INC NEWS - Durham Wins National Communications Awards

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy C. Blalock

Senior Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov <mailto:Amy.Blalock at durhamnc.gov> 

 

For Immediate Release:  October 28, 2008

 

Durham Wins Four Awards at National Communications and Marketing
Association Conference

 

Durham, N.C. - The City of Durham's Office of Public Affairs and Durham
Area Transit Authority (DATA) have each been recognized with four
national awards for communications outreach at a national conference
held last week.

 

The City-County Communications and Marketing Association (3CMA) 20th
Annual Conference recognized the City's Office of Public Affairs and
DATA for two projects each.  Public Affairs received the 2008 Silver
Circle Award, a second place national award, for its "2007 Annual
Report."  Public Affairs also received the 2008 Award of Excellence, a
third place national award, for its monthly talk show "CityLife."  

 

DATA received the 2008 Silver Circle Award for its "Graffiti Reduction
and Prevention Program," a program aimed at reducing graffiti and
vandalism in and around transit property.  DATA also received the 2008
Award of Excellence for its "Good Morning" advertising campaign.

 

3CMA is a national organization of more than 900 government public
information officers, marketing and public relations professionals.  One
of the highlights of the annual conference is the Savvy Awards, which
recognize the best-practice projects and outstanding work of 3CMA
members.  

 

For this year's Savvy Award competition, Durham vied with 811 entries
submitted from across the United States.  According to Beverly B.
Thompson, director of the City's Office of Public Affairs, these four
awards are a testament to the City's hard work as a communications team.
"Both our office and DATA have small staffs, so to be recognized by a
national association comprised of our colleagues and peers from across
the country for the creative work we do is a real honor," Thompson said.
"There was some stiff competition from around the country for these four
awards, and while the areas with the biggest budgets were evident, the
pieces that shone through were the ones that were creatively presented.
These four awards are testament to the hard work done by City staff
charged with communicating effectively and creatively to our citizens on
a myriad of topics, issues, and services."  

 

To learn more about the City's communications activities, contact
Thompson at (919) 560-4123, extension 229 or via e-mail at 
beverly.thompson at durhamnc.gov.  To learn more about 3CMA or the 2008
Savvy Awards, visit www.3cma.org. 

 

About the Office of Public Affairs

The City of Durham's Office of Public Affairs functions to market the
City's activities and departmental services through news releases,
television programming on DTV8, publications, advertising, the City's
Web site, special events and projects and is the City's official liaison
with the news media.  For more information, visit 
www.durhamnc.gov/departments/public
<http://www.durhamnc.gov/departments/public/> .

 

About the Durham Area Transit Authority 

Durham Area Transit Authority (DATA) provides safe, reliable,
convenient, and accessible transportation for the citizens and visitors
of the Triangle region.  DATA contracts the operation of its fixed route
and paratransit services.  The fixed route system includes 49 buses
serving over 14,000 passenger trips daily on 19 different bus routes.
The paratransit system includes 43 vans transporting qualified
passengers throughout the City of Durham.  DATA strives to provide
traffic congestion relief, cleaner air, and economic development - all
in comfort and safety.  For additional information about DATA, call
(919) 485-RIDE or visit http://data.durhamnc.gov. 

 

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