The television program Off the Trail, hosted by Ranger Eric Powers, has won first place for its original nature program. North Hempstead TV (NHTV) will be presented with first-place honors in the Entertainment & Arts Series at the Alliance for Community Media’s Annual Hometown Media Awards later this summer.
The nature series is directed by Alan Ginsberg and Samantha Hollinde of AGinsberg Productions LLC, and produced by Carole Trottere, director of communications for North Hempstead, and biologist Eric Powers of Your Connection to Nature.
Off The Trail takes a look at local nature in the North Hempstead area, observing everything from bats to foxes to horseshoe crabs.
NHTV programming is available by tuning in to Channel 18 or 63 on Cablevision and Channel 46 on Verizon FIOS or by logging on to www.mynhtv.com.
The town will be officially presented with its award at the Alliance for Community Media Conference (ACMC) on Aug. 19 in Boston, MA. This is on the heels of the town receiving first place in the Instructional and Training Category
