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Laurie Donnelly Biography

Birth Name:Laurie Donnelly

Profession Producer, Director

Fast Facts

  • Received the 2009 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Series
  • In 2012, she was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for her work on "Rough Cut Woodworking with Tommy Mac․"
  • Spent four years on a graduate fellowship at the National Institute of Mental Health
  • Attended Boston University, where she earned her master's degree
  • Started out as a producer for the TV series "Faces of Medicine․"
  • Is primarily known for her production of health and wellness programs
  • Spent over 17 years working as a producer for the WGBH-TV station in Boston

Awards

  • 1996Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Cultural Music-Dance Program: nominated
  • 2008Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lifestyle Program: nominated
  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2009Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Children's Series: winner
  • 2009Bronze Telly-Lighting and Art Direction: winner
  • 2009James Beard Foundation Award-Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location: nominated
  • 2010Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2010James Beard Foundation Award-Television Special: nominated
  • 2010Taste Award-Best Single Topic Series: nominated
  • 2011Golden Eagle-Informational: winner
  • 2011Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2011Bronze Telly-TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Information: winner
  • 2011Taste Award-Best Food or Drink Podcast: nominated
  • 2011Taste Award-Best Single Topic Series: nominated
  • 2012A.A.A.S. Science Journalism Award for Television-Television: winner
  • 2012Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Lifestyle Program: nominated
  • 2012Bronze Telly-TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Information: winner
  • 2012Bronze Telly-TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Information: winner
  • 2012Silver Telly-TV PROGRAMS, SEGMENTS, OR PROMOTIONAL PIECES - CULTURAL: winner
  • 2012Bronze Telly-Videography/Cinematography: winner
  • 2012James Beard Foundation Award-Television Program, In Studio or Fixed Location: nominated
  • 2012James Beard Foundation Award-Special (TV or Web): nominated
  • 2012Taste Award-Best Single Topic Series: nominated
  • 2012Taste Award-Best Ethnic Program: nominated
  • 2013Finalist Award-Educational/Instructional: winner
  • 2013Bronze Telly-TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Education: winner
  • 2013Bronze Telly-Educational Television Program: winner
  • 2014Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Culinary Program: nominated
  • 2014Bronze Telly-TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Documentary: winner
  • 2014Bronze Telly-Film/Video TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Education: winner
  • 2014Silver Telly-Informational Television Program: winner
  • 2014Bronze Telly-Educational Television Program: winner
  • 2014Bronze Telly-Film/Video TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Documentary: winner
  • 2014Bronze Telly-TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Information: winner
  • 2014Bronze Telly-TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Documentary: winner
  • 2014James Beard Foundation Award-Best Cooking Series Filmed On Location: nominated
  • 2014Taste Award-Best New Series: winner
  • 2015Silver Telly-Film/Video TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - Entertainment: winner
  • 2015Bronze Telly-People's Telly Award: winner
  • 2015Bronze Telly-Television Program - Informational: winner
  • 2015Taste Award-Best Reality Series: Food or Drink: nominated
  • 2015Taste Award-Best Food Travel Series Television: winner
  • 2015Taste Award-Best Food Program: Television: winner
  • 2015Taste Award-Breakout Storyteller of the Year: winner
  • 2016Bronze Telly-How-To / Instructional: winner
  • 2016Silver Telly-Film/Video TV Programs, Segments, or Promotional Pieces - How-To/Instructional: winner
  • 2016James Beard Foundation Award-Special (TV or Web): winner
  • 2016Taste Award-Best Travel Program: nominated
  • 2016Taste Award-Best Food Travel Series Television: nominated
  • 2016Taste Award-Best Chef in a Series: nominated
  • 2016Taste Award-Best Food Program Television: nominated
  • 2017Bronze Telly-TV Shows / Segments General-Entertainment: winner
  • 2017James Beard Foundation Award-Special (TV or Web): winner
  • 2017Taste Award-Best Travel Program: nominated
  • 2017Taste Award-Best Food Travel Series Television: nominated
  • 2017Taste Award-Best Food Program Television: nominated
  • 2017Taste Award-Best Food Program Television: winner
  • 201830th Anniversary Classic Golden Telly Award-Documentary (Individual): winner
  • 2018Bronze Telly-General - Tourism/Travel: winner
  • 2018James Beard Foundation Award-Special (TV or Web): winner
  • 2018Taste Award-Best Food Program Television: nominated
  • 2018Taste Award-Best Food Travel Series Television: winner
  • 2018Taste Award-Best Food Program: Television: winner
  • 2018Taste Award-Best Food Travel Series Television: winner
  • 2018Best New Series-: nominated
  • 2018Taste Award-Best Travel Program: nominated
  • 2018Taste Award-Best Chef in a Series: nominated
  • 2018Taste Award-Best Food Travel Series Television: nominated
  • 2019Daytime Emmy-Outstanding Travel and Adventure Program: nominated
  • 2019Silver World Medal-Educational/Instructional: winner
  • 2019Taste Award-Best Food Travel Series Television: nominated
  • 2019Taste Award-Best Food Program Television: nominated
  • 2019Taste Award-Best Single Topic Series: nominated
  • 2019Taste Award-Best Home Decor and Design Program: nominated