This year, RFD-TV brought home 11 notable Telly Awards.
For news programming, RFD-TV brought home four Telly Awards.
1. Rural America Live: Ukraine Special
- Silver – Television – General: Social Impact
2. Rural Evening News
- Silver — Television - General: News or News Features
3. Rural Health Matters with Dr. Anthony Fauci
- Silver — Television - General: Health & Safety
4. Rural Town Hall with Sec. Chuck Hagel and Sen. Bob Kerrey
- Bronze — Television - General: Public Interest/Awareness
For original programming, RFD-TV brought home seven Telly Awards.
1. Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild
- Gold – Television – Series: Nature/Wildlife
- Gold — Television - Craft: Videography/Cinematography
- Silver — Television - Craft: Writing
- Bronze — Television - General: Nature/Wildlife
2. The Rural Americans: Max Armstrong
- Bronze — Television - General: Biography
3. The Rural Americans: William Lee Golden
- Gold — Television - General: Documentary: Longform
- Silver — Television - Craft: Writing
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