Savannah River Nuclear Solutions’ (SRNS) Communications and Media Services Department was named a winner in two categories at the 42nd Annual Telly Awards. The department won a Gold Telly for “Savannah River Site Overview” in the Non-Broadcast: Corporate Image category and a Bronze Telly for “SRNS Now: September 2020” in the Non-Broadcast: Employee Communications category.

Although there was no red carpet or stage for acceptance speeches, the Telly Awards are quite prestigious and honor those who are the best in their craft. “This team... their talent is unparalleled,” said SRNS President and CEO Stuart MacVean. “We rely on their expertise to help us tell our story to the workforce and to the community. Even though the subject matter of SRS missions can sometimes be fairly technical for the average audience, the team continues to produce entertaining, informative, visually appealing, and high- quality videos.”

The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and have continued to annually showcase the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving over 12,000 entries from all 50 states and five continents, Telly Award winners represent work from some of the most respected advertising agencies, television stations, production companies and publishers from around the world.

“We are proud to be recognized amongst such high-profile winners as Warner Brothers, The Walt Disney Company, HBO, Playstation, and ViacomCBS,” said SRNS Director of Corporate Communications Dawn Haygood. “We are thrilled to be awarded these Telly Awards, which symbolize the quality of the team that earned them and our commitment to keeping the public and our employees informed on how we are making the world safer.”

Entries for the Telly Awards are judged by a group of over 200 working industry leaders who have previously won the Telly Awards highest accolade and, as such, have demonstrable expertise in the categories they review.

The “Savannah River Site Overview,” was produced by Brad Bohr and Nathan Lester of the SRNS Communications and Media Services Department. “SRNS Now: September 2020 was produced by the entire Communications and Media Services Department, including Bohr, Lester, Laura Russo, Andrew Harrell,
Ian Rojas-Godoy, and Steve Ashe. Tom Kotti was the manager of the Media Services department during the production of the award-winning videos.