WVIA Receives Two Emmy Award® Nominations

WVIA has received two 2022 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy ® Award nominations for the original programs “The Swingin’ Jazz Nutcracker Suite” and “VIA Short Takes 201”.

“We are extremely honored that the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences has recognized these wonderful programs,” said Carla McCabe, President/CEO of WVIA. “Our Emmy® nominated team continually produces programs that celebrate our region and give them a platform to be seen across the country.”

“We are grateful to be recognized by our peers in the industry,” said Ben Payavis II, WVIA Chief Content Officer, and Executive Producer. “This is the third year in a row that VIA Short Takes has been nominated and we are looking forward to presenting more stories of our region in the next season of VIA Short Takes coming this fall.”

“The Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band (SJFBB) in collaboration with WVIA is honored to receive this Emmy award nomination,” said Marko Marcinko, Artistic Director, Conductor, and Drummer of the SJFBB. “The Jazz Nutcracker Suite, arranged for big band by Shorty Rogers, is a wonderful live music performance that has brought joy and enthusiasm to so many that have witnessed it and to be recognized by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences for this program is absolutely fantastic.” 

Nominations Include:

ARTS – LONG FORM CONTENT (SINGLE PROGRAM)
“The Swingin’ Jazz Nutcracker Suite”- WVIA
Ben Payavis II, Editor
Kris Hendrickson, Editor
George Graham, Sound & Audio Mix
Neil Prisco, Editor & Graphic Design

MAGAZINE LONG FORM (SINGLE PROGRAM)
“VIA Short Takes 201”- WVIA
Ben Payavis II, Editor
Jim Donnelly, Producer/Director/Editor
Kris Hendrickson, Producer/Director/Editor
John Alaimo, Producer/Director/Editor
Ron Andruscavage, Producer/Director/Editor

About The Swingin’ Jazz Nutcracker Suite

The Swingin’ Jazz Nutcracker Suite is performed by the 17-piece Scranton Jazz Festival Big Band under the direction of Marko Marcinko, with music by Peter Tchaikovsky and arrangements by Shorty Rogers. 

Playing the historically familiar melodies from the Nutcracker Ballet, this jazz big band takes a more modern approach to the familiar. This Nutcracker production tells the classic story through the power of the music and spoken word.

The Swingin’ Jazz Nutcracker Suite is available to watch anytime online here.

About VIA Short Takes 201

This episode in the WVIA short documentary series VIA Short Takes features five stories highlighting the people and places of interest in northeastern and central Pennsylvania. The stories included are “PM Magazine” “A Soldier’s Duty: A Reflection of 911” “The Historic Eagles Mere Toboggan Slide” “Erika Funke’s Introduction to the Arts” and “Last of the Paddle Wheel Ferries”

VIA Short Takes is a documentary web series produced by WVIA featuring topics ranging from dramatic and edgy to cute, quirky, thrilling, and more. “Short Takes” aims to provide an entertaining look at the people and places that make Pennsylvania (and beyond) so unique. 

VIA Short Takes is available to watch anytime online here. 

The full list of this year’s nominees can be found here. The 2022 Mid-Atlantic Regional Emmy® Awards will be presented at the Loews Philadelphia Hotel on Saturday, October 1, 2022.