A Missouri State University student has won an Emmy for his behind-the-scenes look at a Springfield zoo, the Springfield News-Leader reports.
Jon Mabee taught film and television students to film an episode of Discovering Dickerson Park Zoo for the National Academy of Television Arts & Science.
They spent three weeks filming at the zoo in 2023.
The episode, Medicine Dickerson Park Zoo, won a Student Emmy for best college non-fiction long form.
It also won second place in the video documentary category from the Missouri Broadcast Education Association.
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