2007:

Hugo Awards - Commitment to Excellence - Towers Productions, Inc.


2006:

Emmy Nomination - Best Documentary - Inside 9/11

Telly Award - Storm Stories, "Thailand Tsunami"


2005:

NY Festival - Best Documentary Writing - Inside 9/11

NY Festival - Best Documentary Series - Inside 9/11


2004:

National Headliners Awards-3rd Place - After Saddam

New York Festival - Documentary - Storm Stories

New York Festival World Media - Storm Stories, "Oklahoma Tornado Outbreak"

Telly Award - Storm Stories, "Battlefield Iraq"

Telly Award - Storm Stories, "Las Vegas Flood"


2003:

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences - Minute by Minute

 

2002:

CINE - American Justice, "Shattered Innocence: The Fells Acre Abuse Case"

National Association of Black Journalists - Atmospheres, "Hurricane Alison"


2001:

CINE - "Private Schools, Public Money," for CNN


1999:

47th Annual Columbus International Film & Video Festival - Biography, "J Edgar Hoover, Personal and Confidential"

CINE - "The Hidden History of Chicago," for the History Channel

The CHRIS - "Hidden History of Chicago," for The History Channel


1998:

Chicago Midwest Emmy Awards-"Chicago's Front Page: 150 Years of the Chicago Tribune," for WGN

International TV Programming - American Justice

IL Broadcasters Association Silver Dome Award Oustanding Achievement in Broadcasting

 

1996:

Chicago Midwest Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Programs

CINE - Biography

Gideon Award- Bill Kurtis and Jonathan Towers


1995:

Chicago Midwest Emmy Awards Outstanding Achievement for Documentary Programs

Other Awards:

11th Annual Cable ACE Awards nominee - American Justice

32nd NAACP Image Awards - Biography, "Sally Hemmings: Redefining History"

Cable Ace Awards Nominee - Investigative Reports, "Sins of the Father"

Telly Award - History / Biography - "Isaac's Storm," for The History Channel

Telly Award - Documentary - Storm Stories, "Las Vegas Flood" - Silver

Telly Award - Documentary - Storm Stories, "Battlefield Iraq" - Bronze