FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Brendan Gannon
Senior Marketing Manager, Awards Programs
Ragan Communications and PR Daily
[email protected]
Ragan Announces Finalists for its 2026 Employee Communications Awards
Top internal communications initiatives will be honored and winners revealed live April 28 in New York City
CHICAGO, IL — February 11, 2026 — Ragan Communications has announced the finalists for its Employee Communications Awards, recognizing the most innovative, impactful and inspiring internal communications initiatives from organizations around the world.
The awards celebrate excellence across a wide range of categories, including leadership communications, employee engagement, digital workplace innovation, video storytelling, culture-building initiatives and more.
Finalists will be recognized live at the Employee Communications Awards Luncheon, a celebratory industry event taking place:
- April 28, 2026
- 12–2:30 p.m.
- City Winery | New York City
The event will bring together communications leaders and teams from across the industry to celebrate the work and the people behind it. During the luncheon, all finalists will be honored and category winners will be revealed live on stage.
Finalists include leading organizations, respected nonprofits and agencies, such as:
- American Chemical Society
- Cisco
- CVS Health
- Honeywell
- RAND
- Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- The Hoffman Agency
- T-Mobile
- United Airlines
- Communications
See the full list of finalists.
“These finalists represent some of the most thoughtful and effective employee communications strategies in the industry today,” said Brendan Gannon, senior marketing manager for Ragan Awards programs. “Their work demonstrates the powerful role communicators play in shaping culture, supporting employees and helping organizations navigate change.”
Reserved tables and individual tickets for the awards luncheon are available.
View the full list of finalists and learn more about the event here.
For questions, contact Barbara Kanady at [email protected].
For sponsorship information, contact Morgan Einspanier at [email protected].
The awards program is presented by Ragan Communications and PR Daily, the leading authorities in PR and communications intelligence.
About Ragan Communications and PR Daily
Ragan Communications has been delivering trusted news, training and intelligence for more than 60 years to internal and external communicators, HR professionals and business leaders. Its daily news sites, PRDaily.com and Ragan.com, are read by more than 600,000 internal and external communicators monthly. Ragan’s Communications Leadership Council is one of the fastest-growing membership groups for communications executives, and its conferences, webinars and workshops are attended by more than 5,000 communicators a year. Ragan Training is the leading learning portal among communicators, offering more than 800 hours of training and development for communicators. Ragan is also the producer of Communications Week, which is held each November. Headquartered in Chicago, with team members spanning the country and loyal customers worldwide. Visit us at ragan.com.
