POST Wins Emmy
POST Wins 2022 Emmy Award for GVRO Awareness Video
California POST and its video production vendor, Digital Outpost, received an Emmy Award for the Did You Know? Gun Violence Restraining Orders (GVRO) awareness video at the June 2022 National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) regional awards competition. The video won in the “Branded Content” category.
Originally released in 2021, the Did You Know? GVRO video encourages officers to look beyond first impressions, using what appears to be a routine domestic disturbance to dramatically illustrate that a hidden threat involving firearms may be present—and that a GVRO should be obtained. The Did You Know? video series features short vignettes that inform and remind officers to always be vigilant in the delivery of exceptional police services while ensuring safety for themselves, their peers, and the citizens they serve. The video is available to view on the POST YouTube Channel or on the POST Learning Portal.
Digital Outpost in Carlsbad is POST’s professional video production vendor and has produced more than two dozen Did You Know? videos over the years, many of which have won previous Emmy awards.
POST Wins 2019 Emmy for Community / Public Service (PSAs) Video
At the June 2019 National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) awards ceremony, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and Digital OutPost (DOP), who provides video production services for POST, received an Emmy Award for the Did You Know video “Procedural Justice: Immigrant Communities".
The video expands on the four tenets of Procedural Justice (Voice, Neutrality, Respect, and Trustworthiness) with special attention to immigrant communities and how they may perceive and react to law enforcement.
The award was for the Community / Public Service (PSAs) category. View the entire 2019 recipients list.
POST Wins 2018 Emmy for Community / Public Service (PSAs) Video
At the June 2018 National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) awards ceremony, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and Digital OutPost (DOP), who provides video production services for POST, received an Emmy Award for the Did You Know video “Fentanyl Exposure Risks".
Bureau Chief Larry Ellsworth attended and accepted the Emmy Award on behalf of POST. The video shows how exposure to a very small amount of fentanyl may harm officers and coworkers while on duty, or may spread to family or others when off duty.
The award was for the Community / Public Service (PSAs) category. View the entire 2018 recipients list.
POST Wins 2017 Emmy for Community / Public Service (PSAs) Video
At the June 2017 National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) awards ceremony, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and Digital OutPost (DOP), who provides video production services for POST, received an Emmy Award for the Did You Know video “Procedural Justice".
Senior Law Enforcement Consultant Larry Ellsworth attended and accepted the Emmy Award on behalf of POST. The video emphasizes the four tenets of Procedural Justice: Voice, Neutrality, Respect, and Trustworthiness. These tenets are modeled by the officer during a traffic stop and conversation with the driver of the stopped vehicle.
The award was for the Community / Public Service (PSAs) category. View the entire 2017 recipients list (pdf).
POST Wins 2015 Emmy for Community / Public Service (PSAs) Video
At the June 2015 National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) awards ceremony, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and Digital OutPost (DOP), who provides video production services for POST, received an Emmy Award for the Did You Know video “School Violence.”
Assistant Executive Director Jan Bullard attended and accepted the Emmy Award on behalf of POST. The video presents the topic of school shootings in a dramatic manner and includes a link at the end to a national website for information on Threat Assessment: Predicting and Preventing School Violence.
The award was for the Community / Public Service (PSAs) category. View the entire 2015 recipients list (pdf).
POST Wins 2013 Emmy for Community / Public Service (PSAs) Video
On June 15, 2013, before a large audience convened in Las Vegas for the National Association of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) awards ceremony, the California Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST), and Digital OutPost (DOP), who provides video production services for POST, received an Emmy Award for the Did You Know video “10-97.”
Did You Know “10-97” reminds officers that speed is one of five factors that can cause career-ending injury or fatalities for law enforcement officers or members of the communities they serve.
Assistant Executive Director Jan Bullard, prior to her recent promotion, was the Bureau Chief who oversaw POST’s video production efforts. She accepted the award on behalf of the Commission on POST, along with Terry Barnum and Raegan Matthews-Roesink from DOP. The award was for the Community / Public Service (PSAs) category. View the entire 2013 recipients list (pdf).
About the Video Series
The Did You Know series was created by POST in 2010 to feature important safety or informational messages in a quick and dynamic way.
While POST has accrued a respectable collection of awards for video production in the past, “10-97” being POST’s first Emmy. Several POST productions have been nominated before by NATAS including Did You Know “Choices”, Did You Know “Fatigue”, Did You Know "Night Driving", and Did You Know "Domestic Violence".