KMOS HONORED BY MISSOURI BROADCASTERS ASSOCIATION

First Place Award for profile of corncob pipe maker

KMOS-TV was recognized by the Missouri Broadcasters Association (MBA) during an awards ceremony at its annual convention at the Lake of the Ozarks on June 3. The station received a first place award in the category “Special Program” for a story on the Missouri Meerschaum Company, part of the second season of its original series “Making.”

Hosted by blacksmith Matt Burchett, the series “Making” included this profile of the company and its 150+ year history of making corncob pipes in Missouri. This episode also featured the Big Muddy Rug Hookers Guild and ceramic artist Yukari Kashihara. “Making” is comprised of twelve programs and can be viewed at the KMOS website. New episodes will be available this Fall on KMOS-TV and online.

The MBA conducted three days of professional development sessions during its annual convention held June 1-3 at Margaritaville Lake Resort, and on the last night presented this award to KMOS, along with 234 other awards and inducted seven individuals into the MBA Hall of Fame.

Join host Matt Burchett on a tour of the ages through creative processes practiced by modern artisans, makers and crafts folk. In each program we meet talented people creating beautiful art, useful devices, delicious food and much more.

We learn about their inspirations, the steps they took to begin and evolve their talents and artistry. Burchett, for example, has worked in construction and other fields using his hands and developing skills before finding his place at the anvil as a blacksmith.

SEASON TWO

#201 - Build Trybe- Kansas City; Allison L. Norfleet Bruenger, Jewelry Design and Mixed Media- Maplewood; Matt Castilleja, Furniture maker-Kansas City.

#202 - Big Muddy Rug Hookers, Boonville; Ceramic Artist Yukari Kashihara, Rocheport; Missouri Meerschaum Pipes, Washington.

#203 - The Knot Hole Woodcarving Studio, Pleasant Hill; Angelica Page, Portrait Photographer, Warrensburg; Springfield; Historical Artist Gary Lucy, Washington.

#204 - Belger Arts Center, Kansas City; Contemporary Wildlife Art Pen Brady, Forsythe; Assumption Abbey Fruitcakes, Ava.

#205 - Missouri School of Blacksmithing, Kidder; Glass Artist Barb Byrne, Pleasant Hill; Gourd Artist Pat Berkbigler, Fulton.

#206 - The Sewing Labs, Kansas City; Fine Metal Artist Bob Parker, Raymondville; Dale Hollow Winery, Stover.

SEASON ONE

#101 - Visit the Blacksmiths' Association of Missouri's annual conference, see how Three Trees Workshop creates handcrafted wooden toys and games, meet Peggy King of Snowflake Glass who uses fused glass to create unique works of art, and see how McCracken Saddles and Tack is keeping traditional saddle-making alive.

#102 - What’s spinning at the Kansas City Woodturners’ shop, meet the mother-daughter duo at Peggy Jean's Pies as they bake from the heart, explore the world of stained glass with Village Glass Works, and get back to nature with the unique creations of The Bent Tree Gallery.

#103 - We find some of the droids we’re looking for when we visit the KC R-2 Builders Club. We also meet a farm family who reinvented themselves to become cheesemakers, see how Sarah Nguyen uses a variety of media in her artwork to tell stories, and learn the science behind centuries old traditions of brewing with Public House Brewing.

#104 - The Print League KC passes on the fundamentals of print-making, taste the sweet rewards of keeping bees with Messner Bee Farm, fire up the kiln with a couple who use different techniques to produce their ceramics at Hear the Art Studios, and learn why only the best ingredients and traditional baking methods produce the finest bread at the Green Truck Bakery.

#105 - Travel back in time to meet craftspeople who share their skills at the Central Missouri Renaissance Festival, go behind the curtain to see what it takes to put on a show with the University of Central Missouri Theatre Department, learn what scrimshaw means with Thunder Lodge Trading Company, and meet Tom McGinnis, a master bladesmith who believes anyone can make a knife with the proper instruction.

#106 - Meet some of the women of the Cherry Pit Collective who have joined forces to build a creative space, get a taste of something sweet with the chocolatiers at The Candy Factory, interpret the unique sculptures of Matthew Zupnick, and see how fine jewelry runs in the family at Reed & Son’s Jewelers.

Host Matt Burchett