{"59874":{"#nid":"59874","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Georgia Tech Public Service Announcement Wins An Emmy","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EAnd the Emmy goes to \u2026 the Mini 500? Georgia Tech\u2019s \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=MYwm7XQQq9k\u0022\u003E2009 public service announcement (PSA)\u003C\/a\u003E, featuring the annual homecoming tricycle race known as the Mini 500, has won a regional Emmy in the category \u0022Best Television Commercial Produced in the Southeast.\u0022\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cWe try to create a spot that will stand out and position Georgia Tech as place where technology and creativity thrive,\u201d said Katie Bows Taylor, director of marketing communications. \u201cIt is a real honor to win a regional Emmy really because it demonstrates the creativity and skill of our team.\u201d \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EConceptualized and produced by \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EGeorgia Tech Communications \u0026amp; Marketing\u003C\/a\u003E, that team included more than 40 students, faculty, and staff from across campus. The core contributors were led by Taylor, videographer Maxwell Guberman, marketing communications manager Brooke Novak, associate vice president of communications Jim Fetig, director of online communications Jeff Smith, web developer Fletcher Moore, student communications manager Sarah Mallory, production coordinator Christine Brazill, and director of client relations David Arnold. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudent involvement was vital in adding authenticity to the message, taking the production from a reenactment of a Georgia Tech tradition to an actual celebration of the moment. All of the announcement\u2019s actors are Georgia Tech students; many of the student extras made the posters and signs that appear in crowd scenes. The Ramblin\u2019 Reck Club and Student Communications Committee were instrumental in recruiting campus supporters. \n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cOur students are the heart and soul of Georgia Tech,\u201d said Tayor. \u201cUsing our students is a great way to showcase what is unique about the Georgia Tech experience. This spot shows the serious side of Tech, but also shows that students here have fun.\u201d\n\n\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EEarlier this year, the PSA won a Grand Gold Award for Audio Visual Communications, Television category from the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE), Southeast Region.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ECommunications \u0026amp; Marketing annually produces a 30-second PSA that airs during Georgia Tech\u2019s nationally televised football and basketball games. The 2010 PSA will air with the launch of the fall football season in August.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EGeorgia Tech\u2019s 2009 public service announcement (PSA), featuring the annual homecoming tricycle race known as the Mini 500, has won a regional Emmy in the category \u0022Best Television Commercial Produced in the Southeast.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Award for \u0022Best Television Commercial Produced in the Southeast\u0022"}],"uid":"15436","created_gmt":"2010-06-29 17:30:25","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:59","author":"Automator","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2010-06-29T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"59873":{"id":"59873","type":"image","title":"2010 Georgia Tech PSA Emmy Award","body":null,"created":"1449176239","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:57:19","changed":"1475894517","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:57","alt":"2010 Georgia Tech PSA Emmy Award","file":{"fid":"191019","name":"10P1000-P76-001.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10P1000-P76-001_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/10P1000-P76-001_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":1785251,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/10P1000-P76-001_0.jpg?itok=Q0V9Ab1W"}},"46049":{"id":"46049","type":"image","title":"Georgia Tech Mini 500","body":null,"created":"1449174347","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:25:47","changed":"1476123678","gmt_changed":"2016-10-10 18:21:18","alt":"","file":{"fid":"190096","name":"tyr31195.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyr31195_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tyr31195_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":283345,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tyr31195_0.jpg?itok=2LHEB8H2"}}},"media_ids":["59873","46049"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/bit.ly\/cHA7kU","title":"Georgia Tech Mini 500: Legendary Heritage. 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