2014
Outstanding Journalism Award – American Correctional Association
2012
Best Television Entertainment Programming – International 3D Society’s 3D Creative Arts Awards
2010
Silver Telly Award – Videography/Cinematography – Undercover: “Mark Whitacre: Operation Harvest King”
Silver Telly Award – Editing – “Undercover: Mark Whitacre: Operation Harvest King”
Bronze Telly Award – Documentary – “Inside the Iraq War”
Bronze Telly Award – Set Design – “Undercover: Heidi Landgraf: Operation Green Ice”
CINE Golden Eagle Award – “Inside the Iraq War” for The National Geographic Channel
2009
Telly Award – Runaways: Chicago – MSNBC
2008
Silver Telly Award – When Weather Changed History “Challenger” – Weather Channel
Silver Telly Award – When Weather Changed History “Battle of The Bulge” – Weather Channel
Bronze World Medal for the New York Festivals – Runaways: Chicago – MSNBC
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”
Silver Telly Award – Documentary – Storm Stories “Las Vegas Flood” – Weather Channel
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
32nd NAACP Image Awards – Biography, “Sally Hemmings: Redefining History”
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
1990
11th Annual Cable ACE Awards nominee – American Justice
Other Awards
Cable Ace Awards Nominee – Investigative Reports, “Sins of the Father”
Telly Award – History / Biography – “Isaac’s Storm,” for The History Channel
Bronze Telly Award – Documentary – Storm Stories “Battlefield Iraq” – Weather Channel