New York City, NY -- (June 23, 2006) The Winners of the 27th Annual Telly Awards have been announced. With a record 13,379 entries from all 50 states and around the world, this year's competition has been the most competitive and successful in the long history of the Telly Awards.

Founded in 1979, the Telly Awards is the premier award honoring outstanding local, regional, and cable TV commercials and programs, as well as the finest video and film productions. The 27th Annual Telly Awards also included new categories to honor video and commercials created specifically for the Web. Winners represent the best work of the most respected advertising agencies, production companies, television stations, cable operators, and corporate video departments in the world.

This year's Winners include companies, agencies and organizations of all sizes, from large multinational media companies to small ad agencies and local production houses. A sample of Winners includes: Ames Scullin O'Haire, AOL/Nuance Creative, Armstrong, Bass Pro Shops Video Productions, BBDO New York, BET Jazz, Chernoff Newman, CNN, Comedy Central, DDB Los Angeles, Devito/Verdi, Disneyland Resort, FX Networks, GEICO, GMMB, Hallmark Channel, HGTV, Jay Advertising, Jones Advertising Inc., Lopez Negrete Communications, M&C Saatchi New York, Marshall Field's, Microsoft, MSNBC, NBA Entertainment, NBC Universal Global Network, Nickelodeon, Nike, QVC, San Francisco 49ers, Starz Entertainment Group, Storandt Pann Margolis, The Biography Channel, The History Channel, and The Outdoor Channel. To view the complete list of Silver Telly winners for the 27th Annual competition, please visit www.tellyawards.com.

A prestigious judging panel of 27 accomplished industry professionals, each a past Winner of a Silver Telly, the top honor, upholds the historical standard of excellence that Telly represents. Judges evaluate entries to recognize distinction in creative work - entries do not compete against each other - rather entries are judged against a high standard of merit. Less than 10% of entries are chosen as Winners of a Silver Telly, our highest honor.

Chairman of the judging panel, Richard Friley, the Emmy and Telly Award winning President of Friley Productions noted, "I am honored to have overseen this year's judging and privileged to review such diverse and incredible work. It is a remarkable achievement for all of the Winners to be recognized from such an outstanding pool of entries."

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