A Winning Team at MPT 20 Capital Emmy Awards Received

For those who saw the MPT films as part of the recent three night series sponsored by the Avalon Foundation and Spy Community Media, there is little doubt about the talented team at Maryland Public Television (MPT) when it comes to producing remarkable films telling important stories.

Well, it turns out the their work is being noticed and rewarded!

MPT received 20 Capital Emmy® Awards from the National Capital Chesapeake Bay Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences during ceremonies held on Saturday in Rockville.

For the third year in a row, MPT’s haul represents the most Emmys earned in a single competition in its recorded history. The statewide public TV network earned 15 statuettes in 2024 and 18 in 2025, each a record-setting high at the time.

Among the evening’s highlights were multiple awards forOutdoors Maryland(eight),Maryland Farm & Harvest(four), andArtworks(three).

Including this year’s 68th annual competition, MPT has earned 249 regional Emmys out of 578 total nominations. It has also earned the Board of Governors Award (the chapter’s highest honor), Community Service and Overall Excellence awards, and four national Emmy Awards.

After garnering 44 nominations, MPT earned Capital Emmy Awards in the following categories:

INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL – SHORT FORM CONTENT
- Maryland Farm & Harvest: OlaLekan
  - Richard Royle, Producer
INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL – LONG FORM CONTENT
- Artworks: The Art of Architecture Part I – Conception
  - Trae Mitchell, Producer
  - T.L. Benton, Producer
CHESAPEAKE HERITAGE – SHORT FORM CONTENT
- Outdoors Maryland: Breaking the Ice
  - Stefanie Robey, Producer
- MD250 Commission: How do you say Semiquincentennial?
  - Jason Cohen, Producer
  - Shannon Turner, Director
CHESAPEAKE HERITAGE – LONG FORM CONTENT
- Resurrecting Poplar Island
  - Patrick Keegan, Executive Producer
  - Sarah Sampson, Producer
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT – LONG FORM CONTENT
- Artworks: The Art of Painting
  - T.L. Benton, Producer
  - Rikki Hughes, Producer
  - Wendel Patrick, Host
- Artworks: The Art of Sacred Spaces
  - T.L. Benton, Producer
  - Trae Mitchell, Producer
BUSINESS/CONSUMER – SHORT FORM CONTENT
- Maryland Farm & Harvest: Brandywine Cow Cuddling
  - Jay McDonald, Producer
DIVERSITY/EQUITY/INCLUSION – LONG FORM CONTENT
- 6 Days of Determination: The Story of the 1990 Morgan State Student Protest
  - Travis Mitchell, Producer
  - T.L. Benton, Producer
  - Trae Mitchell, Producer
  - Mike Adeyeye, Cinematographer
EDUCATION/SCHOOLS – LONG FORM CONTENT
- Outdoors Maryland: Racing Leviathan
  - Stefanie Robey, Producer
  - Nick Caloyianis, Field Producer
ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE – SHORT FORM CONTENT
- Outdoors Maryland: An Island Becoming
  - Stefanie Robey, Producer
  - Sarah Sampson, Producer
- Outdoors Maryland: For the Birds
  - Sam Mallon, Producer
  - Stefanie Robey, Series Producer
- Maryland Farm & Harvest: Saving the Bay – A Billion Oysters at a Time
  - Richard Royle, Producer
ENVIRONMENT/SCIENCE – LONG FORM CONTENT
- Outdoors Maryland: A Fragile Inheritance
  - Stefanie Robey, Producer
LIFESTYLE – SHORT FORM CONTENT
- Outdoors Maryland: Darkness Illuminated
  - Andrew Paterson, Producer
TECHNOLOGY
- Maryland Farm & Harvest: 1 Million Wasp Eggs – Using Drone Tech to Combat Pests
  - Luke Fisher, Producer
- Outdoors Maryland: The Listening Post
  - Andrew Paterson, Producer
AUDIO RECORDING, MIXING, AND DESIGN
- Maryland By Air
  - Jillian Kuchman, Audio Producer
  - David Wainwright, Audio Producer
  - Nicole Phillips-Naylor, Audio Producer
DIRECTOR – PROGRAM
- Key Bridge Disaster: Reflect, Recover, Rebuild
  - Sandy Petrykowski, Director
WRITER – LONG FORM CONTENT
- Outdoors Maryland: A Fragile Inheritance
  - Stefanie Robey, Writer

Two MPT broadcast partners also took home Emmy Awards during Saturday’s ceremony. The Emmy-winning MPT acquisitions are:

DOCUMENTARY – CULTURAL/TOPICAL
- Upstream, Downriver: Uniting for Water Justice – Blue Bear Films
  - Margaret Stogner, Director
DOCUMENTARY – HISTORICAL
- Liberty of Conscience: The Founding of Maryland – Rubicon Productions Inc
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- W. Drew Perkins, Director
- Jay Griswold, Producer
- Mark Letzer, Producer
- Ted Tuel, Videographer
- Roya Alidjani, Producer

Congratulations to everyone whose contributions helped MPT achieve another record-setting number of Emmy Awards wins this year!

And, special congratulations from the Spy to Patrick Keegan and Sarah Sampson who joined us on two of our three film nights at the Avalon for their Emmy wins!