NATOA Celebrates 2025 Government Programming Award Winners
The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) honored the winners of the 40th Annual Government Programming Awards (GPA) this evening in conjunction with it's Annual Conference at the Sheraton New Orleans in New Orleans, LA. The awards program honors excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia and electronic programming produced by local government agencies. This year NATOA received more than 900 entries submitted by local governments across the country.
Entries in the categories cover a variety of programming including videography, social media, use of humor, ethnic experience, community events, documentary, public affairs and public service, interview/talk show, performing arts, sports, election coverage and more.
Among the awards with special significance are the "Overall Excellence" awards, a compilation of the agency's programming throughout the year. This year's Excellence awards were presented to the following outstanding NATOA communities:
- "SFO Overall Excellence Video Reel" San Francisco International Airport, CA (Operating Budget to $300,000)
- "CITY OF GARLAND" City of Garland, TX (Operating Budget $300,000 - $500,000)
- "PCTV" Pierce County, WA (Operating Budget $500,000 - $1,000,000
- "Overall Excellence - Seattle Channel" City of Seattle, WA (Operating Budget Over $1,000,000)