The 2015 Heartland Emmy® Awards Gala will take place Saturday, July 18 at the Denver Performing Arts Center. Rocky Mountain PBS earned 14 nominations in 12 categories. See the list of nominations below!  

Arts/Entertainment - Program Feature/Segment

“Arts District Chris Daniels and the Kings”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Lisa D. Olken, Producer, Director
Dave Bowden, Videographer, Editor

“Arts District Map Illustrator Ed Fairburn”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Dave Bowden, Director of Photography-Editor

Politics/Government - Program/Series/Special

“Colorado State of Mind: Rape Kit Access”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Cynthia Hessin, Executive Producer, Host
Kristin Jones, Health Reporter
Joe Mahoney, Videographer, Editor
Wynne Racine, Producer
Daniel Mercure, Director

Documentary - Historical

“Colorado Experience: Sand Creek Massacre”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Director, Executive Producer, Writer
Mariel Rodriguez-McGill, Producer, Writer
Jason Bunch, Videographer, Editor, Writer
Harris Ravine, Executive Producer
Coi Drummond-Gehrig, Archival Researcher

Documentary - Topical

“Colorado Experience: Colorado's Cold War”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Executive Producer, Director
Michael Dondero, Producer
Janine Trudell, Creative Editor, Director of Photography
Jason Bunch, Videographer, Editor, Writer
William Convery, Talent, Chief Historian
Coi Drummond-Gehrig, Archival Researcher
Harris Ravine, Executive Producer

Historic/Cultural Program - Feature/Segment

“Colorado Experience: Living West Water”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Executive Producer
Mariel Rodriguez-McGill, Producer, Director
Janine Trudell, Videographer
Jason Bunch, Videographer, Editor, Writer
William Convery, Talent, Chief Historian
Coi Drummond-Gehrig, Archival Researcher
Harris Ravine, Executive Producer

Magazine Program - Program/Series/Special

“Arts District #391: Jeff Campbell, Brian Olsen, Cross Currents, Evan Anderman"
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Lisa D. Olken, Executive Producer
Carrie Saldo, Host, Writer
Daniel Mercure, Series Editor
Janine Trudell, Videographer, Editor
Paul Cywilko, Videographer

Informational/Instructional - Program/Series/Special

“Adventures in Science with Doc Ryan 'The Mystery of Peru's Water'”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Executive Producer
Ryan Vachon, Host, Producer, Director, Writer, Editor
Travis Wilson, Chief Editor
Steven Hobbs, Director of Photography, Assistant Editor
Tom Manion, Compositor, Graphics
Paul Cywilko, Videographer
Ryan Conley, Graphics

Public/Current/Community Affairs - Program/Series/Special

“Colorado State of Mind: Unpaid Child Support”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Cynthia Hessin, Executive Producer, Host
Steve Liss, Filmmaker
Jim Trotter, Managing Editor
Julia Martinez, Reporter
Daniel Mercure, Director, Editor

Interstitial

“Colorado Experience: Duck and Cover”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Executive Producer, Director
Michael Dondero, Producer
Janine Trudell, Creative Editor, Director of Photography
Jason Bunch, Videographer
William Convery, Talent, Chief Historian
Coi Drummond-Gehrig, Archival Researcher

Nostalgia Program - Series/Special

“Colorado Experience: The Smaldones”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
Michael Dondero, Producer, Editor, Writer
Jason Bunch, Videographer, Chief Editor, Writer
Paul Cywilko, Videographer
Janine Trudell, Videographer
William Convery, Talent, Chief Historian
Coi Drummond-Gehrig, Archival Researcher
Harris Ravine, Executive Producer

“Colorado Experience: Pope John Paul II”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Executive Producer, Director
Mariel Rodriguez-McGill, Producer
Paul Cywilko, Videographer, Editor, Writer
Janine Trudell, Videographer
Jason Bunch, Videographer
William Convery, Talent, Chief Historian
Coi Drummond-Gehrig, Archival Researcher
Harris Ravine, Executive Producer
Harris Ravine, Executive Producer
Wynne Racine, Producer

Nostalgia Program - Feature/Segment

“Colorado Experience: The Manassa Mauler”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Julie Speer, Executive Producer, Director, Writer
Michael Dondero, Producer, Writer
Jason Bunch, Videographer, Chief Editor, Writer
Paul Cywilko, Videographer
William Convery, Talent, Chief Historian
Harris Ravine, Executive Producer
Coi Drummond-Gehrig, Archival Researcher

Director

“Oh Heck Yeah, I Smell Emmy!”
Rocky Mountain PBS, Denver
Daniel Mercure, Post Director, Editor

See the full list of 2015 nominations here!