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POSITIVE SOUNDS WITH
BOB TAYLOR EARNS 2011 COMMUNICATOR AWARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR MAX RADIO NETWORK AND
WTBQ
Secaucus, N.J., July 20, 2011 - The winners of
The 2011 Communicator Awards were
recently announced by the International Academy of the Visual Arts. Positive
Sounds is a weekly Contemporary Christian Music (CCM) Radio Program hosted by
Bob Taylor. It earned an Award of Excellence, the highest honor in the Radio
Programs Category.
Positive Sounds airs on WTBQ.
This program quickly achieved the number one position with Men 18-34 years old
and ranked number two with Women 25-54 years old in the Newburgh-Middletown, New
York market.
With thousands of entries received from across the U.S. and around the world,
The Communicator Awards is the largest and most competitive competition honoring
creative excellence for communications professionals.
The
Communicator Awards are judged and overseen by the
International
Academy
of the Visual Arts (IAVA), a 550+ member organization of leading professionals
from various disciplines. They are dedicated to embracing progress in the
evolving nature of traditional and interactive media. Current IAVA membership
represents a "Who's Who" of acclaimed media, advertising, and
marketing firms including: Condè
Nast, Coach, Disney, The Ellen Degeneres Show, Estee Lauder, HBO,
Keller Crescent
, Monster.com, MTV, Polo Ralph Lauren, Sotheby’s
Institute
of
Art
, Tribal DDB,
Victoria
’s Secret, Wired, Yahoo!, and many others.
“Having the ability to program music that encourages the
lives of people with the message of God’s love is a blessing to all who are
touched by it,” said Bob Taylor, host and programmer of Positive Sounds.
“The goal is to remind
New York
area listeners that God is on their side, and loves them no matter how bad
things seem to be in their lives. I am blessed by the opportunity that WTBQ has
given me to create this program, and feel fortunate to record and edit at the
facilities of the Max Radio Network. The ratings success is proof of God’s
favor in action.”
“We’re happy that Positive Sounds has won this
prestigious award. The message heard in the songs adds a real encouraging sound
to our programming,” said Frank Truatt, President of WTBQ. “At WTBQ, we’re
about quality, and Positive Sounds has exceeded our expectations. We embrace our relationship with the Max Radio Network.”
