Knoxville ADDY® Awards Article

Congrats again to all of the 45th Annual Knoxville ADDY® Awards winners. We got some nice ink (and pixels) today in the Knoxville News Sentinel. Click here to view it.

ADDY® Awards Recap

Follow this link to check out a nice recap of the past weekend's AAF-Knoxville ADDY® Awards: http://aafknoxville.com/addys.

You'll also find downloads that display all winners and "Best of Shows", including this year's President's Award, Silver Medal recipient and our Hall of Fame inductees.

What's Everyone Wearing to the ADDYs?

The ADDYs are a celebration in creativity--both in communications work and costume. And the ADDYs gala this Saturday night will feature the best of both.

NOTE: A few tickets are still available. Get details at www.aafknoxville.com/addys.

What will people be wearing? Here are a few rumors so far:

• One major agency promises a "white-out," and even suggests that they might have a sponsor in Chlorox bleach.
  
  
• Another innovative individual says her dress has "pockets." To hold all her awards? Or to steal food? Time will tell.
  
  
• Someone else says that patent leather ties are not dead.
  
  
• Another thinks that Don Draper will seem a little shabby in comparison.
  
  
• And still someone else predicts that at least one person there will be wearing bowling shoes.

It's all less that 48 hours away now.

ADDYs Reservations Due Today

If you haven't already made your reservations for this Saturday's ADDYs gala (the biggest celebration of creative work in East Tennessee, and arguably its best party), you need to do so today.

Just follow this link to the ADDYs page, and join the fun. You really don't want to miss this year's event.

ADDYs Highlight: Robert McCabe Silver Medal

The ADDYs recognize excellence in many ways. One highlight each year is the naming of the winner of the Robert MeCabe Silver Medal.

The Robert McCabe Silver Medal is a national AAF honor given to the person who has shown

excellence and creativity in advertising for his or her company, community, and the industry as a

whole. The winner is selected from a group of nominees that has been reviewed and evaluated by past presidents of AAF-Knoxville. Over the years, the winners have represented many of the most respected people ever to serve in the communications profession in East Tennessee.

Who will 2010's winner be? Come to the ADDYs on February 20 and see. (INSIDER's NOTE: You'll definitely agree with the selection.)

Make your reservation for the ADDYs here.

Past Winners of the Robert McCabe Silver Medal:

1965: Charlie Haun, Cummings Outdoor

1966: Charlie Davis, Davis Newman Payne

1967: Roger Daley, Knoxville News Sentinel

1972: Neal Branch, WBIR-TV10

1974: Sam Newman, Davis Newman Payne

1976: Janet Dawson, WATE-TV6

1977: Gil Champagne, Knoxville News Sentinel

1978: Kenneth Hodge, Hodge Printing

1979: Richard Joel, University of Tennessee

1980: Liz Tombras, WBIR-TV10

1981: John Payne, Davis Newman Payne

1982: Bobby Denton, WIVK

1983: Bud Brooks, Ford Brooks Agency

1984: Jim Dick, Dick Broadcasting

1985: Charles Tombras Sr., The Tombras Group

1986: Jim Hart, WBIR-TV10

1987: Don McNeil, Tennessee Press Assoc.

1988: Lynn Leopper, WBIR-TV10

1989: Marvin Jack Kress, Kress Agency

1990: Ty McCloud, WATE-TV6

1991: Dick Meshendorf, Home Federal Bank

1992: Pat Wilson, WATE-TV6

1993: Ross Bagwell, Sr., Bagwell Productions

1994: Steve Dean, WBIR-TV10

1995: Dorothy Smith, Smith Marketing

1996: Jim Earley, Earley & Assoc.

1997: Shelba Murphy, Knoxville News Sentinel

1998: Charles Tombras Jr., The Tombras Group

1999: Tom Rowland, Rowland Productions

2000: Ann Staup, Direct Mail Services

2001: Chris Wise, Lancaster Consulting Group

2002: Ann Proud, Media Directions

2003: Ed Brantley, Citadel Broadcasting

2004: Curtis Parham, CP Productions

2005: Sam Littleton, WBIR-TV

2006: Terry Gillingham, South Central Communications

2007: Buddy McLean, Davis Newman Payne

2008: Carolyn Morton, Lamar Advertising

2009: Lisa Duncan, Dogwood Arts Festival

Congrats!

Congrats to the following Greater Knoxville companies who entered the nation's largest creative competition and are ADDY® winners. We hope to see you at the celebration on Saturday, February 20, where we honor the creative produced in East Tennessee during 2009 - we're also going to honor four local industry icons. Did we mention it's the biggest party of the year? Click here for event details.

• AAF Knoxville
• Blue Media Boutique
• Bluegill Creative
• Dave Moore Studios
• Dean Hitt & Associates
• Designsensory
• DoubleJay Creative
• Drive Thru Ideas
• Hornsby Brand Design
• Karma, Inc.
• Orange Apple Branding Boutique
• Pellissippi State Student Cordelia Norris
• Pellissippi State Student Kurt Taylor
• Pyxl
• South Central Media
• TeamHealth
• The Bingham Group, Inc.
• The Tombras Group
• The Visible Group
• Tombras Interactive
  
• TradeMark Advertising
• UT College of Engineering

It's Only The Biggest Party of the Year

Please join the American Advertising Federation of Knoxville as we honor and celebrate the creative produced in East Tennessee during 2009.

This event will be the year’s largest gathering of advertising, marketing, creative, media, and production professionals.

Also, we will induct three local advertising icons into the AAF-Knoxville Hall of Fame and award one individual the National Robert McCabe Silver Medal.

Saturday, February 20, 2010
Crowne Plaza Hotel
401 West Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, TN 37902

6pm: Reception & The Gallery of Work
7pm: Dinner & ADDY® Show
Attire: Black Tie

THE GALLERY: Network and peruse the displays of all submitted print work

THREE-COURSE PLATED DINNER

ENTERTAINMENT: Tracey Ozier

RSVP by Tuesday, February 16, 2010, to Karen Taylor:
edirector@aafknoxville.com or 865.742.4838

SEATS / TABLES

• $65 per ticket or $600 for a table of 10
• Payment must be received by Thursday, February 18, 2010
• Make checks payable to:
  American Advertising Federation of Knoxville
  P.O. Box 50842, Knoxville, TN 37950
• Table assignments from the front of the ballroom to the back are made on a first-paid- first-reserved basis

RAFFLE
Purchase $2 raffle ticket and bid on great gifts to help support student ADDY® entries in 2010