, reflective of the multi-screen industry The Telly Awards celebrates. Partners of The Telly Awards include NAB, RunwayML AIFF, ReelAbilities Film Festival, Film Fatales, FWD-Doc, Stash, Production Hub, Ghetto Film School, Future of Film, We Are Parable, Video Consortium, SeriesFest and Green The Bid.

Silver Award Telly Winners

Kristi Swee Kuder, Fiber Artist
On the Edge of the Wind: Native Storytellers & the Land
Indigenous Artist Fellowship

Bronze Telly Award Winners

Vicky Radel, Mixed Media Artist
Andy Hall, Photographer