Television Awards

Lone Star Emmy Awards

• 2012 “Texas Parks & Wildlife #2012” — Magazine Program/Series, Abe Moore, Alan Fisher, Bruce Biermann, Ron Kabele, Don Cash
• 2011 “Sauer-Beckman Living History Farm” — Historic/Cultural Feature, Ron Kabele
• 2011 “I Love a Mystery” — Informational/Instructional Feature, Ron Kabele
• 2011 “The State of the Gulf” — Documentary-Topical, Lee Smith, Ron Kabele
• 2009 “The $130,000,000 Cleanup” — Environment Feature, Ron Kabele
• 2009 “Epitaph” — Human Interest Feature, Ron Kabele
• 2009 “Texas: The State of Flowing Water” — Documentary, Lee Smith
• 2006 "How to be a Game Warden in Six Easy Months" — Magazine Program, Feature/Segment, Bruce Biermann, Ron Kabele
• 2003 "Texas: The State of Water" — Outstanding Achievement in High Definition Programming, Richard Roberts, Curtis Craven, Mary Beth Boehm, KERA

Suncoast Regional Emmy Awards

• 2000 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Information Oriented Program
• 1999 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Information Oriented Program
• 1999 "Rescuing History" — Camera/Non-News, Karen Loke
• 1999 "Rescuing History" — Feature Segment, Ron Kabele, Karen Loke
• 1999 "Battlestations 1944" — Feature Segment, Ron Kabele
• 1998 "Rehab at the Mall" — Feature Segment, Ron Kabele & Kieran Lindsey
• 1997 "The Butterfly Palace" — Feature Segment, Ron Kabele
• 1997 "The Butterfly Palace" — Camera/Non-News, Ron Kabele
• 1997 "The Butterfly Palace" — Editing/Non-News, Ron Kabele
• 1996 "Building a New Trail" — News/Public Affairs/Human Interest Segment, Ron Kabele
• 1996 "A Man in Paradise" — Feature Segment, Ron Kabele
• 1995 "World Stone Skipping Tournament" — Editing, Ron Kabele
• 1993 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Information Oriented Program
• 1992 Information/Instructional Segment
• 1992 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Magazine Program/Series or Segment

Association for Conservation Information Awards

• 2011 “Texas Parks & Wildlife” — 1st Place Television Series
• 2011 “The State of the Gulf, America’s Sea” — 1st Place Video Other
• 2010 “Texas Parks & Wildlife” — 2nd Place Television Series
• 2010 “Play It Safe in the Water” — 3rd Place Television PSA
• 2010 “To Save the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle” — 3rd Place Video Other, Bruce Biermann
• 2009 “Texas Parks & Wildlife” — 3rd Place Television Series
• 2009 “Bald Eagle in the O.R.” — 1st Place Video News Release, Karen Loke
• 2009 “Eli’s Super Hunt” — 2nd Place Video News Release, Karen Loke
• 2009 “When Plants Attack” — 3rd Place Video News Release, Alan Fisher & Karen Loke
• 2008 “Texas Parks & Wildlife” — 2nd Place, Television Series
• 2008 “Open Line” — 1st Place, Internal Communications, Cynthia Griesser
• 2008 “Texas Toads in Trouble” — 1st Place, Video News Release, Abe Moore & Karen Loke
• 2008 “Eggs-otic Collection” — 2nd Place, Video News Release, Karen Loke
• 2008 “Ike’s Aftermath” — 3rd Place, Video News Release, Karen Loke
• 2007 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 2007 "Open Line" — 1st Place, Internal Communications, Cynthia Griesser
• 2007 "Chester’s Island" — 1st Place, Video News, Abe Moore
• 2007 "Frontier Days at Ft. Griffin" — 2nd Place, Video News. Karen Loke
• 2007 "Scouting for Fish" — 3rd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2006 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 2nd Place, Television Series
• 2006 "Open Line" — 1st Place, Internal Communications, Cynthia Griesser
• 2006 "Policing Pollution" — 1st Place, Video News, Alan Fisher
• 2006 "Frog People" — 2nd Place, Video News, Alan Fisher
• 2006 "Gordon Make His Move" — 3rd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2005 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 2005 "Open Line" — 1st Place, Internal Communications, Cynthia Griesser
• 2005 "Save Our Seagrass" — 2nd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2005 "Evacuees in State Parks" — 3rd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2004 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 2nd Place, Television Series
• 2004 "Open Line" — 1st Place, Internal Communications, Cynthia Griesser
• 2004 "Eternal Reefs" — 1st Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2004 "Adventure Racing" — 2nd Place, Video News, Alan Fisher
• 2003 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 2nd Place, Television Series
• 2003 "Open Line" — 2nd Place, Internal Communications
• 2003 "Trout Stocking" — 3rd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2002 – 2nd Place – Outdoor Women Video News Report – Karen Loke
• 2002 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 2002 "Lisa Engeling’s 50th" — 1st Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2002 "Bighorn Transplant" — 2nd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2002 "Making the Gator Grade" — 4th Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2001 – 1st place – Lisa Engeling’s 50th – Video News Report
• 2001 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 3rd Place, Television Series
• 2000 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 2000 "Lyme Disease" — 2nd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 1999 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 2nd Place, Television Series
• 1998 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 1998 "Buffalo Capture" — 1st Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 1996 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 1995 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 1995 – 3rd place – Stress Survival Tactics
• 1994 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 1993 "Managing Deer in East Texas" — 3rd Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 1992 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series
• 1990 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 1st Place, Television Series

Houston Press Club-Lone Star Awards

• 2012 “Home Again” — 1st Place Soft News Feature, 1st Place Feature Photography, Bruce Biermann
• 2012 “Charlie and His Cannon” — 1st Place Editing, Ron Kabele, 2nd Place Soft News Feature, Bruce Biermann & Ron Kabele
• 2012 “Texas Parks & Wildlife” — 2nd & 3rd Place Public Affairs
• 2012 “Paddling Texas” — 3rd Place Sports Feature, Abe Moore
• 2011 “Help for the Horned Lizard” — 1st Place Public Affairs, Alan Fisher
• 2011 “I Love a Mystery” — 1st Place Feature Photography, 2nd Place Editing, Ron Kabele
• 2011 “LBJ’s Hill Country Legacy — 2nd Place Feature Photography, 3rd Place Editing, Ron Kabele
• 2010 "When Plants Attack" — 2nd Place, Public Affairs, Alan Fisher
• 2010 "Spreading His Wings" — 2nd Place, News Feature, Ron Kabele
• 2009 "Epitaph" — 2nd Place, Feature Photography, Ron Kabele
• 2009 "The Invaders" — 2nd Place, Public Affairs, Alan Fisher
• 2009 "Pond #2, A Texas Toad in Trouble" — 3rd Place, Abe Moore
• 2008 "A Day at Livingston" — 1st Place, Feature Photography, Ron Kabele
• 2008 Photojournalist of the Year — 2nd Place, Ron Kabele
• 2006 "Texas, The State of Water: Finding a Balance" — 1st Place, Documentary, Lee Smith
• 2006 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 2nd Place, Public Affairs
• 2006 "Frog People" — 2nd Place, Soft News Feature, Alan Fisher
• 2006 "Iwo Jima +60" — 3rd Place, Soft News Feature, Bruce Biermann
• 2006 "Volunteer Vacation" — 3rd Place, Editing, Ron Kabele
• 2005 "Monarch of the Marsh" — 1st Place, Soft News Feature, Abe Moore
• 2005 "Adventure Racing" — 2nd Place, Sports Feature, Alan Fisher
• 2005 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — 3rd Place, Public Affairs
• 2002 "Out Yonder, Down Under" — 2nd Place, Broadcast Feature — Feature Photography, Bruce Biermann
• 2002 "Texas Jellies" — 3rd Place, Soft News Feature, Don Cash
• 2002 "Change in the Bend" — 3rd Place, Documentary, Alan Fisher, Nancy Holden
• 2000 "Capturing History" — 1st Place, Feature Segment, Ron Kabele
• 1997 "Rehab at the Mall" — 1st Place, Feature Segment, Ron Kabele
• 1996 "Veterinarian at Large" — 1st Place, Feature Segment, Ron Kabele
• 1995 "The Natural Classroom" — 1st Place, Feature Segment, Ron Kabele

Press Club of Dallas-Katie Awards

• 2003 "Black Bears of Black Gap" — Feature Story/Light, Bruce Biermann, Ron Kabele
• 1998 "Battlestations 1944" — Outstanding Feature, Ron Kabele

Telly Awards

• 2012 “Home Again” — Silver, Nature/Wildlife, Bruce Biermann
• 2012 “Charlie and His Cannon” — Bronze, Miscellaneous category, Bruce Biermann & Ron Kabele
• 2010 “To Save the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle” — Bronze, Nature/Wildlife, Bruce Biermann
• 2008 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Silver, Nature/Wildlife Program
• 2008 "Images for Conservation" — Silver, Nature/Wildlife, Bruce Biermann
• 2008 "Fire on the Prairie" — Silver, Nature/Wildlife, Don Cash
• 2008 "Big-City Biologists" — Bronze, Nature/Wildlife, Alan Fisher
• 2008 "How to Be a Game Warden in Six Easy Months" — Bronze, Videography/Cinematography, Bruce Biermann
• 2007 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Bronze, Nature/Wildlife Program
• 2007 "The Flying Photographers" — Bronze, Nature/Wildlife
• 2007 "Gordon Makes His Move" — Bronze, News Feature, Karen Loke
• 2006 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Silver, Nature/Wildlife Program
• 2006 "The State of Water: Finding A Balance" — Silver, Documentary, Lee Smith
• 2006 "Policing Pollution" — Silver, Nature/Wildlife, Alan Fisher
• 2006 "Iwo Jima +60" — Bronze, Broadcast Feature, Bruce Biermann
• 2006 "Old Man and the Sea" — Silver, News Feature, Karen Loke
• 2005 – Eternal Reefs – Video News Report
• 2005 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" — Silver, Nature/Wildlife Program
• 2005 "Eternal Reefs" — Silver, News Feature, Karen Loke
• 2004 "Texas Parks & Wildlife Show Open" — Silver, TV Programming, Bruce Biermann
• 2004 "Working on the Mountain" — Bronze, TV Programming, Bruce Biermann
• 2004 "CCC Memories" — Bronze, Alan Fisher
• 2003 "Black Bears of Black Gap" — Silver, TV Programming, Bruce Biermann & Ron Kabele
• 2003 "Gardens of the Gulf" — Bronze, TV Programming, Bruce Biermann
• 2003 "Secrets of a Barrier Island" — Bronze, TV Programming, Bruce Biermann
• 1998 "Return of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle" — Finalist, Nature/Wildlife, Bruce Biermann
• 1996 "Desert Oasis" — Silver, Broadcast Documentary, TV or Cable Program — Information, Bruce Biermann
• 1994 "To Catch the Wind", Randall Maxwell
• 1992 "Texas Parks & Wildlife"

WorldFest/Houston International Film Festival

• 2008 "Images for Conservation" — Gold, Ecology/Environment/Conservation, Bruce Biermann
• 2008 "Show Open" — Silver, Station/Program Open/Promo, Bruce Biermann
• 2008 "How to Be a Game Warden in Six Easy Months" — Gold, Cinematography, Bruce Biermann
• 2006 "Iwo Jima +60" — Bronze, Historical Programming Segment, Bruce Biermann
• 2003 "Black Bears of Black Gap" — Gold, Broadcast Feature, Ecology/Environment/Conservation, Bruce Biermann & Ron Kabele
• 2003 "Gardens of the Gulf" — Gold, Broadcast Feature, Underwater and Marine Sciences, Bruce Biermann
• 1999 "Return of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle" — Silver, Broadcast Educational, Film & Video Production, News & Documentary Program Videography, Bruce Biermann

The Communicator Awards

• 2012 “Home Again” — Award of Excellence, Nature/Wildlife, Bruce Biermann
• 2012 “Charlie and His Cannon” — Award of Distinction, History/Biography, Bruce Biermann & Ron Kabele
• 2008 "How to Be a Game Warden in Six Easy Months" — Silver Award, Videography/Cinematography, Bruce Biermann
• 2008 "Images for Conservation" — Silver Award, Bruce Biermann
• 2003 "Black Bears of Black Gap" — Crystal Award of Excellence, Nature/Ecology/Environment, Bruce Biermann & Ron Kabele
• 2003 "Secrets of a Barrier Island" — Award of Distinction, Nature/Ecology/Environment, Bruce Biermann
• 2002 "Texas Parks & Wildlife" Crystal Award of Excellence
• 1998 – Safeguarding Our Heritage – Award of Distinction
• 1998 "Singing Park Ranger" — Crystal Award of Excellence, Karen Loke
• 1997 "Return of the Kemp’s Ridley Sea Turtle" — Award of Distinction, Educational, Bruce Biermann

National Association of Government Communications

• 2002 – 1st place - Texas Bighorn Society – Karen Loke, Bruce Biermann, Lydia Saldana
• 2003 – 1st place – Trout Stocking – Karen Loke, Sarah Adams, Lydia Saldana

National Press Photographers Association

• 2009 "Living History" — 1st Place, Video News Editing, 2009 Best of Television Photojournalism, Ron Kabele
• 2008 – 3rd Place – Eggsotic Collection – 48-Hour Feature – Karen Loke
• 2006 "How to Be a Game Warden in Six Easy Months" — 1st Place, Editor’s Feature, 2006 Best of Television Photojournalism, Ron Kabele
• 2004 "Nesting Bald Eagles" — 3rd Place, In-Depth, Karen Loke
• 2002 "Gateway to the Desert" — 3rd Place, Magazine Style Editing, Ron Kabele
• 1999 "Capturing History" — 1st Place, Magazine Style Editing, Ron Kabele
• 1997 "Great Texas Birding Classic" — 1st Place, In-Depth, Karen Loke
• 1996 "A Man in Paradise" — Honorable Mention, In-Depth, Ron Kabele
• 1993 "Time Together" — 2nd Place, In-Depth, Ron Kabele

Outdoor Writers Association of America

• 2009 - 1st Place – Shooting For Success – Shooting Sports Category - Karen Loke
• 2009 – 1st Place – Eggsotic Collection – Humor Category – Karen Loke
• 2012 – 1st Place – Bastrop Wildfire, More Toad Trouble –Conservation Category - Karen Loke
• 2013 – 2nd Place – Cook’s Branch Conservatory – Conservation Category – Karen Loke
• 2013 – 3rd Place – School of Fishing: Hutsell Fishing Derby – Family Participation/Youth Outdoor Education Category – Karen Loke

Texas Outdoor Writers Association

• 2013 – 2nd Place – 9-Year boating Fatality Case Ends – Outdoor Television - Karen Loke
• 2013 – 3rd Place – Women’s Goose Hunt Video News Report – Outdoor Television – Karen Loke
• 2013 “The Pronghorn Puzzle” — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Alan Fisher
• 2011 “The International Pursuit” — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Alan Fisher
• 2010 “Fishing for Cats” — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Alan Fisher
• 2009 “Shooting for Success” — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Karen Loke
• 2008 "Fishing the Late Shift" — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Alan Fisher
• 2007 "Scouting For Fish" — 3rd Place, Outdoor Video, Karen Loke
• 2006 "Gordon Makes His Move" — Honorable Mention, Outdoor Video, Karen Loke
• 2005 "Game Warden Hurricane Help" — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Karen Loke
• 2004 – 2nd Place – Trout Stocking – Non-Profit Production – Karen Loke
• 2004 "The 2000 Acre Water Filter" — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Lee Smith
• 2004 "TFFC Hall of Fame Winner Shorty Powers" — 1st Place, Outdoor Video, Karen Loke
• 2003 "Outdoor Women" — 1st Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 2002 "Lighthouse Lakes Trail — 1st Place, Video News, Karen Loke
• 1995 "Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center" — 1st Place, Karen Loke
• 1993 – 1st Place – Texas Wetlands: A Learning Adventure – Non-Commercial Broadcast Television – Karen Loke

Texas Festivals & Events Association

• 2005 "Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo Marketing Video" — Gold Award, Best Sponsor Solicitation
• 2005 "Texas Parks & Wildlife Expo TV Spot" — Silver Award, Best TV Promotion