Kingsport honored by Public Relations Society of America
From left to right, Kingsport's Matthew Lane, Adrienne Batara, Maxine Poole, and Sara Nowell
Kingsport's Public Information and Communications Department received five awards during the annual awards dinner of the local chapter of the Public Relations Society of America. The department received three Awards of Excellence for the Main Street Rebuild communications campaign, the Model City 101 program and the This is Kingsport blog on Time Travel Toys. This is the first time the department has received Awards of Excellence. In addition, the department received two Awards of Quality for the Twilight Alive Concert Series promotion campaign and for Projects in Pictures in BMA Highlights. Finally, two submissions were finalists in the Best in Show award - also the first time the department has been a finalist.