Beaufort County TV is proud to announce it has won five Telly Awards for its outstanding work in the 46th Annual Telly Awards competition. 

• Category: General Live Events & Experiences BRONZE
• Bluffton Christmas Parade 2024

Credits:
Debbie Szpanka - Host
Mark Robertson - Host
Alec Bishop - Director
Troy Matthews - Camera Operator
Tim Lyons - Camera Operator
Christine Smith - Camera Operator
Craig Todesco - Drone Operator & Aerial Footage
Jan Beaudrie - Post Production
Tony Virga - Executive Producer 

• Category: DEI: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion SILVER
• Live Work Play Episode 4 Full Spectrum Studios
  Troy Matthews, TV Production Specialist/Series Creator

BCTV's Cassandra Headden discovered Full Spectrum Studios and proposed the idea of it being a Live Work Play episode. The episode explores the talent housed within Full Spectrum Studios, emphasizing their unique artistic style and innovative vision. The deep passion for art and beauty exhibited by the artists and staff at Full Spectrum Studios celebrates their creative spirit.

• Category: Series Non-Scripted BRONZE 
• Our Schools 2023-Whale Branch Early College High
  Keighla Pope Williams, TV Production Specialist/Series Creator
• Category: Education and Discovery BRONZE
• Our Schools 2023-Robert Smalls Leadership Academy
  Keighla Pope, TV Production Specialist/Series Creator

Keighla Pope Williams is a St. Helena Island native and Claflin University graduate. Keighla has been at BCTV for 2 years broadcasting meetings and live events, working on shows and documentaries highlighting Beaufort County, and reporting the news headlines.

Keighla rebooted Our Schools so that people in Beaufort County could see how amazing our schools are as well as the people working in them that make County schools great every day.

You can find these episodes in the Our Schools 2023 playlist on BCTV's YouTube channel and on BCTV.

• Category: General-Social Video BRONZE
• 2024 Hilton Head Island Lantern Parade
  Chloe Gee, Social Media Content Specialist

Chloe Gee attended Ohio University and has completed her Master's Degree in Communications as well as two specialized certificates in Digital Media Transformation and Innovation as well as Communications for Professionals. Chloe has worked for Beaufort County TV for two years as a Social Media Content Specialist. As a Content Specialist, Miss Gee has worked on many projects including a sports show called Lowcountry All Stars, as well as various festivals, tournaments and special events around the County. 

“It’s amazing to see the Beaufort County Broadcast Team excel in a nationally competitive programming arena to bring home not one, but five Telly Awards,” said Vincent Virga, County Broadcast Director. “This success is on top of covering almost 500 government meetings, 10 graduations for local high schools, USCB and TCL commencements, town parades, and dozens of other events each year, all broadcast live. It’s a true team effort, and we hope you’ll join us in congratulating the entire Beaufort County Broadcast Team.”

BCTV can be found on cable channels Hargray - channel 9 and 417; Comcast - channel 2; Spectrum - channel 1304. BCTV also streams live on www.BeaufortCounty.tv and through the FREE BCTV APP available on ROKU, Apple TV, Android TV and Amazon Fire.

The Telly Awards honor excellence in video and television across all screens. Founded in 1979 to honor local, regional and cable television commercials, with non-broadcast video and television programming added soon after, the award has evolved with the rise of digital video to include branded content, documentary, social media, immersive and more. The Telly Awards today celebrates the best work in the video medium in an exciting new era of the moving image on and offline.

Top left: Troy Matthews
Top Middle: Keighla Pope Williams
Top Right: Chloe Gee

Bottom: Kevin Libby, Troy Matthews, Keighla Pope Williams, Chloe Gee, Matt Goldin, Cassie Headden, County Administrator Michael Moore, Broadcast Director Vincent Virga.