✨ Shine Like Gold! ✨ JT Takes Home Six Awards from the 67th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards

JT’s, Golden Trumpet winning, Arts For EveryBody team.

Last night, Chicago celebrated the best of the best in communications campaigns at the Publicity Club of Chicago’s 67th Annual Golden Trumpet Awards—and JT truly shined! We are thrilled to share that we brought home three Golden Trumpets and three Silver Trumpets across multiple categories.

PCC 30 Under 30 awardee, Nell DeCoursey Brennan

Special shout-out to Nell DeCoursey Brennan, who was named to PCC’s 30 Under 30, and was part of four of JT’s six winning client teams! With Morgan McDonough’s recognition two years ago, JT is now home to two 30 Under 30 stars shining bright.

We’re so proud of our team, our partners, and the powerful stories we’re able to tell together.

Golden Trumpets

·      Arts for EveryBody in the category of Community Relations: A national campaign to connect participation in the arts and health. JT led media in 18 markets and built an engaged online community.

·      Village of River Forest in the category of Community Relations: A “neighborhood dialogues” program helped the Village of River Forest engage with residents, solicit feedback and rebuild trust to advance important development and zoning goals.

·      Vision 2030 in the category of Public Affairs: Announcement of statewide education initiative aimed at supporting future-focused learning, enhancing school safety, securing predictable funding, and advancing shared accountability for K-12 districts across Illinois.

Silver Trumpets

·      Westside United in the category of Media Relations-Nonprofit: JT supported West Side United to formally launch their West Side Healthy Parents and Babies partnership with Lurie Children’s Hospital during Black Maternal Health Week.

·      Sankofa Wellness Village in the category of Community Relations: JT helped raise awareness and community support for the Sankofa Wellness Village – the flagship initiative of the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative.

·      South Side Healthy Communities in collaboration with our partner and friends at GoldStar Communications in the category of Community Relations: Increased community engagement through town halls and health fairs.

JT’s COO, Lauren Foley, with our Silver Trumpet for Media Relations on our campaign with the Garfield Park Rite to Wellness Collaborative

And, as they say at the Oscars… it was an honor to be nominated. We were a finalist for the Platinum Award for Best Overall Campaign for our work on Vision 2030, a bold blueprint to strengthen K–12 education in Illinois developed by the Illinois Association of School

JT’s PCC Platinum Award-nominated Vision 2030 team with client, Kara Kienzler of the Illinois Association of School Boards.