The City of Irving received three first-place state awards from the Texas Association of Municipal Information Officers (TAMIO) for its communications programs. The resident newsletter “City Spectrum” was recognized with a TAMI award for the second consecutive year. The other two TAMI awards honored Irving Community Television Network’s “City Source” news show and a Texas Stadium feature. The awards were presented June 10 during TAMIO’s annual conference in Frisco. TAMIO is an affiliate organization of the Texas Municipal League.
The City of Irving competed against cities from across Texas, and judges included communication professionals from the private sector. Judges said that the “City Spectrum” is a “terrific publication” and that “Irving residents are fortunate to have such a quality product.” Judges said “City Source” is a “nice quality program with interesting content” and “truly feels and looks like an actual television news program.”
“City staff does an outstanding job at getting the word out about city events, activities and services in as many ways as possible,” said Mayor Pro Tem Rose Cannaday, chairwoman of the council’s Communications Committee. “To receive first place in three categories is very impressive, especially considering the fact that Irving’s products are compared with larger cities across Texas.”
The monthly “City Spectrum” newsletter is mailed to every household in Irving and posted each month to www.cityofirving.org. Irving residents can view ICTN programming on ICTN 1 (Time Warner Channel 16 or Verizon Channel 30); ICTN 2 (Time Warner Channel 95 or Verizon Channel 31); or ICTN 3 (Time Warner Channel 96 or Verizon Channel 32). Internet users can access the complete ICTN schedule and on-demand programming 24/7 at www.ictn.tv or www.cityofirving.org.
