The City of Las Cruces’ award-winning government access station, CLC-TV, received five awards from the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) at its 34th annual Government Programming Awards ceremony this weekend, Sept.27 to Sept. 29, 2019 in Tampa, FL. The awards are: Award of Excellence (previously awarded as first place) and Award of Distinction (previously awarded as second or third place.) The award-winning videos were produced by the City’s Communications Office and Visit Las Cruces.
The City received the following awards in these categories:
Edited Community Event Coverage (Short Form) (Operating Budget of less than $200,000)
Award of Distinction: "Las Cruces Country Music Festival Recap" City of Las Cruces, NM
Adrian Guzman, media operations & production specialist; Jennifer Martinez media production specialist senior; and Karla Walton, communications specialist.
Visual Arts
Award of Distinction: "Papa Drop Watering Rules" City of Las Cruces, N M
Dominic Aragon, media production specialist
Awareness (Operating Budget to $250,000)
Award of Distinction: "Patience During Progress" City of Las Cruces, NM
Adrian Guzman, media operations & production specialist; Jennifer Martinez media production specialist senior
Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget of less than $200,000)
Award of Excellence: "On-Street Parking in the Downtown" City of Las Cruces, NM
Dominic Aragon, media production specialist
Award of Distinction: "Patience for Progress" City of Las Cruces, NM
Adrian Guzman, media operations & production specialist; Jennifer Martinez media production specialist senior
The award-winning videos can be accessed online at clctv.com.