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Mass Creator Awards

Honoring The Best Media Creators In Massachusetts

January 28, 2020

Boston

Massachusetts Creative Awards

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Recognizing Outstanding Work

28 January 2020

Boston MA

The Massachusetts Creator Awards recognizes outstanding work in television and media within the state of Massachusetts. MassAccess, a volunteer based, non-profit 501c6, is the organization organizing the Massachusetts Creator Awards. Learn more about MassAccess by clicking here.

Awards are judged by third party evaluators who are top media professionals in the field.All entries are judged based on strict criteria in order to ensure the most outstanding productions are recognized and honored.

The prestigious Massachusetts Creator Award is represented as an engraved crystal statue. A winner is chosen from each category, along with an honorable mention.

All entries are given two complimentary passes to the Massachusetts Creator Annual Awards, where the winners will be announced. The Awards event also coincides with the MassAccess Annual Meeting. The business portion will be brief.

Judges

Josh Brogadir

Josh Brogadir joined WCVB as a sports and news reporter/anchor in August 2016. Locally, he has worked as a sports anchor at Comcast SportsNet New England (CSNNE) and as a reporter at New England Cable News (NECN). He followed the Red Sox to St. Louis during the 2013 World Series and covered the Patriots Super Bowl XLIX victory in Glendale, AZ in 2015. While at NECN, Brogadir reported extensively from the scene of the Boston Marathon bombings and manhunt through Cambridge and Watertown; the captu

Adam Rosenberg

Adam Rosenberg has nearly 15 years of content production and creative storytelling experience working for brands in consumer goods, tech, gaming, and the non-profit space. Currently, he is the Brand Engagement Manager for Kingsford Charcoal at The Clorox Company leading PR, digital and social strategy for the brand. Previously, he held this same role for Clorox’s cleaning and laundry portfolio. Prior to joining Clorox, Adam was a senior strategist at both Edelman Public Relations and Burston-Mar

Alison Schmidt

Alison Schmidt is the Syndication Content Manager at American Public Television, the leading syndicator of high-quality, top rated programming to the nation's public television stations. She works with producers and distributors from around the world to bring documentaries, international dramas, travel programming and feature films to American audiences.

Ian Fox

Ian Fox is a Project Manager with the PRX Podcast Garage, an audio education, production, and community space in Allston. Ian is working on the second Podcast Garage in Washington, D.C., where he once worked for NPR, The Pew Charitable Trusts, and the 10,000-person Sound Scene audio art festival. He also covers community engagement and new revenue models for Current, public media's industry newspaper.

John Rice

John Rice is an Emmy Award winning writer, director, producer and documentary storyteller with over 30 years of experience in the television and video business.

Joe Larocca

Jana Gauthier

Jana Gauthier is Director of Digital Media for Kraft Sports + Entertainment // New England Patriots with expertise in the design and development of websites & applications, mobile web & apps, e-commerce, email marketing, social media, and content production.

Michael Carr

Mike is honored to be a judge for the Mass Creator Awards! Mike has been working as an artist professionally for over 15 years, including several roles at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL, as well as Universal Orlando, and SAK Comedy Lab, where he proudly served as Artistic Director for seven years. Mike is currently the Artistic Director of ImprovBoston, and is an Executive Coach with their National Touring Company.

David Hurlburt

David Hurlburt is Executive Producer of Special Projects for WCVB NewsCenter 5 in Boston. He is responsible for management and execution of on-air specials and oversees the “5 Investigates” unit and the medical unit. He has also led the station’s “5 On: State of Addiction” campaign since it began in June 2015. David has worked with WCVB since 2014 and for the station’s parent company, Hearst Television, since 1998. Over the course of his career, David has been honored with several regional Edwar

Alecia Orsini

Alecia Orsini is an award-winning multi-media professional. Orsini is CEO of Good Natured Dog Productions and is a host and digital producer of WCAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station.

Mike Oliveira

Mike Oliveira serves as news director of WSOC-TV in Charlotte, North Carolina, a Cox Media Group station. He oversees all news coverage operations on television and digital platforms for the ABC affiliate. Oliveira was previously news director two CMG stations: Boston 25 News, and Pittsburgh's WPXI-TV Channel 11. While at WPXI, the station’s news team won multiple regional Emmy awards, including best newscast and breaking news.

Dave Sakowich

David Sakowich is the News Assignment Manager at WMUR-TV, a Hearst Television station in Manchester, New Hampshire. Since 2004, David has coordinated daily news coverage at the ABC affiliate along with special reports, “First in the Nation” political coverage and other station events. Prior to joining WMUR-TV, David was an assignment editor at WHDH-TV in Boston from 2001-2004.

Ryan Fisher

Ryan Fisher is an award-winning local news producer with 17 years of experience. He currently produces the 11:00pm newscast at WFOR (CBS) in Miami, Florida. He previously spent 9 years as a producer at WNBC in New York City. Ryan was part of the team that created and launched NBC New York Nonstop, a 24-hour cable news and lifestyle channel, which served as a model for similar channels across the country. Ryan has also worked at WNYW in New York City, WHDH in Boston, WCAU in Philadelphia, and WTV

Colin McElaney

Colin McElaney is a Content Creator at Amp Agency in Boston, MA. He's an editor, motion-graphics artist, and occasional director for many clients including Facebook, Mission Foods, Hasbro, Stop & Shop, and Cengage. He has spent the last 5 years behind cameras and in edit-suites working to tell stories and improve his workflow. He was previously a video editor for the New England Patriots and an associate producer for FOX Sports.

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