2018 MID-AMERICA EMMY® AWARD WINNER ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT - PROGRAM/SPECIAL
2017 MID-AMERICA EMMY® AWARD WINNER INFORMATIONAL/INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAM/ SPECIAL
2018 MID-AMERICA EMMY® AWARD WINNER ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT- PROGRAM FEATURE SEGMENT
2020 MID-AMERICA EMMY® AWARD WINNER DOCUMENTARY - HISTORICAL
2020 MID-AMERICA EMMY® AWARD WINNER PROGRAM PROMO -SINGLE SPOT OR CAMPAIGN (NON-NEWS)
Awards & Recognitions
With a career rooted in public media storytelling, Cole Blaise has been honored with 13 NATAS Mid-America Emmy® nominations and 5 wins, a testament to both creative vision and technical craft. His work spans a wide range of productions — from historical and cultural documentaries that preserve and illuminate untold stories, to arts programming that celebrates creativity and community, to promotional campaigns that engage audiences across broadcast and digital platforms. Each project reflects a dedication to quality, collaboration, and storytelling that resonates long after the credits roll.
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Impressions from the Bloch Galleries
Winner of Arts/Entertainment - Program/Special, this half-hour documentary follows the journey of five acclaimed impressionist paintings as they make their way from the home of world-renowned collector Henry Bloch to their now permanent space in the Bloch Galleries for European Art at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art.
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The Cost of Our Aging Infrastructure
As part of multi-production series, this half-hour documentary set the groundwork for the project by exploring the state of Kansas City’s sewers, water, roads, bridges and public transit and won the Emmy award for Information/Instructional Program/Special in 2018.
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A Program Feature Segment Winner featuring Kevin Willmott, a celebrated screenwriter and professor at Kansas University and inspiration for many creatives in the midwest. As part of a series profiling influential people in and around Kansas City including Sean Malto and Jason Sudeikis.
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Working with documentarian Nico Wiggins, this winner for Historical Documentary explores the story of Santa Fe Neighborhood and the people who fought for housing rights.
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This is the one I might be most proud of. Together with two interns we were able to capture the feeling of boundless curiosity while winning the Emmy for Program Promo.