Ragan celebrates Top Women in Communications honorees for 2022 in NYC
Hundreds gathered at the Edison Ballroom in New York City Thursday to celebrate the achievements of a class of extraordinary women.
The honorees for Ragan and PR Daily’s Top Women in Communications Awards for 2022 include young pros making a name for themselves and wise veterans celebrating accomplished careers and everything in between. These are the women who communicate at a high level with intelligence, grace and grit.
It was also a chance to celebrate how far women in the communications field have come, stepping into their own confidence and strength and receiving the respect that they’ve always deserved.
“The question used to be ‘Can I do it?’ Now it’s ‘Should I do it?’” said Catherine Hernandez-Blades, senior vice president, Marketing and Communications, SAIC and a 2020 Top Women in Communications Hall of Fame inductee.
The event was keynoted by CBS News executive Shawna Thomas, who offered practical advice on building bridges between PR and journalists.
“My job is all about storytelling,” Thomas said. “Your job is all about storytelling. When people come to me with really good pitches, it’s because they thought through how this is going to look on TV news.”
In addition to honoring the 2022 winners, members from the Hall of Fame awards classes of 2021 and 2020 were in attendance to receive the recognition they were denied during the pandemic.
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