Worn Within

Minnesota PBS (formerly Twin Cities PBS) | 2021 - 2024

SEASON 01 — TRADITION + CULTURE
From textiles and craftsmanship to the finishing touches and customs behind them, Season 1 explores how traditional clothing carries culture, history, and identity through the stories of the people who wear and create it.

SEASON 02 — FASHION + IDENTITY
Season 2 expands the conversation from tradition to contemporary fashion, exploring how what we wear shapes—and is shaped by—identity, self-expression, community, and the world around us.

I led the creative development and production of Worn Within across its first two seasons, from early concept and story development through production and final delivery. My role spanned creative direction, editorial development, producing, and on-camera hosting—giving me the opportunity to shape the series both behind the scenes and in front of the camera.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS + STATS:

  • The “Hmong Paj Ntaub” episode received a 2021 Upper Midwest Regional Emmy Award for Historic/Cultural/Nostalgic – Short Form Content

  • 200K+ content views across two seasons

  • 23K+ audience engagements across two seasons

  • Selected for PBS LearningMedia, extending the series into educational use

  • Two episodes—”Hmong Paj Ntaub” and “Dakota & Ojibwe Beadwork”—were added to the Minnesota Historical Society’s online encyclopedia

  • Distributed nationally through PBS.org and the PBS app

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