Brian Bird Michael Landon Jr., Brad Krevoy, Bill Abbott and Michelle Vicary attend the Christopher Awards
Christopher Spirit Award
The Hallmark Channel series “When Calls the Heart” was inspired by the Janette Oke novel of the same name, and stars Erin Krakow (Kray-koe), Daniel Lissing, Lori Loughlin, and Jack Wagner. It takes place in 1910, and tells the
Father John Morris presents Christopher Awards to executive producers Brian Bird and Brad Krevoy; Hallmark Channel Executive Vice President of Programming and Network Publicity, Michelle Vicary; The President and CEO of Crown Media Family Networks, Bill Abbott; and executive producer Michael Landon Jr.
story of Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher who gets assigned to the frontier town of Hope Valley. The storylines include plenty of action, adventure, and romance. But they also celebrate the power of education, making sacrifices for those you love, practicing your faith, and coming together as a community. Community is also one of the reasons for the show’s success: namely, the online fanbase known as “Hearties.” Their Tweeting during each episode has set new social media records for the Hallmark Channel and continues to win the show more viewers as it prepares to enter its fourth season.
The message of the Hearties is that people are starved for entertainment that is family-friendly. And in an age where everybody is watching TV shows by themselves on their phones or iPads, the producers and executives behind “When Calls the Heart” hope that families sit down and watch this show together. For all those reasons and more, The Christophers are happy to present the 2016 Christopher Spirit Award to “When Calls the Heart.”
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