AuroraTV has again been awarded top news series among all local governments across the U.S. and received the second-highest honor for overall excellence in its budget size at the 2022 NATOA Government Programming Awards.

NATOA, the national local government telecommunications organization, announced its annual awards at its annual conference in Denver on Sept. 1, and AuroraTV took home 12 honors. Awards of Excellence are considered first-place recognition; Awards of Distinction are the next-highest recognition, followed by Awards of Honor. Click on the links below to view the award-winning stories.

• News Series – Award of Excellence – “Aurora Now”
• Parks & Recreation - Award of Excellence - "Train Like A Ninja Warrior"
• Community Awareness - Award of Excellence - "Youth Violence Prevention"
• Profile of a Person, Business or Organization - Award of Excellence - "Blending Culture at Jade Mountain"
• Overall Excellence ($500,000 to $1 million budget) – Award of Distinction
• Live Community Event Coverage – Award of Distinction – “Global Fest 2021”
• Election Coverage – Award of Distinction – “Aurora Elections 2021”
• Profile of a City/County Department or Employee – Award of Distinction – “New Nose Joins APD”
• Profile of a City/County Department or Employee – Award of Distinction – “Un-fore-gettable Athlete”
• Military – Award of Distinction – “Light Their Way Home”
• Edited Community Event Coverage – Award of Distinction – “Southlands Holiday Hometown Parade”
• Storytelling – Award of Honor - “Un-fore-gettable Athlete”

This is the eighth time AuroraTV has won the top news series award.

AuroraTV is Aurora’s municipal government access channel, producing weekly news programs, creating videos in support of city projects, and covering events such as City Council meetings. Learn more and view programming on demand at AuroraTV.org.