Boston (July 21, 2022) - GBH Kids, home of Boston public media producer GBH’s award-winning children’s programming, has been honored with two 2022 Kidscreen Awards.
GBH Kids, along with PBS KIDS was honored in the “Best Web/ App Series - Branded” category for the exploratory adventure series, Molly of Denali - Awesome Alaskan Kids. The team, along with the design and development studio, Global Mechanic, also won in the “Best Alternative Game” category for the interactive artistic game, Scribbles and Ink: Far and Away.
“I am proud that the GBH Kids team has been recognized for their hard work and dedication, ensuring that the content that we distribute to children throughout the nation is of the highest quality possible,” said Jon Abbott, GBH President and CEO. “These awards prove just how committed GBH and the individuals behind each of these projects are to continually developing innovative, educational, and entertaining media for our youngest viewers.”
Molly of Denali – Awesome Alaskan Kids is a series of live-action shorts where real kids around Alaska vlog about their passions, cultures and communities just like Molly does in the animated series. These authentic kid-driven shorts are created for children ages 4-8 and tie into the series’ informational text curriculum.
Based on the popular book series by author and illustrator Ethan Long, Scribbles and Ink is an interactive game that offers children ages 4-8 the opportunity to highlight their inner-illustrator by putting their unique creations straight into the animated series.
“Congratulations to the GBH Kids team for all of their success this year,” said Terry Fitzpatrick, Vice President for Children’s Media and Education at GBH. “It is an honor to be recognized by our media colleagues for the dedicated work that our team puts into curating educationally enriching content for children all around the country to enjoy”.
The 2022 Kidscreen Awards celebrate the year’s best work in children’s television and digital media. This is the 2nd year in a row that GBH Kids has been honored by Kidscreen.
A full list of the 2022 Kidscreen Awards Winners can be found here.
About GBH
GBH is the leading multiplatform creator for public media in America. As the largest producer of content for PBS and partner to NPR and PRX, GBH delivers compelling experiences, stories and information to audiences wherever they are. GBH produces digital and broadcast programming that engages, illuminates and inspires, through drama and science, history, arts, culture and journalism. It is the creator of such signature programs as MASTERPIECE, ANTIQUES ROADSHOW, FRONTLINE, NOVA, AMERICAN EXPERIENCE, Arthur and Molly of Denali and a catalog of streaming series, podcasts and on-demand video. GBH’s television channels include GBH 2, GBH 44, GBH Kids and national services WORLD and Create. With studios and a newsroom headquartered in Boston, GBH reaches across New England with GBH 89.7, Boston’s Local NPR; CRB Classical 99.5; and CAI, the Cape and Islands NPR station. Dedicated to making media accessible to and inclusive of our diverse culture, GBH is a pioneer in delivering media to those who are deaf, hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired. GBH creates curriculum-based digital content for educators nationwide with PBS LearningMedia and has been recognized with hundreds of the nation’s premier broadcast, digital and journalism awards. Find more information at gbh.org.
