Illinois Public Media staff, UI7 Newsroom students earn Mid-America Regional Emmy® honors

IPM’s magazine show Prairie Fire won two Mid-America Regional Emmy® awards, and two nominations, from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, on Saturday, Oct. 24, in Kansas City, Missouri. Prairie Fire is currently in its fourth season on WILL-TV, and can be seen on YouTube and the PBS App.

Mid-America Regional Emmy® Award Winners

Interview/Discussion | Short or Long Form

Bill & Bob Odenkirk

Hollywood action star and writer Bob Odenkirk and his brother Bill, a top Hollywood comedy writer himself, stopped by Prairie Fire to talk about their Illinois roots, their professional relationship, and their latest work.

Team: Sarah Edwards, DJ Roach, Taylor Plantan, Daniel Clarke

Arts/Entertainment | Short Form Content

Brian Dettmer: Reading with a Knife

In a quiet Chicago studio, surrounded by stacks of vintage books, artist Brian Dettmer transforms one of our most familiar cultural objects—the book—into intricate works of sculpture. His work invites viewers to reconsider not only the physicality of the book itself, but also the ways we consume and interpret knowledge in a rapidly changing digital world.

Team: Taylor Plantan, DJ Roach 

Mid-America Regional Emmy® Award Nominees

Arts/Entertainment | Long Form Content

Herb Eaton: Maker of Things

Taylor Plantan and Daniel Clarke

Director | Short Form or Long Form Content

Taylor Plantan: Season 3 of “Prairie Fire”