Luncheon | Dec. 2, 2026 | 12-2:30 PM | NYC
Luncheon | Dec. 2, 2026 | 12-2:30 PM
New York City, NY
Celebrate the Work Behind the Headlines
at PR Daily’s Media Relations Awards Luncheon
Congratulations to the finalists in PR Daily’s Media Relations Awards!
A great media result may appear as one headline, one interview or one breakout moment. Behind it are the choices few people see: the angle that earns a journalist’s attention, the preparation that gives a spokesperson confidence, the timing that turns an idea into news and the persistence that helps a story reach the right audience.
Your work brought those elements together with impressive results. Now, it is time to celebrate that achievement in person.
PR Daily’s 2026 Media Relations Awards Luncheon takes place on December 2, 2026, at City Winery in New York City. Finalists, PR professionals and communications leaders will gather to honor the year’s standout media relations campaigns, teams and individuals, with category winners announced live.
Join us for an afternoon of recognition, conversation and celebration with the people who understand what it takes to earn attention, build trust and secure meaningful coverage.
Be there to see how the story ends.
Bring the People Behind the Story
One piece of coverage can reflect the work of an entire group.
Strategists, writers, account teams, subject-matter experts, executives, spokespeople, agency partners and clients all contribute to the final result. Invite the people who helped make your finalist recognition possible and celebrate the achievement together.
Reserved tables of 10 give organizations a shared place to enjoy the luncheon, applaud their team and experience the winner announcements together. Individual tickets are also available for finalists and guests.
Space is limited, and finalist organizations will be making plans to attend. Reserve early so your team is in the room when the results are revealed.
Join us on December 2 at City Winery in New York City and give the work behind the headlines the recognition it deserves.
WHAT TO EXPECT
A memorable experience worthy of your finalist achievement
Live announcement of
Media Relations Awards winners
Media Relations Awards winners
A celebratory luncheon recognizing excellence in Media Relations
Networking with communications leaders and peers from top organizations
FINALISTS
Awards of Distinction
Finalists:
- Behrman Cesa Communications: Love is in the Hair LoveShackFancy x Goody x WetBrush Campaign
- Hilton: The Return of an Icon: Reintroducing Waldorf Astoria New York to the World
- Karsha Chang Public Relations: Winning is a Habit
- LIV Golf: Tee’d Up For Transformation: Coyne PR and LIV Golf Drive the Future of Sport
- McAfee: Keep It Real: McAfee’s AI Scam Media Relations Campaign
- T-Mobile: Friday Night 5G Lights
Finalists:
- Anduril: EagleEye Campaign
- Cleary Strategies & The Seeing Eye: Mission Critical: Recruiting Volunteer Puppy Raisers
- Hollywood Agency: The Prospector: Meaningful Employment Pops in the Media
- Resilere Partners: Making Hamburger Helper America’s Meal of the Moment
- Sachs Media: Harnessing Hope: How Stable Recovery Became a National Voice for Addiction Recovery
- SambaNova: World Economic Forum
Finalists:
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: Griffin MSI 200 Millionth Visitor Campaign
- Intesa Communications Group
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: Omnichannel Resilience: Navigating Crisis with Clarity, Compassion, and Control
- Premier Inc.: Denied & Delayed: The Fight for Fair Payment and Timely, High-Quality Patient Care
- PwC: PwC Holiday Outlook 2025
- RLF Communications, LLC: When Trolls Came to Town: The Thomas Dambo Installation at Dix Park
Finalists:
- Tracy Connell: Inova
- Kelly Corder, APR, CPRC: Sachs Media, Inc.
- Zach Eisenstein: The Trevor Project
- Kat Jones: Motiv
- Michael Yaeger: Samsung Electronics America
Finalists:
- ALSAC
- Ink Link Marketing, Ink Link Marketing
- SambaNova: World Economic Forum
- Samsung Electronics America: SEA MX PR
- Spirit Airlines: Spirit Airlines Media Relations Team
CAMPAIGNS
Finalists:
- City of Shelbyville: Jenna Martin
- Heraeus Medica: Scott Druhot
- HUNTER: Le Creuset’s 100th Anniversary: “An Heirloom in the Making."
- PepsiCo Foods: Lay's Restage
- Purdue University: ‘Space Week’ – New NASA astronauts, Purdue/Virgin Galactic partnership
- PwC: PwC Holiday Outlook 2025
Finalists:
- Heraeus Medical: Scott Druhot
- MGC Global Group: SQM Litio y Fracción
- Owens Corning: Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project: Making A Difference in the Lives of Veterans
Finalists:
- Chicago River Swim
- HUNTER: Lysol’s HERE for Healthy Schools
- Northwestern Mutual: Quality Education
- Owens Corning: Owens Corning Roof Deployment Project: Making A Difference in the Lives of Veterans
Finalists:
- Compass: Horizon
- PepsiCo Foods: No Lay's No Game Pub Crawl
- TD Bank Group: TD AI Groundswell Strategy
Finalists:
- Getty: Fighting Fire: Getty's Crisis Response
- Los Angeles Department of Water and Power: Omnichannel Resilience: Navigating Crisis with Clarity, Compassion, and Control
- Santa Monica Travel & Tourism: Santa Monica’s Los Angeles Wildfire Crisis Management Campaign
- UW Medicine: Strategic Marketing & Communications
- Vigilante PR: Justice For Megan Trussell
Finalists:
- Spokane Sports: Spokane Champions Women in Sports
- The MRKT: Mission: Multicultural – Driving Franchise-Record Success for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
Finalists:
- Cleary Strategies & Raisin: Raisin: America’s Savings Solution
- Grasshopper: Caliber Corporate Advisers
- H&R Block: H&R Block’s Comeback in Consumer Choice
- Red Fan Communications: Moving at Deal Speed: The Core Provider Shaping Modern Banking
Finalists:
- Chicago River Swim
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: All-New Nissan LEAF Global Launch
- PepsiCo Foods: No Lay's No Game Pub Crawl
Finalists:
- Business Software Alliance: BSA's AI Adoption Campaign
- John Deere: Bringing Autonomy to California Farmers
- Violet PR: Newark’s Renaissance: New Jersey’s Largest City as a Model for Urban Revival
Finalists:
- American Medical Association: AMA Launches Center for Digital Health and AI to Put Physicians at the Heart of Health Care Innovation
- Approach Marketing: WellNow Urgent Care Excellus BlueCross BlueShield Insurance Campaign
- Centerstone: Centerstone Brightli Merger Media Relations
- Children's Health: Protecting Texas Families: Children’s Health Leads Measles Education Effort
- EMD Serono: Selma Blair and EMD Serono Encourage People with MS for Self-Advocacy
- Humana: Humana Game Changers: The Next Chapter
- Nationwide Children's Hospital & The Kids Mental Health Foundation with MediaSource: Back to School 2025
- The Abbi Agency: Nevada Health Link 2025 Open Enrollment Campaign
- University of Colorado Anschutz: University of Colorado Anschutz Aims to Cure Blindness
Finalists:
- John Deere: John Deere: From Seed to Speed — Turning Influencers into Advocates for Renewable Fuels
- MGC Perú: Niños Bandera Repsol
- Samsung Electronics America: Samsung Crossover Creators Integration
- The Abbi Agency: SkipGen Influencer Campaign for Visit Carmel
Finalists:
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: All-New Nissan LEAF Global Launch
- PwC: PwC Holiday Outlook 2025
- The Goddard School: Wonder of Learning®: A Record-Breaking Education Program Launch
- The Hoffman Agency: Turning Valuation into Validation for Veeam
Finalists:
- Florastor: HER Time to Shine: How Florastor Broke Through the Wellness Noise
- Florida SouthWestern State College: PreView FSW
- New Belgium Brewing: Voodoo Ranger Juice Force Tanker
- T-Mobile: Friday Night 5G Lights
- VyStar Credit Union: VyStar Savings Challenge
Finalists:
- ALSAC: Hoops for St. Jude Tip Off Classic
- Bank of America: 2025 Better Money Habits Gen Z Report
- Elev8 New Media: Elev8 New Media Redefines Vaccine Communication in a Time of Global Health Threats
- Fight or Flight: The Sticky Menu for Lightspeed Commerce
- Haleon/TUMS: TUMS Makes Gameday Food Dreams a Reality with TUMS Fantasy Foodball Pool
- Hilton: The Return of an Icon: Reintroducing Waldorf Astoria New York to the World
- Hudson Blue PR: TACO, MEET Cheez-It™ - Ortega Reimagines Taco Night with Cheez-It™ Flavored Taco Shells
- Karsha Chang Public Relations: Winning is a Habit
- Litzky PR: Toy Fair takes Center Stage of the Industry – and the National News Cycle
- MGC Perú: Cambio en Perú... Entra Zapping
- Purdue University: ‘Space Week’ – New NASA astronauts, Purdue/Virgin Galactic partnership
- Resilere Partners: Making Hamburger Helper America’s Meal of the Moment
- SambaNova: World Economic Forum
- The MRKT: Mission: Multicultural – Driving Franchise-Record Success for Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
- UnityPoint Health – Meriter: Meriter Marketing Team
- Universal Destinations & Experiences: Universal Epic Universe Reputational Storytelling
Finalists:
- ESPN: ESPN DTC & Enhanced App
- Havas Formula: PLEZi Hydration x Stephen Curry
- Havas Formula: Red Lobster Seafood Boils Launch
- McAfee: Keep It Real: McAfee’s AI Scam Media Relations Campaign
- MGC Perú: Cambio en Perú... Entra Zapping
- Moose Toys with Hudson Blue PR: Slime to Shine: Moose Toys Beautifies Slime with Gui Gui
- MullenLowe U.S. Public Relations: Naked Smoothies x Coco Gauff
- Samsung Electronics America: Samsung Galaxy Z Fold7 and Z Flip7 U.S. Launch
- Technica Communications: Technica Communications’ PR Campaign Drives 350% Lead Growth and TIME Best Invention Recognition for Jetson Air
Finalists:
- Amgen with MMC: Dallas Goedert Plaque Psoriasis Earned Media Campaign
- City of Philadelphia - Department of Aviation: PHL Fan Zone
- Cleary Strategies & Dr. E “The NP With The PhD”: Medical Gaslighting & Patient Empowerment
- Edible: Sound the Alarm: How Edible Turned a TV Moment Into Cultural Buzz
- Greenough Communications: Greenough for InMarket: How Real-Time Trendjacking Delivered Outsized Brand Awareness
- Greentarget: Greentarget Newsjacking - Sean Combs Trial
- Havas Formula: QDOBA: “Little Girl with the Guacamole Blues”
- Northeastern University: The Karen Read Murder Trials
- Pumpkin Pet Insurance: Pumpkin Pet Insurance’s Krypto the SuperDog Look-Alike Contest
- Purdue University: ‘Space Week’ – New NASA astronauts, Purdue/Virgin Galactic partnership
- Sacred Heart University: From Francis to the Future: A Papal Discussion Series
Finalists:
- ALSAC: Childhood Cancer Awareness Month
- Centerstone: Centerstone Brightli Merger Media Relations
- Cleary Strategies & The Seeing Eye: Mission Critical: Recruiting Volunteer Puppy Raisers
- Griffin Museum of Science and Industry: Griffin MSI 200 Millionth Visitor Campaign
- Sachs Media: Harnessing Hope: How Stable Recovery Became a National Voice for Addiction Recovery
- The Abbi Agency: The Life You Can Save Rapid Response Fund
- The TASC Group: Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM) 2025
- UPRAISE Marketing + Public Relations: More Than Cookies: Transforming Public Perception of the Girl Scouts of Northern California
Finalists:
- MediaTek: Reshaping MediaTek’s Perception with Customers
- NewYork-Presbyterian: Health Matters a Podcast by NewYork-Presbyterian
Finalists:
- InnoVision Marketing Group: Herman Law Maryland Press Conference
- Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority: LAX/Metro Transit Center Station Opening
- Matter Communications: Segway CES 2025
- Pennzoil: Drivers with Drivers: Pennzoil and PXG Collaboration Celebrates Performance On and Off the Course
- Virginia Beach Convention & Visitors Bureau: Virginia Beach Makes A Splash with UK Travelers
- WM: WM Phoenix Open Media Tour: Telling Our Zero-Waste Story
Finalists:
- Hiltzik Strategies: #TeamWater Campaign
- Northwestern Mutual: Quality Education
- WM: Earth Month 2025: Amplifying WM’s Sustainability Leadership on a National Stage
Finalists:
- Colgate-Palmolive: Colgate-Palmolive Brand Refresh
- Edible: Rebranding? There’s an Edible® for That
- Houston City College: HCC Rebranding Campaign
Finalists:
- American Gaming Association: Illegal Market Gaming
- Bank of America: 2025 Better Money Habits Gen Z Report
- Lowe Group: Using proprietary research to generate crucial launch momentum for two Exchange Traded Funds
- Next PR x Lightcast: Beyond The Buzz Data Report
- Northeastern University: Illuminating Regeneration Science: The Glow-in-the-Dark Axolotl Breakthrough
Finalists:
- Helios Worldwide: Aurezzi x Elena Velez
- MGC Perú: Cambio en Perú... Entra Zapping
- New Belgium Brewing: Voodoo Ranger Juice Force Tanker
- The Goddard School: Wonder of Learning®: A Record-Breaking Education Program Launch
- University of Maryland: Creating Kermencement
Finalists:
- BrandShield: Yoav Keren
- Highwire x Korn Ferry: Driving Media Momentum Through Editorial Foresight and Organic Storytelling
- Matter Communications: Pluralsight Contributed Content Campaign
- Sacred Heart University: From Francis to the Future: A Papal Discussion Series
- Saint Mary's College of California: "This Is Our Moment!", President Roger Thompson and Mike Janes
Finalists:
- Amgen with MMC: Dallas Goedert Plaque Psoriasis Earned Media Campaign
- DeVries Global with Merz Aesthetics: Revitalizing the Gold-Standard in Non-Invasive Skin Lifting Via Its First-Ever Global Brand Ambassador
- LA Clippers: DeVine Intervention
- MSC Cruises: MSC Cruises’ “Let’s Holiday” Campaign Featuring Drew Barrymore and Orlando Bloom
- PepsiCo Foods: No Lay's No Game Pub Crawl
Finalists:
- John Deere: John Deere Champions Farmers With Autonomy
- Northwell Health with MediaSource: Dawn's Story
- Pacira BioSciences: Transforming Pain into Purpose - Video Testimonials
- UW Medicine: New Alzheimer's drug gives patients hope
Finalists:
- Krupp Agency: World's Hottest Menopause Party
- Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.: All-New Nissan LEAF Global Launch
Seating is limited, reserve your spot today!
A limited number of tables of 10 are available, along with individual tickets.
BEST OPTION
Table of 10
$9,699 per table
Includes:
- 10 reserved seats for your whole team
- Priority seating at the front of the room
- Exclusive branding for your company on site
- 2 bottles of champagne
- Networking reception
- 3-course luncheon
- Awards ceremony
- Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
Individual Tickets
$675 Per Person
Includes:
- Networking reception
- 3-course luncheon
- Awards ceremony
- Crystal award to commemorate your recognition
If you have any questions or need help registering, please contact Barbara Kanady at [email protected].
LOCATION
CITY WINERY
25 11th Ave
NEW YORK, NY 10011
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SPONSORSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
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