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| March 18, 2013 | Time OUT Adds Weekend TV |
| November 12, 2012 | Wild and Scenic Film Festival takes TLM on Tour |
| September 27, 2012 | TLM wins best of the best in the nation |
| June 27, 2012 | Time OUT adds morning TV |
| June 19, 2012 | Nationwide Honors for Multi-Media Production House |
| March 9, 2012 | Fish Film Goes on Tour |
| January 9, 2012 | Tight Line Media Takes on Radio |
| August 9, 2011 | Tight Line Media Now Hiring |
| July 19, 2011 | Local Journalist Wins President's Choice |
| January 11, 2011 | New Year. New Time. Outdoor Show Expands |
| April 28, 2010 | Idaho Press Club Honors Tight Line Media |
| April 1, 2010 | New TLM Art Gallery Opens |
| January 11, 2010 | New Website Whips Up Free Potatoes |
| July 14, 2009 | Outdoor Writer Places in Prominent Competition |
| March 11, 2009 | Female Outdoor Journalist Earns National Membership |
| Sept 09, 2008 | Local Production Company Premieres Prime Time Special - Wolves : Predators or Prey |
| March 20, 2008 | Local Production Company Wins High Honors for 'Idaho Meth Project Awareness' |
Time OUT Adds Weekend TV
March 18, 2013
Idaho Falls, Idaho-TV’s outdoor journalist Kris Millgate is adding weekends to her reporting schedule. 'Time OUT with Kris Millgate' starts airing during the Sunday 10pm newscast March 24, 2013 on KPVI News 6.
Where to see Kris:
Online: www.tightlinemedia.com
KPVI: Wednesday 10pm
KPVI: Monday 6am
KPVI: Sunday 10p NEW
‘Time OUT with Kris Millgate’ is an award-winning outdoor news segment in its 6th year of covering Idaho’s wild side. Millgate is a journalist with 17 years of experience. In 2012, she won best outdoor TV story in the nation from the Outdoor Writers Association of America. She also won 1st place for Outdoor Ethics with OWAA in 2009.
Millgate, owner of Tight Line Media, also writes for magazines and newspapers and produces several documentaries annually including the film ‘Sanctuary’ which is on tour with the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in 2013.
Wild and Scenic Film Festival Takes TLM on Tour
November 12, 2012
Nevada City, CA-Tight Line Media’s documentary ‘Sanctuary’ is going on tour. The film about restoring elk habitat in New Mexico hits the road with the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in February.
Tight Line Media produced the film for Trout Unlimited and the Sportsmen’s Conservation Project in the fall of 2011. The first few minutes of the film won best outdoor TV story in the nation in 2012 from the Outdoor Writers Association of America. The entire film will tour with the Wild and Scenic Film Festival in 2013. The tour stops at more than 100 venues across the country throughout the year.
For tour dates and times go to: http://www.wildandscenicfilmfestival.org/
Wild and Scenic Film Festival is considered one of the nation’s premiere environmental and adventure film festivals. Its films combine stellar filmmaking, beautiful cinematography and first-rate storytelling to inform, inspire and ignite solutions and possibilities to restore the earth and human communities while creating a positive future for the next generation.
Tight Line Media is based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. It is owned and operated by award-winning multi-media journalist Kris Millgate. She produces the outdoor TV segment ‘Time OUT with Kris Millgate’ and other content for radio and print. She also produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and in-depth documentaries for multiple organizations.
TLM wins best of the best in the nation
September 27, 2012
Idaho Falls, Idaho-Tight Line Media's 2011 film 'Sanctuary' is now the best TV story in the nation according to Outdoor Writers Association of America. Outdoor journalist Kris Millgate's story about the elk whisperer and elk habitat in New Mexico won first place for hunting and shooting sports with OWAA earlier this summer. Then the OWAA President's panel chose the story as President's Choice for best outdoor TV story in the nation at its annual conference in Alaska in September. “Kris is one of our newer members who has hit the OWAA floorboards running," says Robin Giner, OWAA Executive Director. "This year’s Presidents’ Choice Award is her second in two years, and I expect we’ll see her name on this list of the best of the best in future years, too.”
See Millgate's OWAA President's Choice winning entry now. Sanctuary.
Tight Line Media is based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. It is owned and operated by award-winning multi-media professional Kris Millgate. She produces the outdoor TV segment ‘Time OUT with Kris Millgate’ and other content for radio and print. She also produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and in-depth documentaries for multiple organizations.
OWAA, founded in 1927, is the oldest organization of its kind in the country. Its 1,300 members are recommended for membership based on their experience and talent. They are the nation’s best outdoor communicators and they are commissioned to provide honest, thorough and unbiased outdoor coverage.
Time OUT Adds Morning TV
June 27, 2012
Idaho Falls, Idaho-TV’s outdoor journalist Kris Millgate is adding mornings to her reporting schedule. Time OUT with Kris Millgate starts airing during the Monday 6am newscast July 9, 2012 on KPVI News 6.
Millgate already provides outdoor coverage for KPVI viewers every Wednesday at 10pm. She also takes radio listeners outside every Wednesday at 6:35am on Newstalk 690 & 1260. “It’s a natural thing to have Kris talk about what she’s doing outside and then send people to her website to watch what she’s doing,” says Tim Lewis, Newstalk Radio program manager.
Where to see Kris:
Online: www.tightlinemedia.com
KPVI: Wednesday 10pm
KPVI: Monday 6am NEW
Where to hear Kris:
Newstalk 690: Wednesday 6:35am
Newstalk 1260: Wednesday 6:35am
‘Time OUT with Kris Millgate’ is an award-winning outdoor news segment in its 5th year of coverage. The segment is currently sponsored by Smith RV and The Lodge at Palisades Creek.
Millgate is a journalist with 16 years of experience. She recently won 1st place for hunting and shooting sports from the Outdoor Writers Association of America. She also won 2nd place in the Family and Youth Outdoor category. Millgate, owner of Tight Line Media, also writes for magazines and newspapers and produces several documentaries annually.
Nationwide Honors for Multi-Media Production House
June 19, 2012
Idaho Falls, Idaho-Production company Tight Line Media is earning recognition across the country for content produced in 2011. Tight Line Media CEO Kris Millgate covers outdoor stories for TV, radio, newspapers, magazines and web. She also produces several documentaries annually. Her multi-media efforts are resulting in honors across multiple outlets.
| Competition | Award | Production | Outlet |
| Worldfest Int’l. Film Fest | Platinum REMI | Working for Wildlife | Outdoor Idaho-IPTV |
| Outdoor Writers Assoc. | 1st Hunting/Shooting | Elk Whisperer | Time OUT-KPVI |
| Outdoor Writers Assoc. | 2nd Family Outdoors | Wild Ride | Time OUT-KPVI |
| Idaho Press Club | 1st Outdoor/Environment | Working for Wildlife | Outdoor Idaho-IPTV |
| Idaho Press Club | 2nd Documentary | Working for Wildlife | Outdoor Idaho-IPTV |
| Int’l. Wildlife Film Fest. | Honorable Mention | Dolores Discovered | Trout Unlimited |
| Int’l. Wildlife Film Fest. | Honorable Mention | Sanctuary | Trout Unlimited |
View Tight Line Media’s award-winning content at: www.tightlinemedia.com Tight Line Media is owned and operated by multi-media professional, Kris Millgate. Kris Millgate is an outdoor journalist with 16 years in the field. She is a member of Outdoor Writers Association of America and Idaho Press Club. She started Tight Line Media in 2006.
Fish Film Goes on Tour
March 9, 2012
Idaho Falls, Idaho-Tight Line Media’s documentary ‘Green with Envy’ is going on tour. Trout Unlimited is taking the film on the road with opening night in Jackson, Wyoming Tuesday, March 13, 2012. The film tour continues through Wyoming, Colorado and Utah.
What: ‘Green with Envy’ film tour premiere
Where: Wort Hotel, 50 North Glenwood St., Jackson, Wyoming
When: Tuesday, March 13, 6 p.m.
For additional tour dates and times go to: http://ourdamwater.org/
‘Green with Envy’ is a scenic fishing journey that examines the one constant throughout the history of the West – the never-ending war over resources. Their use. Their value. Their limit. Float 31 miles of the Green River. See 15,000 fish per mile. Watch the Green and Flaming Gorge on the Utah-Wyoming border face the possibility of draining into a pipeline bound for Colorado.
Media may watch a pre-tour showing of the film online:
http://tightlinemedia.com/production-services/video-samples.html
Tight Line Media is based in Idaho Falls, Idaho. It is owned and operated by award-winning multi-media professional Kris Millgate. She produces the outdoor TV segment ‘Time OUT with Kris Millgate’ and other content for radio and print. She also produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and in-depth documentaries for multiple organizations.
Trout Unlimited is a non-profit organization with more than 147,000 members dedicated to conserving, protecting and restoring North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.
Time OUT Takes on Radio
January 9, 2012
Idaho Falls, Idaho-TV’s outdoor journalist Kris Millgate is taking on radio in 2012. Wake up with Millgate every Wednesday at 6:35am on Newstalk 690 & 1260. Idaho's Morning News host Tim Lewis will talk with Millgate about outdoor issues and the upcoming stories she’s working on for her weekly TV news segment Time OUT with Kris Millgate
“It’s important to me to add someone to the show that is qualified to present the outdoors as an expert in a way that is enticing to any of us who want to pick up a fishing rod or hop in a snowmobile,” said Tim Lewis, Newstalk Radio program manager. “It’s a natural thing to have Kris talk about what she’s doing outside and then send people to her website to watch what she’s doing.”
Millgate, owner of Tight Line Media, also produces several documentaries annually and she’ll give radio listeners the inside scoop on what it's like to travel around the country filming wildlife in wild places with wild people.
Where to hear Kris:
Newstalk 690: Wednesday 6:35am
Newstalk 1260: Wednesday 6:35am
Where to see Kris:
Online: www.tightlinemedia.com
KPVI: Wednesday 10p
KFXP: Wednesday 9p
KXTF: Wednesday 9p
Time OUT with Kris Millgate is recognized as an award-winning outdoor news outlet. Millgate is a journalist with 15 years of experience. She holds honors with Outdoor Writers Association of America for Best Outdoor Ethics and President’s Choice. She also has awards from the Idaho Press Club for 1st place in general news, best documentary and environmental coverage.
Tight Line Media is owned and operated by multi-media professional, Kris Millgate. She produces Time OUT with Kris Millgate and writes for Post Register and several magazines. She also produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and in-depth documentaries for multiple organizations.
Tight Line Media Now Hiring
August 9, 2011
Idaho Falls, Idaho-The region’s most ambitious multi-media production house is now hiring. Award-winning outdoor journalist Kris Millgate started Tight Line Media in 2006 with the launch of the outdoor TV news segment Time OUT with Kris Millgate. In just five years, Tight Line Media grew from producing news content on a local level to orchestrating documentaries on a national level.
Millgate now needs more minds in the mix to meet the needs of clients on the news side and the production side.
Right now:
Media sales manager
Down the road:
Social media manager
Office manager
Video editors
Videographers
Sales and media experience preferred for ‘right now’ listing. Additional skills required for openings down the road.
Requirements for ‘right now’ listing:
1. High energy level and aggressive attitude toward sales
2. Produce immediate, realistic comission-based sales results
3. Telephone skills and knowledge of business procedures
4. Ability to create and maintain excellent business and client relations
5. Goal-oriented self-starter who works independently
All listings require the candidate to maintain the highest ethical standards while delivering the exceptional level of quality Tight Line Media customers expect.
Serious inquiries only: info@tightlinemedia.com
Local Journalist Wins President's Choice
July 19, 2011
Idaho Falls, Idaho-Outdoor Writers Association of America honored one of Idaho’s outdoor journalists at its annual conference held at Snowbird, Utah in July. Tight Line Media CEO Kris Millgate won President’s Choice for Little Green Thumbs her newspaper story published in the Post Register about young gardeners in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
The story also won first place in the newspaper category ahead of other publications from larger markets around the nation. Millgate also won third place in the TV category for an ice climbing story she produced for her outdoor news segment Time OUT with Kris Millgate.
Millgate hosts the weekly outdoor segment Time OUT with Kris Millgate airing on NBC and Fox in Southeast Idaho. She also produces content for Outdoor Idaho and writes for several newspapers and magazines including Post Register and Idaho Falls Magazine. Millgate joined OWAA in 2009. This is her first time attending OWAA’s annual conference. “I wasn’t sure how well little Idaho would show on a national level so you can imagine my excitement when I picked up President’s Choice as a newcomer,” Millgate said. “Competing with the big boys is intimidating, but so worth it.”
OWAA, founded in 1927, is the oldest organization of its kind in the country. Its 1,300 members are recommended for membership based on their experience and talent. They are the nation’s best outdoor communicators and they are commissioned to provide honest, thorough and unbiased outdoor coverage.
View productions from OWAA’s President’s Choice, Tight Line Media CEO Kris Millgate at: www.tightlinemedia.com
New Year. New Time. Outdoor Show Expands.
January 11, 2011
Idaho Falls, Idaho-New year. New time. Same quality coverage. Multi-media production company Tight Line Media is expanding its most popular outdoor production in 2011. Time OUT with Kris Millgate now airs six times a week between one NBC station and two Fox stations in Idaho.
Time OUT with Kris Millgate
NBC-KPVI: Tue. 10p & Thur. 6p
Fox-KFXP: Mon. 9p & Wed. 9p
Fox-KXTF: Mon. 9p & Wed. 9p
Online all the time: Time OUT
The show also continues to gather a strong fan following online by offering outdoor news updates, fishing reports, ski conditions and free gear giveaways.
Time OUT with Kris Millgate is recognized as an award-winning outdoor news outlet. Millgate is a journalist with 14 years of experience. She holds honors with Outdoor Writers Association of America for Best Outdoor Ethics and with Idaho Press Club for 1st place in general news, feature stories and environmental coverage.
Time OUT sponsors reap the rewards of such success by targeting Time OUT fans and turning them into their customers. Contact Tight Line Media today for Time OUT sponsorship opportunities: rates@tightlinemedia.com
Tight Line Media is owned and operated by multi-media professional, Kris Millgate. She produces Time OUT with Kris Millgate and writes for Post Register and several magazines. She also produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and in-depth documentaries for multiple clients.
Millgate is a member of Outdoor Writers Association of America and Idaho Press Club. She started Tight Line Media in 2006.
Idaho Press Club Honors Tight Line Media
April 28, 2010
Idaho Falls, Idaho—Multi-media production company Tight Line Media is earning recognition from Idaho Press Club for content produced in 2009. IPC awarded Tight Line Media CEO Kris Millgate several 1st place honors for news stories delivered through TV, newspaper and magazine outlets.
| Press Club Award | Entry Name | Media Outlet |
| 1st General News | Green Guys | Time OUT KPVI News 6 |
| 1st Serious Feature | Weed Eaters | Time OUT KPVI News 6 |
| 1st Light Feature | Wild Goose Chase | Time OUT KPVI News 6 |
| 1st Outdoor/Environment | Seeking Refuge | Outdoor Idaho IPTV |
| 1st Outdoor Feature | Pepper vs. Powder | Post Register |
| 3rd Video Essay | Grand Morning | Time OUT KPVI News 6 |
| Honorable Mention | Rod, Reel, Recovery | Idaho Falls Magazine |
Millgate also placed in three categories with the Outdoor Writers Association of America. View Tight Line Media’s award winning content at: www.tightlinemedia.com
Tight Line Media is owned and operated by multi-media professional, Kris Millgate. She produces Time OUT with Kris Millgate for KPVI News 6 and writes for Post Register and several magazines. She also produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and in-depth documentaries for multiple clients.
New TLM Art Gallery opens
April 01, 2010
Idaho Falls, Idaho—Tight Line Media is proud to present Bring Outside In. The still art collection of outdoor journalist Kris Millgate. Along with hosting the weekly outdoor TV news segment Time OUT, Millgate produces shows for Outdoor Idaho and writes for Post Register and several magazines. She also shoots still art for the stories she uncovers.
Retirement is her favorite piece in the Bring Outside In still art collection. “The hatchery released retiring breeder cutthroat trout into Henry’s Fork and I was awestruck by their massive size,” says Millgate. “The fish jammed the pipe running from the trout truck to the river. I should have been fishing instead of taking pictures.”
Bring Outside In is on display through May 21, 2010 in the Post Register Gallery in Idaho Falls, Idaho. Meet the artist April 2, 2010 from 5:30p to 8:30p. Some of the still art featured in the Bring Outside In collection is also featured in Tight Line Media's online photo gallery.
New Website Whips Up Free Potatoes
January 11, 2010
Idaho Falls, Idaho—Tight Line Media is launching its new website with free mashed potatoes.
Go to: www.tightlinemedia.com. Sign up for the newsletter and Tight Line Media will send you a coupon for a free pouch of mashed potatoes from Idahoan Foods.
Also check out enhanced features for Time OUT with Kris Millgate online at: www.tightlinemedia.com
Time OUT with Kris Millgate is a weekly outdoor news segment produced by Tight Line Media.
Time OUT schedule:
KPVI New 6 – Wednesday and Sunday at 10pm
KFXP Fox 31 – Wednesday at 9pm
Online – all the time www.tightlinemedia.com
Time OUT online offers outdoor news, snow & water conditions, fishing & hunting tips, outdoor events and exclusive online only contests.
Visitors can also search the new Time OUT video archives for their favorite stories. “Time OUT viewers are always asking me how they can catch the segment again,” says Kris Millgate, Time OUT host and Tight Line Media CEO. “Now they can watch online anytime and while they’re there, they can look at other projects Tight Line Media produces in and out of news.”
Multi-media production house Tight Line Media contracted with web designer Web Impakt to create the new site. Web Impakt spent three months developing one site for Tight Line Media production clients and Time OUT news viewers. “Web Impakt was honored to develop Tight Line Media’s new website. Kris has a definite vision, and I think the new site does a wonderful job at showcasing her talents,” says Lindsey Anderson, Web Impakt CEO.
Visit the website whipping up free mashed potatoes: www.tightlinemedia.com
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Outdoor Writer Places in Prominent Competition
July 14, 2009
Grand Rapids, Mich. – Idaho Falls, Idaho, resident Kris Millgate earned prestigious Excellence in Craft awards from Outdoor Writers Association of America (OWAA), with recognition at OWAA’s annual conference in Grand Rapids, June 16, 2009.
Millgate was awarded first place in the outdoor ethics/take pride in America contest, newspaper category. This contest recognizes excellence in communicating issues and answers that affect ethics in the outdoors and/or communicating the “Take Pride” message, i.e. encouraging the public to take care of our natural and cultural resources; getting people involved, through volunteering, to correct what has been abused; and generating new conservation projects. Her submission, “Refuge refugees,” was published in the (Idaho Falls) Post Register, April 2008.
Millgate is a freelance outdoor writer and photographer based in Idaho. She produces multimedia content for NBC and FOX in Idaho Falls, Outdoor Idaho on PBS, The Post Register, several magazines and the Associated Press.
The 1,300-member Outdoor Writers Association of America is the oldest and largest association of professional outdoor communicators in the United States. It was organized in 1927 by members of the Izaak Walton League of America and includes professional communicators dedicated to sharing the outdoor experience. OWAA’s professionals include writers, photographers, outdoors radio- and television show hosts, book authors, videographers, lecturers and artists. The association is headquartered in Missoula, Mont. For more information, go to www.owaa.org.
For more information on this award, contact Kris Millgate, P.O. Box 50242, Idaho Falls, ID 83405; 208-709-0309; kris@tightlinemedia.com
Female Outdoor Journalist Earns National Membership
March 11, 2009
Idaho Falls, Idaho—Tight Line Media CEO Kris Millgate is the newest member of Outdoor Writers Association of America.
Millgate is an award-winning outdoor and environmental journalist. She hosts the weekly outdoor segment Time OUT with Kris Millgate airing on NBC and Fox in Southeast Idaho.
Millgate is recognized in the March edition of OWAA’s magazine Outdoors Unlimited and will be featured as a contributing writer in the April issue. She’ll discuss the challenges of working in the male dominated outdoor industry and presents print and video samples of her multi-media work.
OWAA, founded in 1927, is a nonprofit, international organization representing a diverse group of professional communicators dedicated to sharing the outdoor experience. Its 1,300 members are commissioned to provide honest, thorough and unbiased outdoor coverage. Members of OWAA are experienced outdoor people, the nation's best outdoor writers, editors, book authors, broadcasters, film and video producers, photographers, artists and lecturers.
View productions from the newest OWAA member, Tight Line Media CEO Kris Millgate at: www.tightlinemedia.com.
Local Production Company Premieres Prime Time Special - Wolves : Predators or Prey
Sept 09, 2008
Idaho Falls, Idaho-Tight Line Media proudly presents a half-hour, prime time, special edition of Time OUT with Kris Millgate. The weekly outdoor segment, Time OUT with Kris Millgate is expanding for a half hour special in September.
Wolves: Predators or Prey
KPVI News 6 Idaho Falls/Pocatello
September 11, 2008 8:30pm
September 13, 2008 5:30pm
Fox 31 Idaho Falls/Pocatello
September 11, 2008 9:30pm
September 14, 2008 9:30pm
Fox 35 Twin Falls
September 11, 2008 9:30pm
September 14, 2008 9:30pm
Award winning reporter Kris Millgate investigates wolves from every angle talking with those who want to watch wolves and those who want to stalk wolves. Follow the timeline from reintroduction in the 90s to now and find out what will happen next to the animal thriving in a place where it is not wanted by many.
The controversial reintroduced wolves in Idaho reached a pinnacle in the Spring when the federal government removed wolves from the Endangered Species List only to return the pack to the list before the state’s planned wolf hunt started this Fall.
Tight Line Media is owned and operated by multi-media professional, Kris Millgate. She hosts Time OUT with Kris Millgate for KPVI Newschannel 6, produces half hour shows for Outdoor Idaho, and writes for Post Register Outdoors, Idaho Falls Magazine and the Associated Press.
Local Production Company Wins High Honors for 'Idaho Meth Project Awareness'
March 20, 2008
Idaho Falls, Idaho--Tight Line Media is earning national honors with a Silver Telly Award for its production of ‘Idaho Meth Project Awareness.’
Mountain View Hospital contracted with Tight Line Media for the video, which debuted at the hospital’s ‘Idaho Meth Project’ fundraising banquet in October 2007. “This is a tribute to all the people who came together to fight this epidemic, especially those willing to share their revealing stories about the kind of damage meth can do,” says Frank McGovern, Mountain View Hospital Director of Public Relations. “Mountain View is proud to be a part of this."
‘Idaho Meth Project Awareness’ also aired as a special on KIFI Local News 8 in October. The 10-minute documentary profiles the lives of four local people either addicted to meth or related to a meth user. Their painful struggle reveals the challenge facing the community and the state in the fight against meth. “We have a lot of work ahead of us,” says Meghan Ronk, Idaho Meth Project Executive Director. “We have great faith the Idaho Meth Project is going to work. We’ll do everything we can. It’s something we can’t afford not to address.”
View a segment of the award-winning ‘Idaho Meth Project Awareness’ at Tight Line Media’s website: www.tightlinemedia.com
Tight Line Media is owned and operated by multi-media professional, Kris Millgate, who also produces Time OUT with Kris Millgate for KPVI Newschannel 6 and writes for Post Register Outdoors and Idaho Falls Magazine. “I had no idea how deadly meth was until I met the people in this documentary,” says Kris Millgate, Tight Line Media CEO. “The opportunity to spend so many hours with them, in and out of the editing room, really opened my eyes to the scary situation surrounding us.”
The Telly Awards were established in 1978 as the premier award honoring outstanding productions nationally and internationally. More than 14,000 entries are submitted annually for the Telly Awards. Less than 10% of the projects are awarded the Silver Telly, the highest honor issued.