BuffVision Claims First Silver Telly Award

BOULDER—The University of Colorado's BuffVision department won its first Silver Telly Award for an episode of the popular show, The Buffalo Stampede, the award announced Tuesday.

It's the eighth Telly Award that the BuffVision department has won over the past dozen years, but the first Silver distinction. It's also the third award for The Buffalo Stampede show and second in the last three seasons after first winning in 2008.

Submitted into the Online Sports category, the winning show was the season finale that was aired after the conclusion of the basketball seasons. Voice of the Buffs Mark Johnson hosts the show and Scott Wilke broke down the Pac-12 tournament run for the men's basketball team and there was also a men's basketball segment with D'Shawn Schwartz going behind-the-scenes in Las Vegas. Other segments included lacrosse senior Miranda Stinson and Athletic Director Rick George.

Deric Swanson, Executive Director of BuffVision, produced and edited the show. He is finishing up his 20th year with the Buffs and is the only director BuffVision has ever had, establishing the department in 1999. Associate Director of BuffVision Eric Pelloni and BuffVision Specialist Andrew Borjon have also been a part of multiple Telly Award-winning shows and features.

The Telly Awards are in its 40th Anniversary Season and annually showcases the best work created within television and across video for all screens. Entries number in the thousands and come from all 50 states and five continents. The Telly Awards Judging Council is a group for more than 200 working professionals who have previously won Telly Awards and have demonstrated expertise in the categories they review. Telly Award winners include professionals from BET, CBS, Comcast, ESPN, HBO, MLB, NBC, the History Channel, Time Warner and countless others.

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