October 2, 2007
Daybreak TV Productions wins
major award for Apostle of Peace
Program told the story
of Sister Karen Klimczak
Daybreak TV Productions, the
television component of the Office of Communications of the Roman Catholic
Diocese of Buffalo, continues to produce nationally-recognized programs and recently
was honored with three awards for their efforts.
Apostle
of Peace, which tells
the story of Sister Karen Klimczak, SSJ, was awarded
a platinum “best in show”
“This is a significant honor for the
entire team and is testimony to the high quality television production that
originates from Daybreak,” said Kevin A. Keenan, director of Communications for
the Diocese of Buffalo.
Daybreak also won a bronze Telly Award for Our
Daily Bread and an honorable mention in the 2006 Communicator Awards for
the short video segments titled Food for
Thought. Father Paul D. Seil is the host of both programs.
The Aurora Awards is an international
competition that recognizes excellence in film and video. Entries come from across the
The Telly
Awards honor very best local, regional and cable television commercials and
programs, as well as the finest video and film productions.
The Communicator Awards is a national
program that recognizes outstanding work in the communications field. Entries are judged by industry professionals
who look for companies and individuals whose talent exceeds a high standard of
excellence and whose work is a benchmark for the industry.
Food
for Thought consists
of short recipes with uplifting messages that can be seen on WKBW-TV Channel 7
on AM Buffalo and PM Buffalo. They are an offshoot of the half-hour cooking
show Our Daily Bread. Food
for Thought also airs on Boston Catholic TV and local cable outlets.
For more information on these and
other programs, check out Daybreak’s Web site at
http://www.buffalodiocese.org/daybreak/.
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