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Pikewood Creative wins Emmy for ‘Hot Rod’ documentary

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Pikewood Creative is going to have another piece of hardware to add to its already impressive collection. The Morgantown video production company was awarded a regional Emmy Award for a documentary on West Virginia native, star basketball player and announcer Rodney “Hot Rod” Hundley.

“Hot Rod: The Clown Prince of Basketball,” was directed and edited by Pikewood Creative’s Dan Lohmann and took the top spot in the Ohio Valley Regional Emmy Awards’ nostalgia category.

Production of the movie included interviews with more than 30 basketball and broadcast luminaries, with Pikewood Creative’s managing partner Tony Caridi traveling to six states to conduct them.