The 2025 Philo T. Farnsworth Awards were announced on September 6th, 2025, recognizing excellence in
cable programming within the Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky, and Indiana regions by the Alliance for
Community Media Central States Region. Here are the fourteen MVCC staff and local producer winners:
ARTS/CULTURAL AWARENESS (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
A Century of Cinema: Katharine Hepburn
Doug Sorrell, Mark Morgan, Mike Sopronyi, Miamisburg Eagles
CHILDREN’s PROGRAMMING (PROFESSIONAL): WINNER
Santa Call-In 2024
Rich LaRue, Doug Fritz, Katie Ward, Mike Sopronyi, Ray Gambrel, John Golub, Stephanie Golub, Greg Torre, Richard Diaz, Jenny Combs
CHILDREN’S PROGRAMMING (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
Dave the Digger
Patrick W. Dugan, Producer and Director, Larry Hollinger, Editor, Mahren Mahilrajan, Editor
COMEDY/HUMOR (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
Halloween Spooktacular 2024
Mike Sopronyi, Shawn A. Green III, Greg Nichols, John Golub, Danny R.O., Darin M. Cox, Jim Bucher, Joe MacKenzie
COMMUNITY EVENT GENERAL (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
Joseph Guy LaPointe Jr. Dedication
Robert Kincses
EMPOWERMENT/INSPIRATIONAL (PROFESSIONAL): FINALIST
Voices & Stories: LGBTQIA+ Inclusion and Acceptance in Our Community
Centerville-Washington Diversity Council, Miami Valley Communications Council
ENTERTAINMENT (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
Halloween Spooktacular 2024
Mike Sopronyi, Shawn A. Green III, Greg Nichols, John Golub, Danny R.O., Darin M. Cox, Jim Bucher, Joe MacKenzie
POLITICAL AWARENESS (PROFESSIONAL): FINALIST
West Carrollton Mayor’s Report 2023
Rick Barnhart, Yvonne Concepcion, Richard Diaz
POLITICAL AWARENESS (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
The Future is Now
Patrick W. Dugan, Producer and Director, Larry Hollinger, Editor, Mahren Mahilrajan, Editor
PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
Veterans Call Now
Patrick W. Dugan, Larry Hollinger, Mahren Mahilrajan
PROMOTIONAL VIDEO (3:01 OR MORE) (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
The Future is Now
Patrick W. Dugan, Producer and Director, Larry Hollinger, Editor, Mahren Mahilrajan, Editor
SPORTS COVERAGE (PROFESSIONAL): FINALIST
MVCC Game of the Week: Centerville at Miamisburg
Jared Bergstrom, Richard Diaz, Joe Mackenzie, Evan Russell
UNDERSERVED VOICES (NONPROFESSIONAL): WINNER
Veterans Call Now
Patrick W. Dugan, Larry Hollinger, Mahren Mahilrajan
EXCELLENCE IN EDITING: (WINNER)
West Carrollton Mayor’s Report 2023
Rick Barnhart, Yvonne Concepcion, Richard Diaz
MVCC has now received 288 Philo awards since 1986. This year’s ceremony will be held on Wednesday, October 15th, 2025, in Alliance, Ohio, hosted by Spectrum Channel 1022: Alliance.
The Philo Festival of Media Arts celebrates the best in Public, Educational, and Government Television throughout Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, and Kentucky. The festival is named after Philo T. Farnsworth, the father of modern television. This year there were 52 categories available to enter for students, non-professional producers, and professional producers.
Founded in 1976, the Alliance for Community Media represents over 1,700 Public, Educational, and Governmental (PEG) access organizations and community media centers throughout the country. The ACM works to protect the interests of these access centers and those who use PEG facilities and equipment to advance their causes through cable television and the Internet.
