The Missouri Bar Citizenship Education Program and HEC-TV Selected As 33rd Annual Telly Award Winner

JEFFERSON CITY, MO – The Telly Awards has named The Missouri Bar Citizenship Education Program and HEC-TV as a Bronze winner in the 33rd Annual Telly Awards for their live online educational program titled “Constitution Day: Powers of the President.” The program was selected a winner from among nearly 11,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries.

“Constitution Day: Powers of the President” included two one-hour live online broadcasts where a panel of distinguished guests discussed Article II of the United State Constitution with high school students from across Missouri. The panel included John Truman, President Harry S. Truman's great nephew; Greg Willard, former counsel to President Gerald R. Ford; and scholar Dr. Dave Robertson of the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Through its initial live broadcast and subsequent online views, the program reached more than 11,000 Missouri high school students.

“The Telly Awards has a mission to honor the very best in film and video,” said Linda Day, Executive Director of the Telly Awards. “The Missouri Bar’s Citizenship Education Program and HEC-TV’s joint accomplishment illustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft and is a testament to great video production.”

The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments.

A prestigious judging panel of more than 500 industry professionals, each a past winner of a Silver Telly and a member of The Silver Telly Council, judged the competition. The Silver Council evaluated entries based on creative work – entries do not compete against each other – rather entries are judged against a high standard of merit. Approximately 25% of entries are chosen as Bronze Telly winners.

"It’s an honor to be recognized for our efforts using technology to connect Missouri high school students with leaders on law-related issues,” said Millie Aulbur, The Missouri Bar’s Citizenship Education Director. “We’re anxious for this year’s program on elections and the First Amendment.”

To find out more about the Telly Awards visit www.tellyawards.com. To view both segments of “Constitution Day: Powers of the President” click here and here, or download it free on iTunes.

The Missouri Bar is a statewide organization that is dedicated to improving the legal profession, the law and the administration of justice for all Missourians. Created in 1944 by order of the Supreme Court of Missouri, it serves all 29,000 of Missouri’s practicing attorneys. To achieve its mission, The Missouri Bar provides a wide range of services and resources to its members, as well as the media, educators and the citizens of Missouri. To learn more about The Missouri Bar, visit www.mobar.org.

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