2016 Freddy Award Nominations to be Announced on WFMZ Next Week
The 2016 FREDDY© Award Nominations will be announced LIVE during the Noon News on 69-WFMZ next Thursday, May 12th. In addition to TV, fans can also watch the nominations live at wfmz.com and on a mobile device with the 69 WFMZ Live app.
FREDDY© hosts Shelley Brown and Ed Hanna will reveal the nominations.
Now in its 14th year, the FREDDY© Awards, recognizes and honors outstanding achievement in high school musical theatre in Lehigh, Northampton and Warren counties. The broadcast has been honored with two regional EMMY Awards, in 2005 & 2011, and has also received 4 additional EMMY Nominations, 6 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Awards, including the 2008 Award for Outstanding Television Program Designed for Children, and 5 Associated Press Awards for Public Affairs. The 2008 FREDDY© program was the subject of a feature-length film documentary, Most Valuable Players, by Canyon Back Films, Los Angeles. Released in 2010, the documentary is part of Oprah Winfrey Network's (OWN) documentary film club which premiered in 2011.
For information on the FREDDY© Awards visit www.freddyawards.org.
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