Jean-Marie Papoi
Digital ProducerExpertise: Video production, photography, social media and fine arts
Education: Kent State University - Bachelor of Science, broadcast journalism, studio art, art history
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Astoria Cafe & Market
Experience:
Jean-Marie Papoi began her career in public media as an associate producer with South Carolina Educational Television (SCETV) in Beaufort, South Carolina. After traveling back to her hometown of Akron, she worked as a videographer and editor for Mosher Media, a production company serving the Cleveland/Akron area. An opportunity later emerged to join the Creative Services team at the Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, where she further developed skills in the corporate realm. She returned to public media in 2016 by becoming part of the Ideastream family.
Highlights:
- 2025 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Videographer in Ohio
- 2025 Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, First Place: Arts & Entertainment - Ernest Warther Museum woodcarvings are a Tuscarawas County treasure
- 2025 Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, First Place: Feature Videography - Hope through decay: Ohio artists document places reclaimed by nature
- 2025 Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, Second Place: History - A century later, Lorain remembers resiliency after 1924 tornado
- 2024 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter Emmy Award - A forgotten children's book by Langston Hughes and Elmer W. Brown emerges in Cleveland
- 2024 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Videographer in Ohio
- 2024 Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, Best Photojournalist (Video) in Ohio
- 2024 Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, First Place: History - A historic Cleveland bridge remains suspended in time
- 2024 Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, First Place: Arts & Entertainment - In this small Ohio town, troll dolls outnumber people
- 2023 National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter Emmy Award - How Ohio breweries and artists use beer cans as their canvas
- 2023 Press Club of Cleveland, Ohio Excellence in Journalism, First Place: Human Interest - How Ohio breweries and artists use beer cans as their canvas
- 2022 Press Club of Cleveland, First Place: Feature Photography - Making It: Bissell Maple Farm Brings Syrup From Tree To Table
- 2021 Press Club of Cleveland, First Place: Feature Photography - Making It: Healthy Vegetables At Home From The Chef’s Garden
- 2020 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Business Reporting - “Making Itâ€
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Styles from centuries ago show up in contemporary fashions from major designers on view in “Renaissance to Runway: The Enduring Italian Houses.â€
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Since opening its doors in 1985, the Kent State University Museum has been somewhat of a hidden gem. Today more and more people are drawn to see its unique collection.
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The beauty of Ohio comes to the big screen at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and history is center stage in Akron.
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The Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, best known as the location of the 1994 film "The Shawshank Redemption," has its own story to tell.
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In "The End of Black Excellence," Cleveland writer and actor Chris Webb faces the pressures he's felt to succeed as a Black man in America.
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Transformative Arts Fund helps Jordan Wong and team of Asian American artists revitalize abandoned parking lot in Cleveland's AsiaTown with public art.
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Paint the town with rainbows in Kent, get spooky at Severance with the Cleveland Orchestra or explore Downtown Elyria for a fall open house.
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With sensory-friendly performances and a program for dancers with diverse abilities, North Pointe Ballet strives to make classical ballet accessible to everyone.
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Visit Downtown Lorain for the city’s signature arts festival, go birding in Mentor or create your own sidewalk art in Cleveland this weekend.
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While the city of Elyria looks ahead to progress around its Downtown, a new historical marker offers a creative way to preserve its past.