And the winner is. (Clippings)."Silent Witnesses: America's Historic Trees" is the recipient of a 2001 Telly award. The hour-long documentary, which premiered in the spring of 2000 on public television stations across the country, was produced by AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens and WJCT public television in Jacksonville, Florida “Jacksonville” redirects here. For other uses, see Jacksonville (disambiguation). Jacksonville is the largest city in the state of Florida and the county seat of Duval County. . Veteran actor James Whitmore narrates the film, which offers viewers a look at American history through the stories of trees linked to famous Americans or historic events. The film included interviews with descendants of Andrew Jackson, Frederick Douglass, and Civil War general George Pickett George Edward Pickett (January 28[1] or January 16 1825 – July 30 1875) was a career U.S. Army officer who became a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. among others. "It's truly an honor to win a Telly Award," says Jeff Meyer Jeffrey A. Meyer is an Associate Professor of Law at Quinnipiac University School of Law in Hamden, CT. Jeffrey Meyer began teaching at Quinnipiac Law School as an Associate Professor of Law in January 2006, following many years of legal practice experience. , director of AMERICAN FORESTS Historic Tree project. "Having both the public and television industry respond so favorably to the production is a real thrill." It was the popularity of "Silent Witnesses" that prompted Meyer's upcoming PBS PBS in full Public Broadcasting Service Private, nonprofit U.S. corporation of public television stations. PBS provides its member stations, which are supported by public funds and private contributions rather than by commercials, with educational, cultural, series, "Tree Stories" (see 'Good Things' at Mount Vernon Mount Vernon, estate, United States Mount Vernon, NE Va., overlooking the Potomac River near Alexandria, S of Washington, D.C.; home of George Washington from 1747 until his death in 1799. ," page 17). The Telly Awards were founded in 1980 to showcase outstanding non-network and cable commercials and was later expanded to include film and video productions. In the past 21 years winners and finalists have come from a cross-section of agencies, production companies, television stations, and cable operations, as well as corporate video departments. AMERICAN FORESTS' Historic Tree Nursery, located in Jacksonville, Florida, grows direct offspring of trees showcased in the film. The nursery propagates dozens of trees with direct connections to American history and famous citizens, among them presidents, African-Americans, native Americans, and notable women. To learn about AMERICAN FORESTS' Historic Tree Nursery or to buy a historic tree, visit www.historictrees.org or call 800/320-TREE. |
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