Awards

 

WINNER! 2005 Lone Star Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program,our second Emmy in this category in the last three years.

WINNER! 2005 Lone Star Emmy Award for Outstanding Magazine Format program, for Zona Escolar de Dallas, our first Emmy for programming produced entirely in Spanish.

WINNER! 2005-06, 2006-07 Gold Star Award for Excellence in Video/Cable TV Production from the Texas State Public Relations Association.

WINNER! 2004 Platinum Award from the Texas School Public Relations Association for outstanding achievement in the planning, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive communications program.

WINNER! 2004 Best of Category Award for Video/Cable TV Special Interest Feature Series from the Texas School Public Relations Association. School Zone Dallas was selected from at least 18 nominees as the best feature series produced by school districts throughout the state of Texas.

WINNER! 2004 Lone Star Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Segment, "Young Strings".

WINNER! 2003 Lone Star Emmy Award for Outstanding Informational Program, a first for any school district in Texas.

Awarded the 2004 Award of Excellence from the National School Public Relations Association.

Also nominated for Lone Star Emmy Award for Outstanding Magazine Format Program in both 2003 and 2004. In addition, nominated for Outstanding Informational Program and Outstanding Informational Segment ("CSI:Withers") in 2004.

Two Gold Star awards from the Texas School Public Relations Association—News/Information Program and Special Interest/Feature Series (2003-2004)

The Award of Merit from the National School Public Relations Association (2002-2003)

Two Gold Star awards from the Texas School Public Relations Association—News/Information Program and Special Interest/Feature Series (2002-2003)

Named a Best Practice by Texas State Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn (2002-2003)

Articles have been written about the show in the Dallas Morning News, Fort Worth Star Telegram, Dallas Family, Dallas Child, DISD Communicator, DISD Parent, and Lakewood Advocate. Hosts were featured on Good Morning Texas, Good Day Dallas, KOAI-FM and on KHVN radio.