CAMMY AWARDS 2018 Finalists
Creative Expression
Innovation Award for TV
024 Grayscale Trilogy
Ricky Clover
The Servitoids, a sentient robotic race, are under the oppression of Pierso-Lipedtearean race. Yet, they have a savior, 024 Grayscale, to deliver them from slavery.
Church Folks Secrets
Turkessa Harris
The church and family encounter some issues with love, lust and passion.
Talking the Walk
Zarinah Lomax
A transparent forum for Christians to share their stories, talents and gifts to win souls for Christ.
The Fatherless Child
Bridgette Holmes
Fatherless Child is a roundtable discussion among men of all ages sharing their realities of not having their birth fathers in their lives for guidance and affirmation.
WHO?MAG TV
Rob Schwartz
WHO?MAG TV is the signature show of WHOMAG Multimedia, pioneers in delivering urban entertainment through global commercial outlets. Based in Philadelphia, WHO?MAG TV has promoted hundreds of hometown artists while featuring hundreds of the biggest names in Hip Hop since the debut of the website in 2002.
Innovation Award for Radio
Atrévete Radio Special
Elizabeth Estrada
One-hour radio special of Atrévete sharing stories in both English and Spanish, serving multiples communities and expressing the nuances of what it means to be bilingual and multicultural in Philadelphia and in America. This bilingual special explores social commentary, art, and healing through multiple perspectives and voices.
Chimera Radio
Stephen Kane
Chimera Radio is a vehicle to both discover and rediscover Philadelphia's musical talent by showcasing live studio sessions, interviews and more with highlights on concert calendars.
MAGZ FM
Lorne Peart
Magz FM presents the newest music from emerging and better known artists in a feature length DJ set to cultivate the future of the underground scene all while celebrating present day music and music from the past.
We Talk Weekly's After the Talk
Lauren Settles
The first radio show with its own television counterpart, the celebrity stylist show host and his correspondent discuss the hottest topics in entertainment news along with love and relationship topics with in-studio special guests.
Presence Award for TV
Chef Trek Adventure Series
Delmer Gill
An entertainment cooking show with guests and a live band with practical, accessible, flavorful recipes.
LIKeIT Is
Rhonda Gibson-Phifer
A community talk show offering those feeling unheard a voice responding to current events.
The Plug
Sayyed Muhammad
Music video show representing and featuring unsigned, independent Hip Hop artists through the lens of youth culture.
The Trudy Haynes Show
Trudy Haynes
Both entertaining and educational, this is a weekly variety reporting show emphasizing information for healthy, empowered living.
Expression Award for Radio
Jazz from An Eclectic Mind
Alonzo Jennings
A curated exploration of jazz collected and presented through historical, chronological, and personal storytelling.
King of the Oldies
Ali Hackett
A journey through the relationship between collective and personal memories influenced through cultural movements and its corresponding music from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Micheaux Mission
Vince Williams
An in depth examination of African-American feature films, an art genre that is often overlooked.
Sylver Alert
Ricky Paul
Weekly themed playlists that aim to queer and humanize community radio by transporting listeners to oral histories from both DJ K-Tell's backstory and a diverse array of guests, via these historic vinyl time machines.
Excellence in Production for TV
Chef Trek Adventure Series
Delmer Gill
An entertainment cooking show with guests and a live band with practical, accessible, flavorful recipes.
churchDOORS
DaSaint
A poetic short that shares the lives of five individuals and their relationship to death, and life.
I See Jesus
Marcus Siler
A narrative film that reminds us that to walk in faith means to be a light and walk in a way that demonstrates our beliefs and commitments.
Optical Toys, Episode: "The Outsiders"
Lowell Boston
A collection of six animated and live-action films about the plight and lives of people and their circumstances outside society's status quo.
PhillyCAM Voices, Segment: "Tribute to Sylvia Olden Lee's 100th Birthday"
Constance Komm
An award-winning community news magazine produced entirely by PhillyCAM volunteer reporters. Topics cover stories from the political, cultural and civic life in Philadelphia. This episode shows the story of unsung African American hero, Sylvia Olden Lee, who's life and contributions to classical music were celebrated Carnegie Hall. She lived and taught in Philadelphia for the last 30 years of her life.
Excellence in Curation for Radio
50 Shades of Jazz
Joe Alston
Musicologist selections influenced by current events, trails in music history, related sounds, and 41 years of vinyl collecting. From analog to digital mixing and blending, each episode streams a cohesive story.
Jazz From An Eclectic Mind
Alonzo Jennings
A curated exploration of jazz collected and presented through historical, chronological, and personal storytelling.
King of the Oldies
Ali Hackett
A journey through the relationship between collective and personal memories influenced through cultural movements and its corresponding music from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Sylver Alert
Ricky Paul
Themed playlists that aim to queer and humanize community radio by transporting listeners to oral histories from both DJ K-Tell's backstory and a diverse array of guests, via these historic vinyl time machines.
The Dalila Robin Show
Dalila Robin
A musical variety show featuring mainstream artists as well as independent artists from the Philadelphia region, each episode tells a story to impact listeners.
Civic Engagement (TV and Radio)
Community Responder Award
Youth Powered Media Vol. 12
Youth Participants (TV)
PhillyCAM youth media members cover The March for our Lives student walkout, an historic event for the youth-aged generation bringing attention to gun violence in schools.
PhillyCAM Voices, Segment "NFL Protests"
Adam Bornstein (TV)
An award-winning community news magazine produced entirely by PhillyCAM volunteer reporters. Topics cover stories from the political, cultural and civic life in Philadelphia. This episode explores opinionated views on both sides of the NFL Players' right to kneel/protest during the national anthem with a focus on intersections in diversity and oppression in politics and popular culture.
Community Voice
Jeffrey Jones (Radio)
A talk show highlighting inspiring stories of people of color in Philadelphia and South Jersey and how they're making a difference while promoting opportunities for engagement and empowerment.
Connector Award
Community Voice
Jeffrey Jones (Radio)
A talk show highlighting inspiring stories of people of color in Philadelphia and South Jersey and how they're making a difference while promoting opportunities for engagement and empowerment.
LIKeIT IS
Rhonda Gibson-Phifer (TV)
A community talk show offering those feeling unheard a voice responding to current events.
PhillyCAM Voices, Segment: "TechCore2"
Constance Komm (TV)
An award-winning community news magazine produced entirely by PhillyCAM volunteer reporters. Topics cover stories from the political, cultural and civic life in Philadelphia. This segment shows a youth workforce development program that is creating a talent pipeline into STEM careers.
Democratic Values (TV and Radio)
Inclusion
Gift Horses
David Block (TV)
This documentary shows how learning to care for and ride horses will improve one's quality of life, through physical and emotional therapy.
Black Tribbles
Black Tribbles (Radio)
The Tribbles have successfully created a show that welcomes its audience (the Tribble Nation) to embrace their uniqueness, celebrate togetherness in geekdom and uplift one another with humor, insight and good times.
BlackSciFiTV
Maurice Waters (TV)
BlackSci-Fi.com is the premier digital destination for Sci-Fi news, events, culture, and entertainment, and the measure of their impact on Black culture. The mission is to incite aspiration and creativity to live beyond the boundaries of everyday life.
My Mother, the Immigrant
Tarathorn Boonngamanong (TV)
This segment speaks to the beauty and struggle of having a parent who has immigrated to the US.and creativity to live beyond the boundaries of everyday life.
Message Award
Sunday Evenings, Segment: "Cell Phone Tracking and Your Privacy"
Lisa Barnes (Radio)
News program exploring cell phone privacy tips, tracking and its legalities by examining how and why companies and the authorities are able to access this information.
The Dalila Robin Show, Episode: "Professor Carl Tone Jones"
Dalila Robin (Radio)
A musical variety show featuring mainstream artists as well as independent artists from the Philadelphia region, each episode narrows in on a theme or message to impact listeners.
The Fatherless Child
Bridgette Holmes (TV)
Fatherless Child is a roundtable discussion among men of all ages sharing their realities of not having their birth fathers in their lives for guidance and affirmation.
Talking the Walk
Zarinah Lomax (TV)
A transparent forum for Christians to share their stories, talents and gifts to win souls for Christ.
Power From Pain
Elona Washington (TV)
An inspirational series designed to help viewers get their personal breakthrough. Guests candidly share their stories of redemption and viewers are motivated to improve their own lives.
Collaboration Award
Black SciFi TV
Maurice Waters (TV)
Black Sci-Fi TV planned and documented the first ever collaboration of the best in Black Geekdom. With over 1,000 people in attendance, this all-day celebratory event was emceed by BlackSci-FI TV correspondents and featured a cosplay parade, presentations, Black Panther film screening, and panel discussion.
Micheaux Mission
Vince Williams (Radio)
Co-hosted weekly dissection of every African-American feature film ever made.