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O'Keefe Joins Public TV Programmers Association Board of Directors
Michael O’Keefe, programming/communications manager for KMOS-TV, has been elected to the nine-member board of directors for the Public Television Programmers Association (PTPA) for a three-year term. The PTPA, established in 1991, provides public television professionals nationwide with opportunities to network with colleagues, to review new content offerings, and to remain current with relevant technology trends.
January 30, 2023
O'Keefe Earns National Recognition as PTPA Programmer of the Year
Having dedicated 40 years to public television at the University of Central Missouri, KMOS-TV staff member Michael O’Keefe was honored as the Public Television Station Programming Association’s (PTPA) Programmer of the Year. The UCM alumnus who serves as the KMOS program director was recognized in a ceremony Nov. 14 in Naples, Florida.
November 15, 2022
UCM Students Working at KMOS-TV Earn Telly Awards
KMOS-TV, the PBS station licensed to the University of Central Missouri, recently received six Telly Awards honoring excellence in local television programming. Three of these awards were given to KMOS student producers competing against established producers in professional categories.
August 26, 2022
Free Family Event and TV Series Preview Screening Hosted by KMOS PBS and Runge Conservation Nature Center June 23
KMOS PBS and the Runge Conservation Nature Center have partnered to present KMOS PBS Adventure Day beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 23. This free public event, sponsored in part by Hitachi Energy of Jefferson City, will take place at the Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City.
June 03, 2022
KMOS-TV Honored for Community Programming
KMOS-TV received two awards in recognition of excellence in content and for marketing of “The Story of Us: A KMOS American Portrait Special.” Presented in a virtual ceremony on Jan. 25 by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), these awards celebrate stations’ work in education, community engagement, marketing/communications and content.
January 26, 2022
Support KMOS-TV, Celebrate UCM's 150-Year History During Documentary's Airing
Join University of Central Missouri 2014 Distinguished Alumna Meryl Lin McKean and UCM President Roger J. Best to support local public broadcasting as they host a pledge drive at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, during KMOS-TV’s airing of “Mule Tracks: UCM After 150 Years.”
November 30, 2021
KMOS-TV Presents "Mule Tracks: UCM After 150 Years," New Documentary Airs Homecoming Week
In celebration of the 1871 founding of the University of Central Missouri, originally known as State Normal School No. 2, KMOS-TV has produced an in-depth history drawing on official archives, historian interviews, and recollections of current and former university leaders. Narrated by Marion "Woody" Woods (1450 KOKO/98.5 The Bar,) “Mule Tracks: UCM After 150 Years” details significant events in the evolution of the university’s academic structure and the growth of the campus. This program will premiere on KMOS-HD channel 6.1 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.
October 06, 2021
"Missouri! A Bicentennial Celebration" Documentary Featuring UCM History Professor Jon Taylor Premieres Aug. 12
In celebration of Missouri’s 2021 bicentennial anniversary, KMOS-TV, in partnership with other Public Television Association of Missouri stations, announces the broadcast premiere of “Missouri! A Bicentennial Celebration” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12.
July 14, 2021
Award-winning "KMOS Classroom: Summer School" Broadcasts Begins June 2
Beginning at 8 a.m. June 1, the University of Central Missouri’s public television station, KMOS-TV, in partnership with UCM’s College of Education will provide three hours of programming focused on K-5 learning with the award-winning “KMOS Classroom: Summer School.”
May 25, 2021
KMOS-TV to Feature Five Unique Programs to Spark Conversation About Aging
Beginning March 24, and running through April, the University of Central Missouri’s public television station KMOS-TV will air and feature five unique programs designed to spark conversation and thought about aging. KMOS-TV is proud to partner with other producers to showcase programs aimed at debunking myths about aging, providing inspirational stories, and resources for all of us as we age.
March 22, 2021
UCM College of Education Receives Public Media Awards for 'KMOS Classroom: Summer School'
The University of Central Missouri College of Education and UCM’s public television station KMOS-TV were honored by public media professionals with two awards for the creation and broadcast of 72 lessons designed to help families in preparing their elementary school children for the fall 2020 semester, and to make up for the school closures last spring.
January 28, 2021
KMOS-TV to Air Locally Produced Special Highlighting Life in America and Central Missouri
At 9 p.m. CST Jan. 26, KMOS-TV, in cooperation with PBS, will premiere “The Story of Us: A KMOS American Portrait Special.” This half-hour documentary special will showcase inspiring stories about individuals living with disabilities from across central Missouri as part of the national crowdsourced storytelling project PBS American Portrait, the signature content initiative of PBS’s 50th anniversary.
January 15, 2021
KMOS-TV's "Making," Honored With Regional Emmy Award
“Making,” the six-part series hosted by Matt Burchett, was recently recognized with a Regional Emmy® Award presented by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences during the 44th Annual Mid-America Emmy® Awards Ceremony conducted online.
January 11, 2021
KMOS-TV Awarded Grant to Develop, Promote PBS Docuseries "American Portrait - The Story of Us"
KMOS-TV applied for and has been awarded a $15,000 American Portrait grant to showcase a population that often goes under served and under seen. KMOS-TV has partnered with West-Central Independent Living Solutions (WILS) and Services for Independent Living (SIL) of Columbia to help gather user-generated content for this program by highlighting individuals with disabilities in central Missouri.
December 09, 2020
KMOS-TV Show "Making" Nominated for Two Regional Emmy Awards
The KMOS-TV production “Making” was recently recognized by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with nominations for two programs from its inaugural season.
October 30, 2020
O'Keefe Joins Public TV Programmers Association Board of Directors
Michael O’Keefe, programming/communications manager for KMOS-TV, has been elected to the nine-member board of directors for the Public Television Programmers Association (PTPA) for a three-year term. The PTPA, established in 1991, provides public television professionals nationwide with opportunities to network with colleagues, to review new content offerings, and to remain current with relevant technology trends.
January 30, 2023
O'Keefe Earns National Recognition as PTPA Programmer of the Year
Having dedicated 40 years to public television at the University of Central Missouri, KMOS-TV staff member Michael O’Keefe was honored as the Public Television Station Programming Association’s (PTPA) Programmer of the Year. The UCM alumnus who serves as the KMOS program director was recognized in a ceremony Nov. 14 in Naples, Florida.
November 15, 2022
UCM Students Working at KMOS-TV Earn Telly Awards
KMOS-TV, the PBS station licensed to the University of Central Missouri, recently received six Telly Awards honoring excellence in local television programming. Three of these awards were given to KMOS student producers competing against established producers in professional categories.
August 26, 2022
Free Family Event and TV Series Preview Screening Hosted by KMOS PBS and Runge Conservation Nature Center June 23
KMOS PBS and the Runge Conservation Nature Center have partnered to present KMOS PBS Adventure Day beginning at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 23. This free public event, sponsored in part by Hitachi Energy of Jefferson City, will take place at the Runge Nature Center in Jefferson City.
June 03, 2022
KMOS-TV Honored for Community Programming
KMOS-TV received two awards in recognition of excellence in content and for marketing of “The Story of Us: A KMOS American Portrait Special.” Presented in a virtual ceremony on Jan. 25 by the National Educational Telecommunications Association (NETA), these awards celebrate stations’ work in education, community engagement, marketing/communications and content.
January 26, 2022
Support KMOS-TV, Celebrate UCM's 150-Year History During Documentary's Airing
Join University of Central Missouri 2014 Distinguished Alumna Meryl Lin McKean and UCM President Roger J. Best to support local public broadcasting as they host a pledge drive at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, during KMOS-TV’s airing of “Mule Tracks: UCM After 150 Years.”
November 30, 2021
KMOS-TV Presents "Mule Tracks: UCM After 150 Years," New Documentary Airs Homecoming Week
In celebration of the 1871 founding of the University of Central Missouri, originally known as State Normal School No. 2, KMOS-TV has produced an in-depth history drawing on official archives, historian interviews, and recollections of current and former university leaders. Narrated by Marion "Woody" Woods (1450 KOKO/98.5 The Bar,) “Mule Tracks: UCM After 150 Years” details significant events in the evolution of the university’s academic structure and the growth of the campus. This program will premiere on KMOS-HD channel 6.1 at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 19.
October 06, 2021
"Missouri! A Bicentennial Celebration" Documentary Featuring UCM History Professor Jon Taylor Premieres Aug. 12
In celebration of Missouri’s 2021 bicentennial anniversary, KMOS-TV, in partnership with other Public Television Association of Missouri stations, announces the broadcast premiere of “Missouri! A Bicentennial Celebration” at 8 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12.
July 14, 2021
Award-winning "KMOS Classroom: Summer School" Broadcasts Begins June 2
Beginning at 8 a.m. June 1, the University of Central Missouri’s public television station, KMOS-TV, in partnership with UCM’s College of Education will provide three hours of programming focused on K-5 learning with the award-winning “KMOS Classroom: Summer School.”
May 25, 2021
KMOS-TV to Feature Five Unique Programs to Spark Conversation About Aging
Beginning March 24, and running through April, the University of Central Missouri’s public television station KMOS-TV will air and feature five unique programs designed to spark conversation and thought about aging. KMOS-TV is proud to partner with other producers to showcase programs aimed at debunking myths about aging, providing inspirational stories, and resources for all of us as we age.
March 22, 2021
UCM College of Education Receives Public Media Awards for 'KMOS Classroom: Summer School'
The University of Central Missouri College of Education and UCM’s public television station KMOS-TV were honored by public media professionals with two awards for the creation and broadcast of 72 lessons designed to help families in preparing their elementary school children for the fall 2020 semester, and to make up for the school closures last spring.
January 28, 2021
KMOS-TV to Air Locally Produced Special Highlighting Life in America and Central Missouri
At 9 p.m. CST Jan. 26, KMOS-TV, in cooperation with PBS, will premiere “The Story of Us: A KMOS American Portrait Special.” This half-hour documentary special will showcase inspiring stories about individuals living with disabilities from across central Missouri as part of the national crowdsourced storytelling project PBS American Portrait, the signature content initiative of PBS’s 50th anniversary.
January 15, 2021
KMOS-TV's "Making," Honored With Regional Emmy Award
“Making,” the six-part series hosted by Matt Burchett, was recently recognized with a Regional Emmy® Award presented by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences during the 44th Annual Mid-America Emmy® Awards Ceremony conducted online.
January 11, 2021
KMOS-TV Awarded Grant to Develop, Promote PBS Docuseries "American Portrait - The Story of Us"
KMOS-TV applied for and has been awarded a $15,000 American Portrait grant to showcase a population that often goes under served and under seen. KMOS-TV has partnered with West-Central Independent Living Solutions (WILS) and Services for Independent Living (SIL) of Columbia to help gather user-generated content for this program by highlighting individuals with disabilities in central Missouri.
December 09, 2020
KMOS-TV Show "Making" Nominated for Two Regional Emmy Awards
The KMOS-TV production “Making” was recently recognized by the Mid-America Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with nominations for two programs from its inaugural season.
October 30, 2020
