Costa Mesa Television takes top honors at STAR Awards for second consecutive year

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Costa Mesa Television (CMTV 3) was presented eight First Place and two Third Place awards including the top Overall Excellence In Government Programming honor for the second consecutive year at the 25th Annual STAR Awards announced on September 29.

The STAR Awards are a regional competition sponsored annually by SCAN/NATOA, which is the States of California and Nevada chapter of the National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors.

The STAR Awards recognize excellence in government programming by agencies serving California and Nevada communities. Entries are judged on the basis of creativity in achieving stated objectives, technical proficiency and diversity of programming.

CMTV 3 scored the most First Place wins in the competition for the second year in a row, earning top honors in eight video production categories. Winning entries and links to the videos include:

Overall Excellence In Government Programming – First Place
CMTV Costa Mesa Television, City of Costa Mesa
Diversity/Equality/Inclusion – First Place
“Fighting For The Right To Fight – African American Experiences In WWII” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exoaEtcklVk&t=278s
Documentary – First Place
“Mariachi Juvenil Herencia Michoacana – Costa Mesa’s First Mariachi Youth Group” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vArZcKW9ds&t=18s
Documentary – Social – First Place
“Fighting For The Right To Fight – African American Experiences In WWII” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exoaEtcklVk&t=278s
Food and Travel – First Place
“Costa Mesa EATS! – Taco Mesa” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HosRV1BLYgQ&t=13s
Lifestyle – First Place
“Costa Mesa Vintage Homes – Arts And Craftsman” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGUhLiJBxEI&t=575s
Military – First Place
“Fighting For The Right To Fight – African American Experiences In WWII” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exoaEtcklVk&t=278s
Parks And Recreation – First Place
“OCME Trestle Rebuilding Project At Fairview Park” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTCFRQHddDY&t=14s
Human Interest – Third Place
“ARTventure 2021 – Jennifer Bloomfield” – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkYgFmfSkoA&t=26s
Documentary – History – Third Place
“Early Days Of The Costa Mesa Police Department As Told By Chief Roger Neth – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfBq7F_DYAY&t=37s
A complete list of this year’s STAR Award winners can be found at: http://www.scannatoa.org/2022StarWinners.html.
You can watch the STAR Award Presentation Ceremony here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Hk4TWw2nBE.