2004 Fishing The Midwest TV Show Awards

FISHING THE MIDWEST WITH BOB JENSEN WINS TELEVISION AWARD FOR FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR

Fishing the Midwest with Bob Jensen, a thirteen week, thirty minute television series, received the third place award in the Association of Great Lakes Outdoor Writers (AGLOW) Excellence in Craft Award for the Television-Fishing category at the 2004 AGLOW annual conference in Spirit Lake, Iowa. AGLOW is the largest and most prestigious outdoor communicator association in the Midwest, and one of the largest and most prestigious outdoor communicator organizations in North America.

This is the fourth year in a row that Fishing the Midwest has been recognized by AGLOW. In 2001 Fishing the Midwest was awarded first and third place in this contest, in 2002 Fishing the Midwest was awarded first and second place, and in 2003 Fishing the Midwest was awarded second place in this competition featuring many of the most popular outdoor programs on the air.

“The Ultimate Tribute” was the award-winning selection for Fishing the Midwest in 2004. This episode was the story of a pond that was built on the Holt family farm near Sheffield, IA. Frances Holt suggested to her husband Dale and son Curt that they build a pond on a corner of the farm near the family home. Frances died before the pond was completed, but as Curt states in the episode, “Now she enjoys it every day”.

Bob Jensen, the Host and Executive Producer of Fishing the Midwest recently stated, “We really appreciate the awards and recognition that those awards create, but winning awards isn’t our focus. Our goal is to create a series of shows that our viewers will find informative and entertaining, and will help those viewers enjoy their fishing even more. The Lake Frances show was one of those stories that just needed to be told. The Lifetouch Media production team of Bill Coit, who shot and edited this segment, along with Brian Dellis and Don Koshiol are some of the best at creating shows that are interesting, informative, and in some cases, heart-warming.

Fishing the Midwest with Bob Jensen is nationally recognized as one of the leaders in fishing education and entertainment in the field of outdoor communications. In addition to an award-winning television series, Bob Jensen produces a syndicated weekly fishing column, an outdoor radio show, and is the featured speaker at fishing seminars. Fishing the Midwest with Bob Jensen is sponsored by the most progressive fishing equipment and marine suppliers in the world.

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