The 2014 Monty Award Winners

The 29th edition of the Monty Awards was held on Nov. 16 at the BlackRock Center for the Arts in Germantown. It was a night to celebrate hundreds of community contributors who produce local television shows that are part of the programming of Montgomery Channel 21 and the MyMCMedia website.

Here are the 2014 Monty Awards winners:

Arts & Humanities

– Behind the Curtains with Laurie Edberg

Community

– Ginny’s … Where East meets West

Educational

– Lip Gloss & a Sander

Ethnic

– The Info Zone

Health & Science

– Yala Fitness

Presenter

– Palabras de Paz

Promos & PSAs

– Gaithersburg H.E.L.P.

Public Affairs

– Perils for Pedestrians

Sports Professional

– Big Time Wrestling at the Agricultural Fair

Class Project

-Dueling to Excel

Music Production

– Connecting Our Community

Host

– Briget Edell host of Lip Gloss & a Sander

Professional Host

– Chuck Shorter and Will Dunham, hosts of Inside the Squared Circle

Backpack/Citizen Journalism

– David Williams

Blog Award

– Frank McCaffrey

Viewer’s Choice

– Lip Gloss & a Sander

Youth Producer

– Lily Yanovitch

Most Field Producer Hours

– Nathalie Malabani

Most Studio Producer Hours

– Jim Klimaski

Field Technician

– Robert Snip

Technicians that have worked in more than 40 shows

– David Mitchell, Dee Willett, Dick Terrill, Donna Merrifield, Jerry Simon, Marian Merewitz, Robert Mattia

Bill Randolph Award

– Marcie Povitsky

Bruce Adams Award

– Tom Hoopengardner