Outdoor Channel’s “BigWater Adventures” Earn Multiple Telly Awards
June 6, 2016DENVER (June 6, 2016) – Outdoor Channel’s BigWater Adventures, hosted by Mark Davis, recently won silver and bronze Telly Awards in the multiple categories at the 37th Annual Telly Awards.
BigWater Adventures’ “100th Episode special” received a silver Telly in the “Entertainment” and “Nature/Wildlife” subcategories and a bronze Telly in the “Videography” subcategory. Their episode titled “PEI Giant Bluefin Tuna” earned a silver Telly in “Nature/Wildlife” and a bronze Telly in “Videography” subcategories. And finally, their episode “Alaska Halibut Montague Monsters” earned a bronze Telly in the “Nature/Wildlife” and “Travel/Tourism” subcategories.
“It is a tremendous honor to receive these awards for our television series airing on Outdoor Channel,” said Mitch Petrie, vice president of programming. “Hats off to Mark Davis and his production crew for creating a well-produced and wonderfully entertaining fishing series for national TV.”
Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional and cable television commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and web commercials, videos and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. With nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this year’s Telly Awards has been one of the most successful and competitive in the long history of the Telly Awards.
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