WWII Foundation, (add)ventures honored with regional Emmy awards

(ADD)VENTURES PRESIDENT AND CEO Steve Rosa stands with boxing great Evander Holyfield. Providence-based communications firm (add)ventures received two Emmys for a public service announcement it directed, filmed and edited for the Prostate Cancer Foundation last year featuring Holyfield. / COURTESY (ADD)VENTURES
(ADD)VENTURES PRESIDENT AND CEO Steve Rosa stands with boxing great Evander Holyfield. Providence-based communications firm (add)ventures received two Emmys for a public service announcement it directed, filmed and edited for the Prostate Cancer Foundation last year featuring Holyfield. / COURTESY (ADD)VENTURES

The World War II Foundation and (add)ventures each received Boston/New England Emmy Awards from the the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences at the 39th annual Boston/New England Emmy Awards Ceremony earlier this month.
The World War II Foundation, based in South Kingstown, received three Emmy Awards at the June 4 ceremony at the Westin Copley Place in Boston.
Tim Gray, World War II Foundation chairman, took home an Emmy for outstanding writer for a documentary film for “The American St. Nick,” while “Omaha Beach: Honor and Sacrifice” also took home an Emmy in the outstanding documentary category.
“The American St. Nick” film and composer Roger Cichy, along with editor Jim Karpeichik, took home an Emmy in the music composition category.

The World War II Foundation/Tim Gray Media has produced 17 documentary films to date on the subject of World War II.

Providence-based communications firm (add)ventures received two Emmys for a public service announcement it directed, filmed and edited for the Prostate Cancer Foundation last year featuring boxing great Evander Holyfield.

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The PSA, earned (add)ventures Emmys for “public service single spot” and “editor short form.”
Holyfield, a five-time heavyweight champion, encourages African American men to get regularly checked for prostate cancer, directing them to www.pcf.org, the Prostate Cancer Foundation’s website.
The spot was filmed at Balletto’s Boxing Gym in Providence.

(add)ventures donated a significant portion of the PSA’s production costs as part of its corporate philanthropy program, (add)love.
The PSA served as the launch of a national awareness campaign for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.

“Earning these Emmy Awards for such an important cause means so much to us,” Steve Rosa, founder and CEO of (add)ventures, said in a statement. “As someone who not only appreciates Providence’s rich boxing tradition, but has also experienced friends’ and family members’ battle with prostate cancer, I was proud to bring a legendary boxing champion to Providence for an initiative that can help save lives.”

Rosa added, “I’m incredibly proud of the team whose combined talents created such a powerful PSA and am thrilled about our collaborative efforts with Evander Holyfield and the Prostate Cancer Foundation. Together, we can knock out prostate cancer by encouraging regular screenings that can detect cancer early enough to be 100 percent treatable.”

(add)ventures team members who worked on the Prostate Cancer Foundation PSA include Rosa who served as executive producer along with Mary Sadlier, executive vice president and chief strategy officer; and Scott Maiocchi, vice president of video/animation. Other team members include Keely Taylor, producer of video/animation; Leif Husted Jensen, director of creative/broadcast; and Sara Del Signore, associate producer of video/strategy.

The nonprofit National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences is dedicated to fostering excellence in television. The Academy Awards’ EMMY recognizes outstanding creative achievement.
A list of all the award winners can be found HERE.

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