The Folklorist is a half-hour television series produced by NewTV, a community access television station located in Newton, Massachusetts. The series explores some of the unique and lesser-known stories throughout history. Each half-hour episode of the show contains three or four featured segments that go into the backstory and lasting effects of a particular topic of folklore or hidden history.
In 2011, John Horrigan and the NewTV staff met to discuss the idea of creating a television program about folklore. The NewTV team filmed several segments and a pilot came together within the following months. After the pilot aired in March 2012, the public response was strong enough to continue producing more episodes. Andrew Eldridge and Angela Harrer joined the show as co-producers in 2012 and started working on the show's first season, which aired in 2013. The Folklorist is currently in its second season of production, and is available online, as well on Luken Communication's Family Channel, and is currently available through Comcast's and RCN's on-demand services in the New England region.
2016 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Director Post Production
2016 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography Short Form
2016 Winner of the Silver Telly Award for Film/Video - Entertainment
2016 Winner of the Silver People’s Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - TV Programs/Segments
2016 Winner of the Bronze Telly Award for Film/Video - History/Biography
2016 Winner of the Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Film/Video - Entertainment
2016 Winner of the Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for Film/Video - History/Biography
2015 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing
2015 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Editing
2015 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Director/Post Production
2015 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer/Narrator
2015 Winner of the Silver Telly Award for Historical/Cultural Program
2015 Winner of the Silver People's Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - TV Programs/Segments
2015 Winner of the Bronze Telly Awards for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Writing
2015 Winner of the Bronze Telly Awards for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Editing
2015 Winner of the Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Film/Video - History/Biography Program
2015 Winner of the Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Film/Video - Cinematography
2015 Winner of the Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for Film/Video - Cultural Program
2015 Winner of the Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for Film/Video - Editing
2015 Winner of the Alliance for Community Media Hometown Award for Entertainment & Arts Series
2014 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Historical Program
2014 Winner of the Bronze Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Cultural
2014 Winner of the Bronze Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Copywriting
2014 Winner of the Bronze Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Editing
2014 Winner of the Bronze Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Videography/Cinematography
2014 Winner of the Bronze People's Telly Award for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - TV Programs/Segments
2014 Winner of the Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Film/Video - History/Biography
2014 Winner of the Gold Communicator Award of Excellence for Film/Video - Editing
2014 Winner of the Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for Film/Video - Copywriting
2014 Winner of the Silver Communicator Award of Distinction for Film/Video - Videography/Cinematography
2013 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Outstanding Program Host/Moderator
2013 Winner of the ACM Northeast Video Festival for Best Historical and Cultural Program
2013 Winner of the Bronze Telly Awards for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Editing
2013 Winner of the Bronze Telly Awards for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Miscellaneous
2013 Winner of the Bronze People's Telly Awards for TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - TV Programs/Segments
2012 Winner of the Boston/New England Emmy Award for Best Single Spot Promotion
