Urban American Outdoors receives Mid American Cable Telecommunications Association MIDI AWARD

PRLog (Press Release) - Dec 01, 2009 -
Mid American Cable Telecommunications Association  (MCTA) honored Urban American Outdoors (UAO) as the winner of the 2009 MIDI Award for Community Programming Series, for their presentation of “Buffalo Soldier Tribute”.   UAO received the coveted first place award for excellence in programming at the annual meeting  in Metropolitan Kansas City.                                                                                                                                       Mid-America Cable Show sponsors the MIDI Awards annually to showcase and honor excellence in cable programming, advertising and marketing. This year NBC Universal  sponsored the awards dinner honoring the winners.  The event featured exhibits hosted by many of the national cable networks including:  HBO, TV One, Hallmark Channel and Lifetime. MCTA members from throughout the six-state region of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas were in attendance.        
UAO’s winning show “Buffalo Soldier Tribute” paid homage to the many contributions African American “Buffalo” Soldiers made while in the US army. Wayne Hubbard host and producer stated, “It is always great to be recognized for the work we do but it is even more special to have been able to tell such a great historical story about brave people who defended our nation and have direct ties to Ft Leavenworth.”