Nominations for the 2017 FREDDY Awards to be Announced this Thursday

This Thursday, FREDDY© Awards creator and host Shelley Brown will join co-host Ed Hanna of WFMZ to announce the nominations for the 15th edition of the awards show. The nominations will be announced during the live broadcast of the 69 News at Noon on WFMZ.

Following the announcement, the list of nominations will be sent to the press and appear at www.freddyawards.org

The 15th Annual FREDDY© AWARDS will take place on Thursday, May 25th with a live broadcast on 69 WFMZ-TV beginning at 7:00 PM.

DRESS REHEARSAL - Wednesday May 24
Catch a glimpse of performance rehearsals including the Opening and Closing numbers, Lead Actor & Actress Medleys and Overall Musical Nominees. $25 adults/$10 students*. 4:30 PM - 10 PM. Stay for an hour or stay all night.

Tickets to the dress rehearsal can be found at http://statetheatre.org/events/2017-freddy-awards-dress-rehearsal.

Celebrating its 15th year, the FREDDY© Awards broadcast has been honored with two regional EMMY Awards, in 2005 & 2011, and has also received 5 additional EMMY Nominations, 6 Pennsylvania Association of Broadcasters Awards, including the 2008 Award for Outstanding Television Program Designed for Children, and 6 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.