[Durham INC] Durham Wins Top Awards at Statewide Conference

[Blalock, Amy]

CITY OF DURHAM

Office of Public Affairs

101 City Hall Plaza

Durham, NC 27701

 

 

News Release

 

For Details, Contact:

Amy Blalock

Sr. Public Affairs Specialist

(919) 560-4123 x 11253

(919) 475-7735 (cell)

Amy.Blalock at DurhamNC.gov

 

 

 

 

For Immediate Release: November 21, 2011

 

 

 

Durham Wins Top Awards at Statewide Communications and Marketing Association Conference

 

DURHAM, N.C. – The City of Durham’s Office of Public Affairs and Durham Police Department have been recognized with two first place awards and one second place award for communications excellence at a statewide conference held last week.

 

During its 2011 Annual Seminar, the North Carolina Association of Government Information Officers (NCAGIO) recognized the City’s Office of Public Affairs with first place awards for its 2010 Street Bond Voter Education Campaign and its “Creating Connections” – 2010 Year in Review video. The Durham Police Department also won a second place award for its 2010 annual report, “Behind the Badge.”

 

For this year’s competition, Durham vied with entries submitted from across North Carolina. According to Beverly B. Thompson, director of the City’s Office of Public Affairs, these three awards recognize the value of well-coordinated education campaigns and effective communication outreach. “Both our office and the police department have small communication staffs, so to be recognized by a statewide association comprised of our colleagues and peers from across North Carolina is a real honor,” Thompson said. “There was competition from around the state for these awards and it is testament to the hard work done by City staff charged with communicating effectively and creatively to our residents.”

 

To view “Creating Connections” – 2010 Year in Review, visit http://durhamnc.gov/ich/pa/Pages/Year-In-Review.aspx. To stay up-to-date on street repaving progress, visit www.DurhamOperationGreenlight.org. To view the 2010 Durham Police Department’s Annual Report, “Behind the Badge,” visit http://durhamnc.gov/ich/op/DPD/Documents/dpd_ar10.pdf.  

 

To learn more about the City’s communications activities, contact Thompson at (919) 560-4123, extension 11229 or via e-mail at Beverly.Thompson at DurhamNC.gov. To learn more about NCAGIO, visit www.ncagio.org. 

 

About the Office of Public Affairs

​The City of Durham’s Office of Public Affairs communicates the City’s activities, services, and events through the website, written and e-publications, advertising, social media, and is the official contact, or City spokesperson, for the news media. The office also operates DTV8, the city’s government television channel. All official news releases are distributed from the office, except for routine Police, Fire, and Parks and Recreation releases. In addition to supporting City information campaigns to the public, the office also oversees production of citywide special events such as ground breakings, ribbon cuttings and grand openings. For more information, visit http://DurhamNC.gov/ich/pa/Pages/Home.aspx. 

 

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