Montgomery Community Media hosted the Monty Awards Grand Finale on Sunday honoring the many volunteers who have produced TV shows for MCM over the years. Hosted by longtime WUSA9 news anchor Andrea Roane, the Montys honored hosts, producers and technicians for the great work. Special awards went to Vernon Ricks who won the Bruce Adams Award and Casey Aiken, host of 21 This Week, who was inducted into the MCM Hall of Fame.
Winners of the Host and Viewer’s Choice Award categories, Nicolette Stearns and Terrel Limerick, were very grateful for their honors but more importantly for their platform to deliver a very important message.
Below, are the 2019 Monty award winners:
Arts & Humanities
“Ginny’s…Where East Meets West”
Producer: Yen-Ju Chen
Community
“Ginny’s…Where East Meets West”
Producer: Yen-Ju Chen
Educational
“Ginny’s…Where East Meets West”
Yen-Ju Chen
Health, Wellness and Sports
“Ginny’s…Where East Meets West”
Yen-Ju Chen
Public Affairs
“Perils for Pedestrians”
John Z. Wetmore
Educational
“Ginny’s…Where East Meets West”
Yen-Ju Chen
Host
Nicolette Stearns and Terrel Limerick
Show: “Telling Your Story with Terrel and Nic”
Class Project
“Let’s Talk MoCo: VisArts Segment”
Students: Latisha Boyd, Noah Clarke, Luke Clarke, Melanie Smedira, and Vikram Kolluru
Viewer’s Choice
“Telling Your Story with Terrel and Nic”
Producer: Marian Merewitz
Multimedia Visionary
Malcolm Ethridge and Benjamin Carter
“Manage Your Damn Money”
MCM Hall of Fame
Casey Aiken
Producer/Host: “21 This Week”
Blog
Phil Fabrizio
A Chainsaw Artist and Travilah’s Eagle
Most Active Field Producer
Amavi Missihou
Most Active Studio Producer
Yen-Ju Chen
For 30+ Years of Service to MCM (30 Years)
Karen Allyn
For 20+ Years of Service to MCM (30 Years)
Amavi Missihou
Briccio Barrientos
James Klimaski
John Z. Wetmore
Yen-Ju Chen
Ruth DeVoe
Marian Merewitz
Bill Randolph Award
Dick Terrill
New Member of the Year
Melanie Smedira
Haig Ellian Award
Harry Paul McCoy Jr.
Most Active Studio Tech (40+ Shows)
Bob Mattia
Susan Stevenson
Donna Merrifield
Honorable Mention
Cultural Program: “The Info Zone”
Youth Program: “Career Choices”
