FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Steve Jones May 6, 2015 703-372-2215
Association of Cable Communicators Announces
2015 Beacon Awards® Finalists
Burke, VA –– The Association of Cable Communicators (ACC) announced today the names of the finalists for the 2015 Beacon Awards honoring excellence in cable communications and public affairs. The winners of the 2015 Beacon Awards® will be announced during the Beacon Awards Dinner and Ceremony on Thursday, June 4, 2015 during ACC's annual conference FORUM 2015 in Silver Spring, Maryland in the global headquarters of Discovery Communications.
"The creativity and resourcefulness demonstrated in this year's Beacon's is unmatched," said Chris Albert, 2015 Beacon Awards chair and senior vice president, communications worldwide and talent relations, National Geographic Channels. "These finalists continue to elevate the standard of excellence in our industry at a time when unprecedented competition for viewer's attention has made our jobs even more challenging − congrats to each of them on this
achievement. I look forward to honoring their success at this year's awards ceremony." Forty ACC members, cable communications and public affairs professionals, chose the 2015 Beacon Award finalists during an extensive two-round judging process. The Beacon Award entries submitted this year demonstrate the cable industry's commitment to communications and public affairs representing initiatives implemented over the past year in areas such as community relations, events and observances, and social media communications.
The 2015 Beacon Awards® Finalists listed by category are: Best Use of Twitter
Cox Virginia WiFi Scavenger Hunt Cox Communications – Chesapeake, VA Cause Marketing
Cox Las Vegas -- Proud To Show Our PRIDE! Cox Communications – Las Vegas, NV
Ebola in Liberia and 'Call 5'
Community Relations
"Cable World" Exhibit at the El Paso Exploreum Children's Museum Time Warner Cable – El Segundo, CA
Studio21 – Music to the Community’s Ears Charter Communications – Newtown, CT
Time Warner Cable "Capital Region Science Festival 2014" Time Warner Cable – Schenectady, NY
Physics Behind Skateboarding
Time Warner Cable – El Segundo, CA STEM in Sports with the Anaheim Ducks Time Warner Cable – El Segundo, CA
STEM Bicycle Club, Presented by Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable – Cincinnati, OH
Univision Contigo's Samana de la Salud 2014 Univision Communications Inc. – Miami, FL Say Yes to the Prom
Discovery Communications – Silver Spring, MD Education Comprehensive Campaigns
Encuentro STEM
Time Warner Cable – El Segundo, CA MSG Classroom 2014 Fall Semester MSG Networks – New York, NY
National Geographic Channels Comprehensive Education Campaign National Geographic Channels – Washington, DC
Educational Materials
STEM to Story with 826 National Time Warner Cable – New York, NY
Remembering the Great War: WWI Centennial Education Outreach A+E Networks – New York, NY
Discovery Education Math Techbook
National Geographic Channels Education Materials for Eat: The Story of Food National Geographic Channels – Washington, DC
Nat Geo Wild's Destination Wild Education Materials, in partnership with National Geographic Education
National Geographic Channels – Washington, DC Events/Observances
The Midway/Cox Legacy: From America’s Greatest Generation to Future Generations Cox Communications - California – San Diego, CA
Time Warner Cable CAMM Celebration Time Warner Cable -NYC – New York, NY Bridgeton Care Center Grand Opening
Charter Communications – Town & Country, MO
Bright House Networks Launch Event Announcing Free Wi-Fi for Tampa Riverfront Parks Bright House Networks, Central Florida – Maitland, FL
Discovery Education 3M Young Scientist Challenge Discovery Communications – Silver Spring, MD Time Warner Cable’s Earth Month 2014
Time Warner Cable – New York, NY Events/Premieres
News 13 Salute to Everyday Heroes Luncheon News 13 - Bright House Networks – Orlando, FL
The 48th Annual NAACP Image Awards VIP Screening Cox Louisiana – Baton Rouge, LA
Behind the Lens: An Intimate Look at the World of ‘Suits’ USA Network – New York, NY
American War Generals Premiere
National Geographic Channels – Washington, DC
Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer 2014 Party Crown Media Family Networks – New York, NY
Government Relations "Fighting for Fort Polk"
Cox Las Vegas 2014 Community Development Report Cox Communications/Las Vegas System – Las Vegas, NV Internal Communications
Internet Essentials Ambassadors Program Comcast – Washington, DC
ITK 3.0
ESPN, Inc. – Bristol, CT
NBCUniversal Corporate Leadership Values Campaign
Hispanic Enterprises and Content, NBCUniversal – Hialeah, FL Integrated Communications
2014 Austin Image Campaign Time Warner Cable – Austin, TX
Dallas Arboretum August Dollar Days Presented by Time Warner Cable Time Warner Cable – Dallas, TX
Time Warner Cable places Great Value on Diverse Perspectives and Experiences Time Warner Cable – El Segundo, CA
Univision Contigo s e ue os y aliosos - Acci n or los i os Univision Communications Inc. – Miami, FL
BTN LiveBIG
Big Ten Network – Chicago, IL Look Different
MTV – New York, NY
2014 SHARK WEEK Affiliate Promotions Discovery Communications – Silver Spring, MD Mobil Apps
DIG Mobile Apps Activations - Snapchat and DIG Decoder USA Network – Universal City, CA
Virginia Cable Show App
Virginia Cable Telecommunications Association – Richmond, VA Educational Materials
Developing Impactful Afterschool STEM Programs Time Warner Cable – El Segundo, CA
Project Weather Resources Bay News 9 – St. Petersburg, FL Multicultural Public Relations
Suddenlink Celebrates Black History Month with TV One Suddenlink Communications – St. Louis, MO
C-SPAN's Historically Black Colleges & Universities Tour C-SPAN Networks – Washington, DC
Media Relations Programming Publicity LSU Gameday Live
Cox Louisiana – Baton Rouge, LA Oxygen Media's "Street Art Throwdown"
Oxygen Media, a division of NBC Universal – Los Angeles, CA Sharknado 2: Publicity Campaign
Syfy/NBCUniversal – New York, NY ESPN's SEC Network Launch
ESPN, Inc. – Bristol, CT
COSMOS: A Spacetime Odyssey Media Relations National Geographic Channels – Washington, DC "Killing Jesus" Media Relations Campaign
National Geographic Channels – Washington, DC 2014 FIFA World Cup Media Relations Campaign ESPN, Inc. – Bristol, CT
Media Relations-Technology/Product Cox Launches Gigabit Internet in Las Vegas Cox Communications – Las Vegas, NV Claiming the Gigabit New Story
Cox Communications, Inc. – Atlanta, GA
Charter's Road to All-Digital: A Spectrum of Success Charter Communications – Stamford, CT
WatchESPN
Public Service Announcement
Connect2Com ete “Local ew Orleans SA Cam aign” Cox Louisiana – Baton Rouge, LA
Cablevision & The Lustgarten Foundation’s cure C Cam aign – The curePC Courage Project Cablevision Systems Corporation – Bethpage, NY
Look Different
MTV – New York, NY Programming Series Studio21
Charter Communications – Newtown, CT BHSN Varsity TV Series
Bright House Sports Network – Pinellas Park, FL LSU Gameday Live
Cox Louisiana – Baton Rouge, LA
GRACELAND Human Trafficking Storyline USA Network – Universal City, CA
ESPN Films "30 for 30" ESPN, Inc. – Bristol, CT
Programming Special or Miniseries Event History: Sons of Liberty
A+E Networks – New York, NY
Law & Order: SVU "NO MORE Excuses" Marathons USA Network – New York, NY
Reputation/Brand Management
The Midway/Cox Legacy: From America’s Greatest Generation to Future Generations Cox Communications - California – San Diego, CA
Taking Back the Gigabit Narrative Cox Communications, Inc. – Atlanta, GA
The Civil Rights Act of 1964: A Long Struggle for Freedom Exhibit A+E Networks – New York, NY
Social Media Integrated Communications Look Different
TLC Loves Canada
Discovery Communications – Silver Spring, MD Website
Internal - Transformation Hub Website Cox Communications, Inc. – Atlanta, GA Panorama Intranet
Charter Communications – St. Louis, MO
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The Association of Cable Communicators (ACC) is the only national, professional organization
specifically addressing the issues, needs and interests of the cable industry’s communications and public affairs professionals. Its mission is to develop and promote cable communications excellence through professional development to help achieve industry and corporate goals. ACC works to enhance each member’s status and influence through skill building and professional development. For more information on ACC, go to http://www.cablecommunicators.org.
