"The Flood of '35"
winner of two
2004 NYS Emmy Awards
AND a NYS Broadcasters' award
The New York Chapter of the National Television Academy recognized WSKG's Brian Frey not once, but twice at the organization's 47th annual awards, hosted by Maury Povich and presented at the Waldorf Astoria in
New York City March 28.
BEST HISTORICAL/CULTURAL PROGRAM:
Single Program or Special
The Flood of '35. September 27, 2002.
(WSKG-TV). Brian K. Frey, Producer.
BEST WRITER: Documentary
Brian K. Frey, Writer for The Flood of '35.
September 27, 2002. (WSKG-TV).
WSKG was the only television station in the Southern Tier to have nominations for this year’s Emmy Awards.
“To win one Emmy is exceptional, and to win two is extremely unusual,” comments Gary Reinbolt, WSKG Public Broadcasting President, “considering that the largest television production center in North America, Manhattan, is in this competition. Brian’s achievements cannot be celebrated enough. WSKG is proud to be able to translate member support into exceptional programs like The Flood of ’35.”
Mr. Frey has also produced the documentaries Glenn Curtiss: The Forgotten Eagle, Binghamton: Building the Parlor City, Watkins Glen: The Street Years, and Link: The Quiet Genius.
The Flood of ’35 recalls the events of Sunday evening July 7, 1935 when the skies north of the Southern Tier opened up, dumping more than 11 inches of rain in some areas and inundating rivers, lakes and streams throughout the valley. The terrible chain of events that followed would devastate small towns and cities alike, destroying hundreds of homes and property and claiming more than 50 lives. It would become the worst natural disaster in the history of the Southern Tier. Utilizing hundreds of photographs and film footage and through first person accounts of the people who lived through it, The Flood of ’35 tells the story of that horrible night and the days that followed.
The flood of '35
Written, Produced and Directed
by Brian Frey
Narrated by Doug Paulson
Audio Post Production by Peter Bombar
