COLUMBIA - Eco-Jeopardy," an environmental education video produced by the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control and Fisher Communications of Columbia, received an Emmy for Outstanding Achievement in Television News and Program Specialty in the Children/Youth (12 and under) category at the 35th annual Southeast Regional Emmy Awards, DHEC reported today.
Jeopardy! was the inspiration for this show, said Richard Chesley of DHECs Bureau of Land and Waste Management. Jeopardy! is one of the most popular and successful quiz game shows in television history. Eco-Jeopardy featured three student contestants who were given an environmental answer and competed to be the first to come up with the appropriate question.
The half-hour program, which targets fourth- to eighth-grade students, covers a wide variety of environmental topics such as recycling and energy conservation as well as air and water quality in 12 categories, he said.
The video was broadcast statewide on S.C. Educational Television (ETV) in 2008 and 2009 as part of DHECs Earth Day outreach to schools. It is available from DHEC on DVD.
Chesley said DHEC's Office of Solid Waste Reduction and Recycling, with support from the agencys air and water bureaus, developed the questions and answers. They also provided additional information on each of the issues on the agency's Web site at http://www.scdhec.gov/environment/lwm/recycle/education.htm
Chesley said Eco-Jeopardy is the fourth Emmy that DHEC has won for its environmental education videos. Previous winners included "Earth Today" in 2004, "DHEC 1: Behind the Oil Change" in 2005 and "Energy Tonight" in 2006. Each of these programs is also available from DHEC on DVD.