FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  May 9, 2008
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WHRO RECEIVES THREE “TELLY” AWARDS FOR HALLOWEEN HAUNTS
Public Broadcaster Wins Silver and Bronze Awards for Spooky Series

Norfolk:  WHRO TV15 has received three “Telly” Awards for its first Halloween Haunts television special. 

A Silver “Telly” was awarded in the Use of HD category, while Sound/Sound Design and Videography/Cinematography each won Bronze “Telly” awards.
Halloween Haunts is a series of vignettes highlighting stories of ghosts and ghostly legends throughout Virginia’s history.  It was created and produced by Michelle Gabriele-Harrell, assisted by chief audio engineer Al Sykes and director of photography Daniel Harrell.
A Bronze “Telly” was awarded to WHRO FM and WHRV FM in 2007 for the series, which aired on both radio stations during the month of October, 2006.  In addition, within the first two weeks of Halloween Haunts being offered on iTunes, the series was the third most popular download in the Halloween category.

Founded in 1978, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional and cable TV commercials and programs, video and film productions.  Entries compete against a high standard of excellence, and are judged by former winners.  The Telly Awards is a widely known and highly respected national and international competition, which receives more than 13,000 entries annually from all 50 states and many foreign countries.