DAHP's Archaeology Public Service Announcement Wins National Award

The National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) honored the winners of the 28th Annual Government Programming Awards (GPA) tonight at the Loews Portofino Bay Hotel in Orlando, FL. The awards program honors excellence in broadcast, cable, multimedia and electronic programming produced by local government agencies. This year, NATOA received more than 670 entries submitted by local governments across the country and Canada. “Our GPA winners continue to demonstrate excellence in programming and we are thrilled to honor and celebrate their achievements,” commented NATOA President Tony Perez. “We congratulate these winners for actively supporting community programming’s role in building stronger, more connected communities.” Entries in the 67 categories cover a variety of programming including, among others, community events, documentary, public affairs and public service, interview/talk show, performing arts, sports, election coverage and children’ s issues.

Category 59 - Public Service Announcement (Operating Budget Over $400,000) Total Entries in Category: 13

First Place "She Who Watches" TVW, WA (Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation) Second Place "Red Means Stop" Tucson 12 - City of Tucson, AZ Third Place "Cigarette Butts" Fairfax County, VA Honorable Mention "Bike PSA, Bike Salmon" City of Virginia Beach, VA Honorable Mention "EMS Law PSA" Montgomery County, MD