Golden Trumpet Awards - 2006
(The 2007 Golden Trumpet
Schedule is Here)
CHICAGO (May 8, 2006) - ABC7’s Janet Davies and Bill
Zwecker of CBS2/Chicago Sun-Times hosted the Publicity Club of
Chicago's annual Golden Trumpet Awards last Friday
afternoon at the Palmer House Hilton in Chicago.
Nearly 500 public relations and communications
professionals and their clients attended the awards
presentation that honors distinguished individual
achievement of public relations and other communications
professionals. Fifty-eight
Gold Trumpets and 77
Silver Trumpets were awarded at the ceremony.
Longtime Chicago public relations professionals
Herb Kraus and
Fred Strauss received the PCC’s Lifetime Achievement
Award. Both have been active in the Chicago public
relations community for many years and both have served
as president of the PCC.
Three top awards that illustrate special creativity,
address an issue to improve the quality of life, or
exhibit the best overall public relations, were
announced at the ceremony. These entries were evaluated
by a select group of public relations executives, who
selected "the best of the best."
Top
recognition went to Flowers Communications (Platinum
Award): L.C. Williams & Associates (Creativity Award)
and Gift of Hope Organ and Tissue Donor Network (Quality
of Life Award).
Lifetime Achievement Awards
2006 Golden Trumpet Awards
Friday, May 5
Palmer House Hilton, 17 E. Monroe St., Chicago
11:00 a.m. - Awards Review & Cash Bar
Noon-1:30 p.m. - Luncheon and awards presentation
Toot Your Horn
The Publicity Club of Chicago's Golden Trumpet awards
are the most prestigious awards program in the Midwest,
honoring distinguished individual achievement of public
relations and other communications professionals.
These coveted awards are presented for excellence in
planning, creativity and execution. Don’t miss your
opportunity to receive the recognition your hard work
deserves.
- Call For Entries brochures are
mailed and posted on the PCC Web site: Jan. 4, 2006
- Seminar: "How to Win a Golden Trumpet" (offered
twice): Jan. 10
- Seminar: "How to Win a Golden Trumpet": Jan. 17
Entries due: Feb. 13- ENTRY DEADLINE EXTENDED TO TUESDAY, FEB. 21
AT 5:00 PM.
- Judging: March 7-8
- Letters sent out announcing
winners/non-winners; Week of March 27
- Awards
Ceremony: May 5, Palmer House Hilton, 11:00 a.m.;
hosted by Janet Davies and Bill Zwecker
REGISTER ONLINE
- Deadline for ordering duplicate Trumpets: June 5
- Deadline for picking up your award submissions
from the PCC office: June 12 (they'll be discarded
after this date)
Download the 2006 Call for Entries, with complete
descriptions of award categories, rules and guidelines:
Download the 2006 Golden Trumpet announcement
flyer:
More than 100 awards will be presented in 22
categories. Awards include:
- Golden Trumpet for outstanding achievement
in public relations
- Silver Trumpet
for distinguished achievement
in public relations
- Quality of Life Award
for the foremost
contribution of the year to improve the quality of
life in our society through public relations
- Creativity Award
for exceptional creativity
in public relations programs
- Platinum Award
for the best overall public
relations program
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