Awards
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"Best Crisis Communications" "Best Websites" PRSA
1999PRSA award George McQuade both "Best Crisis Communications" and
"Best Websites" awards for dissuading CBs 60 Minutes from doing a hit
piece on the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles. Someone internally
deleted the agency website, and McQuade started from scratch and rebuilt
a new one over the following weekend, without anyone noticing. In fact
he said, there were employees offering to write content on the "newly redesigned HACLA website." -
Medal of Valor - California State Firefighters Assn.
1998A medal of valor was awarded to VP George McQuade for rescuing the chief
cardiovascular radiologist, UCLA Medical Center, from his burning vehicle after
it crash through a street sign sheared off a fire hydrant and slammed into a
tree head-on. The SUV burst into flames moments after McQuade pulled the
Doctor of his smoking vehicle. -
Hero Award - Los Angeles City Council
1998the full 15-member Los Angeles City Council reunited George McQuade and
the doctor he rescue from a burning vehicle at LA City Hall to present a hero's
award signed by every member of the LA City Council for going above and beyond the call of duty rescuing a doctor from his smoking SUV. -
RTNA Golden Mike Awards 1989-1992 (LA Press Club Awards,too)
1992Radio TV News Association award VP George McQuade Golden Mike awards
for "Best News Writing and Newscasts" over a four year period.
Those same years he was also honored by the LA Press Club for
"Best Newswriting" and "Best Newscasts." -
American Bar Association - Judge Hettinger "
1985Vice President George McQuade of MAYO Communications received a national
"Silver Gavel Award" from the American Bar Association for outstanding coverage of the reelection of "Judge Hettinger" in Yakima, WA in a bitter political race.