TECA, The Tennessee Magazine honored for communication efforts

NASHVILLE – The Cooperative Communicators Association and the Statewide Editors Association recognized the communication efforts of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association in the past week.

The Cooperative Communicators Association, an organization of co-op communicators from all sectors, announced its communication awards on Tuesday, Sept. 15. Highlights of the CCA awards include Cover of the Year to The Tennessee Magazine, Photographer of the Year to Robin Conover, and Best Long-Term Campaign to Trent Scott for TECA’s 2019 Power and Opportunity Campaign. TECA competed against national brands like Dairy Farmers of America, GROWMARK, CoBank and FarmCredit.

The Statewide Editors Association, a national network of electric cooperative statewide magazine editors, announced its annual communication awards during a ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 10.

“We are honored to be recognized by our electric co-op peers,” says David Callis, executive vice president and general manager for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association. “Communications is a critical part of our work as co-ops. We are fortunate to have a talented and effective team of professional communicators here at TECA, and they take pride in sharing the stories of electric co-ops and the rural communities they serve.”

Awards presented by the Cooperative Communicators Association

Awards presented to the TECA Communications Department were:

• The Tennessee Magazine was awarded Cover of the Year
• 2nd place, Programs & Projects, Promotional Video, for the 2019 Washington Youth Tour video
• 1st place, Publications, Brochures, Pamphlets and One-Time Publications, for the 2019 Tennessee Magazine media kit

Awards presented to Robin Conover were:

• Robin Conover was awarded Photographer of the Year
• 2nd place, Photography, Portrait, for Wilson Fly
• 1st place, Photography, Scenic/Pictorial, for Fog at Sunrise
• 2nd place, Photography, Scenic/Pictorial, for Smelling the Flowers
• 3rd place, Photography, Scenic/Pictorial, for Little River
• 1st place, Photography, Photo Feature, for Sparks Fly
• 2nd place, Photography, Photo Feature, for Fly General Store
• 1st place, Photography, Photo Feature, for Welding at Ermco
• 1st place, Photography, Smartphone, for Washington Youth Tour
• 3rd place, Photography, Photo Illustration, for Dressed for the Season
• 1st place, Photography, Photo Essay or Story, for Santa Fe – The Place to Be
• 2nd place, Best use of Photos in a Publication, for The Tennessee Magazine
• 2nd place, Publications, Words and Pictures, for Santa Fe
• 3rd place, Writing, Column or Series, for Point of View

Awards presented to Trent Scott were:

• 1st place, Programs and Projects, Campaigns and Programs Long-term, for TECA’s Power & Opportunity campaign
• Honorable Mention, Programs and Projects, Website, for tnelectric.org

Awards presented by the Statewide Editors Association

• Gold Award, Best Historical Feature, Scopes Trial, to Bill Carey
• Merit Award, Best Personality Feature, Santa Fe The Place to Be, to Robin Conover
• Merit Award, Best Column, Point of View, to Robin Conover
• Gold Award, Best Digital Communication, tnmagazine.org, to Trent Scott