"I saw it on RBTV," is the best compliment this studio can receive, but some awards have come our way as well.  Our programs have competed and won awards in the IAECT sponsored Illinois Media Festivals and in the Chicagoland high school student video festival (CTEC).  An award for Women in Cable was won, and in some years the Chicago Area Cable Awards (CAMMY) were garnered in both student and adult categories.  Entries in the Hometown USA Video Festival, a national competition, produced additional awards. More recently we have begun to submit entries to the International student film and video competition conducted by the Downers Grove-based After Hours Film Society, with some success.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TELEVISION ARTS AND SCIENCES,
Chicago/Midwest Chapter
 

2010 - 1st place - TV Writing  Non Fiction
                          "Adventures Abroad"
          1st place - Non Fiction Video Long Form
                           "Whisper of the Woods"

2009 - 1st place - TV Writing  Non Fiction
                           "Cemeteries: Stories in Stone"

          Honorable Mention - Non Fiction Video Long Form
                                           "Cemeteries: Stories in Stone"
                          
          Honorable Mention - Public Affairs Community Service
                                           "Don't be a Screw Up"
         
2008 - Honorable Mention - Craft Achievement Category (Stop
                                            Motion Animation) "Dolls Day"

          Honorable Mention - Writing Category
                                          "CinderElvis"

2007 - Honorable Mention - Public Service Announcement                                              "Live or Die"
          Honorable Mention - Arts & Entertainment Cultural Affairs
                                           "What's The Buzz"

2006 - 1st place - Arts & Entertainment Cultural Affairs "Vidiots" 

2004 - 1st place - Technical Achievement "RBTV Promos
                           Composite"  Arts and E

CHICAGOLAND TELEVISION EDUCATORS COUNCIL (CTEC), Video Festival

2010 - 1st place - Talk Show "Late Hour"
          2nd place - How-To Training "Cook This!"
          2nd place - Movie Trailer "Rewind"
        2nd place -PSA "Breathe"
          3rd place - PSA "Untitled"
          3rd place - News Program "RB 16 News"
          3rd place - Talk Show "The Studio"
          3rd  place - Talk Show "A-List"

2009 - 1st place - Documentary "Cemeteries: Stories in Stone"
          1st place - How-To Training "Cook This!"
          1st place - Talk Show "Twenty Bucks or Less for the
                           Cheap Gamer
          2nd place - PSA "Just One Drink"
          2nd place - Talk Show "Bulldog Home Shopping"
          3rd place - Talk Show "Construction Reconstruction"
          3rd place - PSA "Become Your Own Influence"

2008 - 1st place - Movie Trailers "Downward Spiral"
          1st place - How-To Training "Teen Cuisine"
          1st place - Talk Show "Late Hour with Lorenzo Cordova"
          2nd  place - Stop Motion Animation "Dolls Day"
          3rd place - Talk Show "Show of Hands"

2007 - 1st place - News Program " RB 16 News"
          2nd place - Talk Show "Use Your Own Brain"
          2nd place - Event Coverage Sports "Wrestling"
          3rd place - Talk Show "Live At 11:45"

2006 - 1st place - Talk Show "Vidiots"
          2nd place - Event Coverage "The Ridgewood Lounge"
          2nd place - Public Service Announcement "Courageous
                            Persuaders"
          3rd place - Short Film "Allusion"

2005 - 1st place - Music Video "Live and Let Die"
          2nd place - Talk Show "The Bonnie Brown Show"
          3rd place - Documentary "Stack the Open"

2004 - 2nd place - Stop Animation "Clash at Kitchengrad"
          3rd place - Talk Show " Friends for Life"

2003 - 1st place - Commercial "Broadcast Journalism"

2002 - 1st place  - Talk Show "Bulldog Tales"
          2nd place - Training/How-to "Food Court"
          3rd place  - News: Story/Feature "Bulldogs Unleashed"
          3rd place  - Event Coverage - Sports

2001 - 1st place  - Commercial "Fall of the House of Usher"
          2nd place - Training/How-to "Tech Talk"
          3rd place  - Training/How-to "Inside Hollywood"
          3rd place  - Talk Show "The Great Outdoors" and
                              "Backstage Antiques"

2000 - 2nd place - Commercial "Saturday at the Park"
          3rd  place - Talk Show "Side Orders"

1999 - 1st place   - Talk Show
          1st place   - Event Coverage - Performing Arts

1998 - 1st place   - Demonstration Training

AFTER HOURS STUDENT FILM FESTIVAL

2009 - 2nd place "Cemeteries: Stories In Stone"
2007 - Honorable Mention "Shades of Gray"


COURAGEOUS PERSUADERS -
State Farm Insurance Scholarship
 

2010 - Finalist "Breathe"
          Finalist "You Can't Always Predict the Future"

2009 - Finalist "Walk Away"
          Finalist  "Untitled"

2008 - 1st Place "Drink, Drive, Die"
 

 

HOMETOWN USA Video Festival

2010 - 1st place - Documentary "Cemetaries Stories In Stone"
          1st place - PSA "The 'R' Word"

2009 - 1st place - PSA "Don't Be A Screwup"
          1st place - Entertainment Talk Show "Movie Monkey"
          1st place - Seniors "Brookfield Library Adult Classes"

2008 - 1st place - Computer Animation "Doll's Day"
          1st place - Informational Talk Show "20 Bucks or Less
                           For The Cheap Gamer"
          1st place - Short Subject "Illumination"

2007 - 1st place - Entertainment Variety "Shades of Gray"
          1st place - Informational Talk Show "Healthline"
          1st place - Instructional Training "Florists' Workshop"
          1st place - Original Teleplay "The Spider King: Part One"
          1st place - Entertainment Talk Show "What's The Buzz"
          1st place - News "RB 16 News"
          1st place - Informational "Bulldog Home Shopping"

2006 - 1st place  -  Sports Entertainment "Sports Shorts"
          Honorable Mention - Instructional Training "Spicen' It Up"

2005 - 1st place  - Music Video  "Savior"
          1st place  - Instructional Training "Over Easy"

2004 - 1st place - Instructional/Training "Classroom Cooking"
          1st place - Entertainment Talk Show "Kev Head Tonight"
          1st place -  Public Service Announcement "Drunk   
                            Driving"
          1st place -  Documentary Event "A Week in the Magic
          1st place - Short Subject "Blood Drive"

2003 - 1st place - Gay/Lesbian "Mind Speed #2 Gay Rights for
                           Teens"

2002 - 1st place - Sports "Bulldog Basketball"
          1st place - Class Projects "21st Century Issues"

2001 - 1st place - Documentary/Profile "Styleocity"
           Honorable Mention - Overall Excellence in Education
                                             Programming
           Honorable Mention - Class Project "Video Yearbook"
           Honorable Mention - Sports "Bulldog Tales"

2000 - Honorable Mention - Talk Show "Feedback"

1999 - Judges Choice Award- Talk Show "American Conspiracy"
          Judges Choice Award- Entertainment "City Trax" 

1998 - 1st place - Program Promotion "Syndicated Promo" 
          1st place - Talk Show "Roe Conn and Gary Meier 
                           Behind the Mic" 

CAMMY AWARDS

2001 - 1st place - Technical Excellence "Brick And Mortar-North 
                           Riverside Library"

2000 - 1st place - Programming by Youth "Play & Record"

1999 - 1st place - Entertainment "City Trax"
          1st place - Talk Show "The Chuck Rocks Show"

1998 - 1st place - Program Promotion "Syndicated Promo" 
          1st place - Talk Show "Roe Conn and Gary Meier 
                           Behind the Mic"

 1997 -1st place - Talk Show "Inside Our Voice" 
          1st place - Documentary "MANCOW"