November 18, 2012 | by Staff Writer

Monty Awards (Photos)

The BlackRock Center for the Arts served as the backdrop for the 2012 Monty awards on Nov. 18.

A “Night in the Spotlight” was the theme for the 2012 volunteer recognition event and awards ceremony hosted by Don Mooers.

“As we look back on the year, it’s been one of great progress and success; the relaunch of the new mymcmedia.org website, additional high definition capability, and the winning of MCM’s first ever award from the Alliance for Community Media as the best Public, Education and Government organization in the country,” wrote Merlyn Reineke, MCM’s executive director, in the event’s program. “None of these achievements would have been possible without the efforts of volunteers, producers, technicians, bloggers and many others who serve alongside MCM dedicated staff.”

Awards were presented in a variety of categories, including arts and humanities, backpack and citizen journalism, class project, community, educational, ethnic, health and science, host, inspirational, music production, presenter, promos and PSAs, public affairs, sports, viewer’s choice and youth. Here’s a list of the winners and below some photos of the evening.

Bill Randolph Award: Marian Merewitz
Special Recognition Award: Pamela Wilkins
Bruce Adams Award: Greg Wims

Category

Host:
Brooke Richman Amazing Kidz
Ginny Gong (Professional) Ginny’s… Where East Meets West

Ethnic:
Linda Wang & Laryssa Mishchenko Global Gourmet Adventures with Linda & Laryssa
Yen-Ju Chen (Professional) The Info Zone

Presenter:
Lakshani Hewawasam Tommy Taylor Show

Community:
Greg Wims Montgomery Matters
Pamela Wilkins (Professional) Studio 501c3

Class Project:
Sheila Martel Dreams and Dollars

Music Production:
Haig Ellian Focus With Haig Ellian

Educational:
Steve Friedman TravelTelevision.org

Sports:
Mike Richaman Burgundy And Gold Magazine
Bryan Lyles (Professional) Fantasy Sports News and World Report

Backpack/Citizen Journalism:
Andy Sigle RELAC

Arts & Humanities:
Ulysses Campbell Fantastic Forum
Bryan Lyles The Donna Show

Viewer’s Choice:
Nathan Krause (Field) Ancient Words Speak Today
Yen-Ju Chen (Studio) The Info Zone

Public Affairs:
Haig Ellian Focus with Haig Ellian

Inspirational:
Robert Snip Messiah Sing Along

Youth:
Mike Richman Amazing Kidz

Promos/PSAs :
Tom Hoopengardner

Most Producer Hours: Sussan Yekta (Field Producer)
Frank Nelson (Studio Producer)

Technicians 40+ Shows
Dick Terril Bob Mattia
Marian Merewitz David Mitchell
Dee Willett Susan Stevenson
Jerry Simon Sussan Yekta
Bryan Lyles Donna Merrifield
Yen-Ming Chen Ally Potter
Larry Merewitz Pamela Wilkins