Thanks to our talented team, we brought home four Telly Awards for our 2023 Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild series.
For Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild RFD-TV brought home a Gold Telly Award in the category of Television - Series: Nature/Wildlife.
- RFD-TV Team: Matthew Avant, Jonathan Wesenberg, Katie Avant
- Mutual of Omaha Team: Peter Gros, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, Jennifer Wulf, Jenny VanSoelen, Emily Poeschl, Sara Martens, Charlotte Hedican and Katelyn Williams
For Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild RFD-TV brought home a Gold Telly Award in the category of Television - Craft: Videography/Cinematography
- RFD-TV Team: Matthew Avant, Jonathan Wesenberg
For Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild RFD-TV brought home a Silver Telly Award in the category of Television - Craft: Writing
- RFD-TV Team: Matthew Avant
For Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom: Protecting the Wild RFD-TV brought home a Bronze Telly Award in the category of Television - General: Nature/Wildlife
- RFD-TV Team: Matthew Avant, Jonathan Wesenberg, Katie Avant
Mutual of Omaha Team: Peter Gros, Dr. Rae Wynn-Grant, Jennifer Wulf, Jenny VanSoelen, Emily Poeschl, Sara Martens, Charlotte Hedican and Katelyn Williams
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