ABOUT US
Mission Statement
We are the Emmy People. Setting The Gold Standard while Celebrating Innovation and Integrity across all platforms of visual media…Dedicated to Advancing Careers and Promoting Educational Opportunities in Mid-America for the next Generation.
NATAS Mid-America is one of 19 regional chapters of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, headquartered in New York City. Not sure which chapter you belong? Use this zip code finder to locate your chapter.
One way to get involved with your regional chapter is to get active. Join a committee, make it a point to know your regional board representative and keep in contact with our Administrative office. Your participation helps keep the chapter strong.
Annual highlights include the Mid-America EMMY® Awards, the Silver Circle Awards, College and High School Student Awards for Excellence, and various educational, as well as social events, throughout the year.
NATAS Mid-AMERICA
3655 Olive Street, St. Louis, MO 63108
314-533-2993 office
618-444-9756 cell phone
The future of our profession rests in the education and preparation of media and journalism students.
The chapter is committed to awarding up to $6000 in annual scholarships to qualified students from the region. Recent scholarship recipients have gone on to win regionally EMMY awards in the markets in which they now work.
Please ConsiderMaking a contribution
Contributions are tax deductible
MID-AMERICA EMMYS® REGION
BOARD OF GOVERNORS
Mid-America members are represented by the elected Board of Governors comprised of 32 professionals engaged in a broad spectrum of media, from markets across our regions.
See who represents you.
ERIN HAYES
GINGER BLACKSTONE
ANDY LIKES
ANGIE WEIDINGER
ANNE-MARIE BERGER
VICTORIA BABU
BILL FARIS
VENTON BLANDIN
CHAD MAHONEY
NICK GENTY
STEVE GRANT
JEIMMIE NEVALGA
JOHN PAUL
JIM KIRCHHERR
KRIS KETZ
MICHAEL MURRAY
ERNIE PAULSON
JOE PROSPERI
PJ RANDHAWA
SHEILA CONDON RICE
JAYNE RUBEN
TIM SNIDER
STACEY WOELFEL
TOM ROGERS
POLLY VAN DOREN ORR
TONY VILLASANA
MAGGIE EUBANKS
PERRY BOXX
MISSION
The mission of NATAS Mid-America Foundation is to provide scholarships to deserving high school and college students who are studying or intend to study journalism, broadcast television, television production and communications.
The Foundation is the charitable arm of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS)-Mid-America Chapter, Inc. and is a public charity under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Past Mid-america Scholarship Recipients include regional Emmy® nominated reporters:
Ashley Reynolds
KY3
Jason Lamb
NBC
KEVIN LEWIS
ABC
Ashley SEERING
Independent Filmaker
DONATE
Scholarship awards depend on donations. The Foundation accepts donations from individuals and/or corporations on an ongoing basis.
THROUGH PAYPAL
BY MAIL
To make a scholarship fund donation by check, made out to NATAS MID-AMERICA FOUNDATION, please mail to:
NATAS Mid-America Foundation
3655 Olive Street
St. Louis, MO 63108
Upon receipt, an acknowledgement letter of the donation will be mailed to the donor.
Contributions are tax deductible.