| The Telly Awards was
founded in 1980, to showcase and give recognition
to outstanding non-network and cable commercials.
The competition was expanded several years ago to
include film and video productions. When the concept
for the Tellys was born, David E. Carter was chosen
to be the show administrator. He has published over
90 books on advertising and logos. This, combined
with his strong TV background, (Clio winner,7-time
Emmy winner who produced many sketches for the Johnny
Carson show) made him a natural choice to administer
the competition. Over the past 22 years, the Telly
Awards has become a well-known, highly respected national
competition.
A major reason for
the growth of the Telly competition is that entries
do not compete against each other - but are judged
against a high standard of excellence.
The Telly has become one of the most
sought-after awards in the TV, commercial and video
industry. The Telly statuette has even appeared on
the set of many prime-time TV shows, such as thirtysomething,
Murder, She Wrote, Newhart, News Radio, and most recently
in the movie "What Women Want."
In the past 22 years, winners and finalists
have come from a large cross-section of agencies,
production companies, television stations, and cable
operations, as well as corporate video departments.
All 50 states have been represented by past winners
and finalists.
www.tellyawards.com
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