Finalists Announced for Spokesperson of the Year Awards

PR News and CommCore Consulting have unveiled the finalists in the first annual Spokesperson of the Year Awards, saluting the "masters of messaging" at corporations and nonprofits nationwide. Categories include top spokespeople at nonprofits, for-profits, for Web and/or print and for TV and/or Radio.

Below are the finalists — winners will be announced at two events — one for the “nonprofit” winners in Washington DC on Nov. 30 and the other honoring the "for-profit" winners on Dec. 7 in NYC.

Winners will be profiled in PR News in coming months. For more information, contact Amy Jefferies at ajefferies@accessintel.com or 301-354-1699.

Finalists

Cameron Ballantyne
American Red Cross of the National Capital Area

J.C. Benton
Ohio Department of Education

Ken Capps
Dallas Forth Worth International Airport

Will Cross
Novo Nordisk Inc.

Linda Dano
Chamberlain Communications Group

John Drengenberg
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc

Robert Elek
Verizon Communications

Tom Hanley
Connecticut Children's Medical Center

Kristin Jacobs
Mayor Broward County

Rosetta Jones
Visa USA

Andrew F. Puzder
CKE Restaurants, Inc.

Ed Stewart
Southwest Airlines

Martin Taylor
Microsoft Corp

Stuart L. Weinstein, MD
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons