Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon—2011 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award"

Greece: Quest for the Gods—2011 CINE Golden Eagle Award"

Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon—2011 Bronze Telly Award “Documentary"

Hong Kong: Quest for the Dragon—2011 Bronze Telly Award “Travel and Tourism"

Assam: Quest for the One-horned Rhino—2010 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award"

Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah—2010 Emmy Award "Cultural Documentary"

Assam: Quest for the One-horned Rhino—2010 Emmy "Cultural Documentary"

Assam: Quest for the One-horned Rhino—2010 Silver Telly Award "Documentary"

Assam: Quest for the One-horned Rhino—2010 Bronze Telly "Travel & Tourism"

Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit—2010 Bronze Telly "Travel & Tourism"

Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit—2010 Bronze Telly Award "Documentary"

Norway: Quest for the Viking Spirit—2009 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Gold Award

Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime—2009 Silver Telly Award "Documentary"

Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime—2009 Silver Telly "Travel & Tourism"

Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah—2009 Silver Telly Award "Documentary"

Morocco: Quest for the Kasbah—2009 Bronze Telly Award "Travel and Tourism"

Switzerland: Quest for the Sublime—2009 Emmy Nomination "Photography"

New Zealand: Quest for the Kaitiakitanga—2009 Emmy Nomination "Documentary"

New Zealand: Quest for the Kaitiakitanga—2008 CINE Golden Eagle Award

New Zealand: Quest for the Kaitiakitanga—2008 Bronze Telly "Documentary"

Adventures with Purpose Series—2008 American Public Television MVP Award

New Zealand—2008 Environmental Media Association Nomination—the "Green Oscars"

Egypt: Quest for the Lord of the Nile—2007 Silver Telly Award "Documentary"

Egypt: Quest for the Lord of the Nile—2007 Silver Telly "Travel & Tourism"

and more to come...

recent awards for Richard Bangs

2011 Inductee to Whitewater Hall of Fame

2007 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award: New York Times article by Richard

2007 Mark Dubois Lifetime Achievement Award: from Friends of the River recognizing Richard’s contributions to worldwide river and wilderness conservation

According to CINE, other recent Golden Eagle winners include: Ken Burns, American Masters, Nature, and 60 Minutes. Recent Telly winners include: Columbia Pictures, Discovery Communications, Harpo Productions, Miramax Films, MSNBC, NASA, NBC, Reader's Digest, and Time Life.