H&T wins nine state awards in ‘Ideas Contest’

From STAFF REPORTS
The Herald & Tribune earned nine awards at the Tennessee Press Association Advertising Conference held in Chattanooga last week.
The TPA Ideas Contest recognizes excellence and creativity in advertising and promotions by newspapers from throughout Tennessee.
Herald & Tribune Director of Advertising Bea Casey accepted the awards on behalf of the newspaper at the conference.
H&T awards included:
• Best Special Section, first place, Happy Tails, Winter/Spring 2009
• Best Special Section, third place, 2009 Jonesborough Little League
• First and third places in the category of Self-Promotion of a Newspaper
• The newspaper swept the “Best Use of Multi-Color Ad” Category, taking first, second and third places
• Third place for the Best Feature Page (Advertising)
• First place for Best Subscription Promotion Idea
H&T staff members involved in creating the the winning entries include Lynn Richardson, Publisher; Bea Casey, Director of Advertising; Kristen Swing, Executive Editor; Kate Prahlad, Assistant Editor; and Charlie Mauk, Photographer.