More accolades

I'm a big fan of documentarian Ken Burns. I would love to follow in his footsteps so you can imagine how proud I am to tell you that "Tales of the Road-Highway 61" has won a national award that Burns has won in the past: the CINE Golden Eagle. 

Other award recipients this year include NBC, CNN, WGBH in Boston and the Smithsonian Channel. We are in good company and I'm shocked (but thrilled!!!) Seriously, when I set out to do "Tales" I figured it would be a nice little documentary, done with the help of some friends, and it would run on Minnesota Public Television stations and that would be that! I didn't foresee two Emmys, a national CINE award, a Midwest Independent Publisher's book award, inclusion in a film festival, and other good stuff happening with this project. We broadcasters tend to do a story/documentary/etc and then move on to the next thing. 

When I tell groups that this has been the road trip of a lifetime, I am not lying! It really has been amazing. 

I wish you and your friends and family a great 2010. Thank you for following our progress down one of the most interesting highways in the country. Don't worry. We aren't going away. In fact, there's more work to be done in 2010. We need to park that old Cadillac for a little bit and take a rest and then decide which tales to tell for our encore!!! 

Happy New Year from all of us at "Tales of the Road-Highway 61"