New Berlin, WI (May 1, 2012)- Sportsman Channel, the leader in outdoor TV for the American Sportsman, was nominated with four CableFAXIES Awards honored by CableFAX, a leading industry trade publication. CableFAX describes the awards as "setting the industry benchmark for excellence across all areas of PR, Marketing and Sales." The awards ceremony is today, May 1, at the Grand Hyatt in New York City.
Graig Hale, VP of Business Development, is nominated for "Sales Executive of the Year, National Sales VP and Below." Last year, Hale was an honorable mention in this category.
The network was nominated in the category "Advertising Campaign for a Single Program" for the TV series, Beau Knows Outdoors, which premiered in 2011. The series featured Beau Turner, son of media mogul, Ted Turner.
The network was also nominated for "Community Relations" for their creative Hunt.Fish.Feed program that to date has fed more than 13,000 meals and also for "Trade Show Marketing/PR" for a Hunt.Fish.Feed event held at The Cable Show in Chicago in June, 2011.
Gavin Harvey, CEO, Sportsman Channel, said, "Our network is growing like crazy for three reasons: the huge size of our audience of avid sportsmen and women, our exclusive 'round-the-clock focus on serving that audience, and the people who work here. Our people are passionate about this network and they bring an incredible level of enthusiasm, creativity and pride to their jobs. These CableFAXIES honors are a reflection of their hard work and dedication."
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