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RFD-TV brings home Telly Awards for Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom

May 23, 2023 11:22 AM • 
Currey McCullough
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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

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