PIGEON FORGE TV COMMERCIALS GARNER EMMY NOMINATIONS
Innovative animated spots believed to be first of their kind in tourism
PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. (Jan. 9, 2009)—Two animated television commercials promoting tourism in Pigeon Forge, Tenn., have been nominated for Emmy Awards, continuing a multi-year stretch of Emmy attention for this tourism-oriented city. Pigeon Forge commercials have won Emmys for the last two years.
The nominated spots were produced by BOHAN Advertising|Marketing in Nashville, which believes they are the first fully animated spots ever made for a tourism destination. Pigeon Forge attracts more than 11 million visitors a year and is a gateway community to Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
One nomination is for a single spot, and the other nomination is for that spot plus a companion spot in the commercial campaign category.
Winners of Emmy Awards from the Nashville/Midsouth Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences will be announced Jan. 24 at a live telecast from the Schermerhorn Symphony Center in Nashville.
The Nashville/Midsouth region covers Tennessee, North Carolina (except the Asheville market) and the Huntsville, Ala., market.
Three other BOHAN commercials, all for the Ochsner Health System in Louisiana, also received Emmy nominations.
Geneva Brignolo, executive director of the Nashville/Midsouth chapter, said Emmy Awards are "universally recognized as television´s highest honor."
Information about visiting Pigeon Forge is online at www.MyPigeonForge.com or by calling 1-800-251-9100.
Contact:
Lila Wilson
lwilson@mypigeonforge.com
865-453-8574
Tom Adkinson, APR
tadkinson@bohanideas.com
615-341-3640