"Making the Grade" Receives an Emmy Nomination

This year's Emmy nominations were released for the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. "Making The Grade: Helping our Kids Achieve", the third in a series of compelling local specials that focused on our kids and their educational future was nominated.

"Making the Grade" featured a few of the many grassroots efforts that are really working in Northeast Ohio. Voices teamed up with WKYC-TV3, KidsOhio.org, the Center for Families and Children, Invest in Children, Chuck and Ilana Horowitz Ratner and Forest City Enterprises to produce this special which first aired on September 14th, 2006 at 8:00 p.m. Emmy Award winning Executive Producer, Director and Writer Dennis Goulden spearheaded "Making the Grade: Helping Our Kids Achieve", which was shot by videographer Dan Bowman and edited by Greg Hickey. Jillian Bishop served as Associate Producer and contributor. Channel 3 News Anchor Romona Robinson, Education Reporter Kim Wheeler and Senior Political Correspondent Tom Beres participated in this local program.

"Making the Grade: Helping Our Kids Achieve" can be viewed in streaming video by visiting the Voices for Ohio's Children Media Center. If you would like a DVD copy of the special, please contact Voices offices.

Congratulations to all the partners of Voices, without whom it wouldn't have been possible to create and air this hour long special. While it is an honor just to be nominated, the staff at Voices will be keeping their fingers crossed, hoping we win the Emmy in September. You can access the nomination listing at the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter.