{"id":156930,"date":"2022-03-24T09:11:40","date_gmt":"2022-03-24T19:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=156930"},"modified":"2022-03-24T09:11:40","modified_gmt":"2022-03-24T19:11:40","slug":"42nd-telly-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/03\/24\/42nd-telly-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawai\u02bbi Sea Grant TV series wins six Telly Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Kiwikiu, a critically endangered Maui forest bird. (Photo credit: Zach Pezillo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Out of 12,000 entries from 50 U.S. states and five continents, the Voice of the Sea<\/em><\/a> television series produced by the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant College Program<\/a> (Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant), took home six awards in the 42nd Annual Telly Awards<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Voice of the Sea<\/em>, now in its 9th season, is a premier educational television show, bringing viewers throughout Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> and the Pacific to meet diverse scientists and cultural practitioners. The series is broadcast on television in Â鶹´«Ã½,<\/span> American Samoa, Guam, Palau and the Federated States of Micronesia.<\/p>\n

Kanesa Duncan Seraphin<\/strong>, series producer, host and professor of education at UH<\/abbr> Mānoa, said “I am so proud of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Sea Grant and our collaborators—working together with local communities to share these award-winning stories of science and culture!”<\/p>\n

Voice of the Sea<\/em> was awarded one gold, two silver and three bronze awards this year and has racked up an impressive 36 Telly Awards to date.<\/p>\n