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RALEIGH-BASED AGENCY, THE MEDIA PRO SELECTED MULTIPLE WINNERS IN THE 35th ANNUAL TELLY AWARDS

(Raleigh, NC, May 23, 2014) – The Telly Awards has named The Media Pro as a Silver winner in the 35th Annual Telly Awards and recognized it for three People’s Choice Telly Awards for its piece titled HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT-INVESTIGATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING. With nearly 12,000 entries from all 50 states and numerous countries, this is truly an honor. HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT – INVESTIGATING HUMAN TRAFFICKING is a three-part educational training program The Media Pro produced in conjunction with Producer, Melanie Raskin for the North Carolina Conference of District Attorneys. The program is being used to train law enforcement officers on how to recognize human trafficking and how to prevent it from happening. Human trafficking is a $10B business in the United States. It crosses social and economic lines and in the U.S., the average victim is 13 years old. The Telly Awards was founded in 1979 and is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, the finest video and film productions, and online commercials, video and films. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world. For its 35th season, The Telly Awards once again joined forces with YouTube to give the public the power to view and rate videos submitted as part of the People’s Telly Awards. In addition to recognition from the Silver Telly Council, the judging panel that selects the Telly Awards winners, the Internet community also helps decide the People’s Telly Awards winners. A prestigious judging panel of over 500 accomplished industry professionals, each a past winner of a Silver Telly and a member of The Silver Telly Council, judged the competition, upholding the historical standard of excellence that Telly represents. The Silver Council evaluated entries to recognize distinction in creative work – entries do not compete against each other – rather entries are judged against a high standard of merit. Less than 10% of entries are chosen as Winners of the Silver Telly, our highest honor. Approximately 25% of entries are chosen as Winners of the Bronze Telly. To find out more about the Telly Awards visit www.tellyawards.com. “The Telly Awards has a mission to honor the very best in film and video,” said Linda Day, Executive Director of the Telly Awards, “The Media Pro’s accomplishment illustrates their creativity, skill, and dedication to their craft and serves as a testament to great film and video production.” “The Media Pro’s creative team is truly humbled by the recognition from The Telly Awards Silver Council and the audiences around the world who voted for our work,” said Jill Hammergren, owner, The Media Pro, “We are grateful for the opportunity to help shine a light on this insidious degradation and devaluation of human life. We hope that our videos will help law enforcement have the understanding and guidance necessary to prevent these human rights violations from happening across North Carolina and around the world.” About The Media Pro The Media Pro is a Raleigh-based, NC HUB Certified, full-service media, marketing and communications agency. The Media Pro specializes in creating visual storytelling and delivering measurable results through videos, graphics and animation production and advertising, PR, brand identity development and events. Please contact Jill Hammergren, Owner, Writer, Producer and Media Consultant for inquiries: jill@themediapro.biz or call 919-805-1061 www.themediapro.biz

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