Awards

  • "Best Crisis Communications" "Best Websites" PRSA

    1999

    PRSA award George McQuade both "Best Crisis Communications" and
    "Best Websites" awards for dissuading CBs 60 Minutes from doing a hit
    piece on the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Someone internally
    deleted the agency website, and McQuade started from scratch and rebuilt
    a new one over the following weekend, without anyone noticing. In fact
    he said, there were employees offering to write content on the "newly redesigned HACLA website."

  • Medal of Valor - California State Firefighters Assn.

    1998

    A medal of valor was awarded to VP George McQuade for rescuing the chief
    cardiovascular radiologist, UCLA Medical Center, from his burning vehicle after
    it crash through a street sign sheared off a fire hydrant and slammed into a
    tree head-on. The SUV burst into flames moments after McQuade pulled the
    Doctor of his smoking vehicle.

  • Hero Award - Los Angeles City Council

    1998

    the full 15-member Los Angeles City Council reunited George McQuade and
    the doctor he rescue from a burning vehicle at LA City Hall to present a hero's
    award signed by every member of the LA City Council for going above and beyond the call of duty rescuing a doctor from his smoking SUV.

  • RTNA Golden Mike Awards 1989-1992 (LA Press Club Awards,too)

    1992

    Radio TV News Association award VP George McQuade Golden Mike awards
    for "Best News Writing and Newscasts" over a four year period.

    Those same years he was also honored by the LA Press Club for
    "Best Newswriting" and "Best Newscasts."

  • American Bar Association - Judge Hettinger "

    1985

    Vice President George McQuade of MAYO Communications received a national
    "Silver Gavel Award" from the American Bar Association for outstanding coverage of the reelection of "Judge Hettinger" in Yakima, WA in a bitter political race.

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