During an awards ceremony attended by about 200 people, including NFPW members from all across the country, NFPW announced the winners of the national contest June 11, 2021. Congrats to all the winners for their hard work during an especially challenging and competitive year. Virginia winners included the following: Lyndsie Blakely, Xavier Harrison2nd Place, Video...
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Antionette V. Irving, Sheriff of the City of Richmond, Named Newsmaker of the Year by Virginia Professional Communicators Antionette V. Irving, Sheriff of the City of Richmond, has been named Virginia Professional Communicators Newsmaker of the Year, one of the organization’s top honors. The annual Virginia Professional Communicator’s Newsmaker Award is...
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Award-Winning Journalist and Community Activist Patty Kruszewski Receives Top Honor from State Communications Group Virginia Professional Communicators has named Kruszewski Communicator of Achievement for 2021 Richmond, Virginia — Patty Kruszewski, managing editor of the Henrico Citizen and safe driving activist, has received Virginia Professional Communicators’...
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VIRGINIA PROFESSIONAL COMMUNICATORS 2021 COMMUNICATIONS CONTEST Work published between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2020 VPC announced state-level contest winners at a virtual event with dozens of members on March 26, 2021. With the exception of our sweepstakes winner, who is listed first, the winners below are listed in alphabetical order. All 1st place entries...
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The National Federation of Press Women’s 2021 communications contest is open and accepting entries. The year 2020 has been a year of constant changes, surprises, and the unexpected. Many of our members have been documenting this year via methods including the written word, photographs, books, campaigns, and presentations. Now is the time to recognize some of...
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Information gathered by Terry Haycock To help us all while social distancing, three VPC members offer tips for working at home. From Sande Snead My tip is to get a dedicated space for your office that is quiet and away from the rest of family activities as much as possible. I once had my office in a closet — no kidding! Also, I had rules when the children...
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