Discover Long Island, the region’s only accredited destination marketing organization is excited to announce it has recently won three awards, spotlighting three separate aspects of the organization’s work. The awards come from two prestigious organizations: The Telly Awards, founded in 1979 to honor the best work worldwide in the video medium, and the Fair Media Council (FMC), also founded in 1979 and recognized as one of the oldest, most successful media watchdogs in the country.

The FMC Folio Awards originated over 40 years ago and have become known as the gold standard for the modern media landscape, celebrating national, New York regional and Long Island exceptional news stories as well as digital works that educate, inspire, and enlighten the community. Discover Long Island won two Folio Awards this year:

• Best Podcast: Lifestyle, for the organization’s Long Island Tea Podcast featuring President & CEO Kristen Reynolds and COO Sharon Wyman as cohosts.
• Best Nonprofit Website, for the Discover Long Island website.

The Telly Awards annually showcases the best work created within television and across video, for all screens. Receiving over 13,000 entries globally from 6 continents and all 50 states. Discover Long Island was awarded a Bronze Telly Award for the organization’s “You BeLONG” video campaign, which highlights the unique, authentic stories of a diverse selection of Long Islanders, explaining why they feel they BeLONG on Long Island.

“It’s exciting and rewarding to see our team’s innovative approach to marketing Long Island receive regional, national, and global awards,” said Discover Long Island President & CEO, Kristen Reynolds. “These accolades validate the destination marketing expertise that our organization employs from cutting edge technology to showcasing our hyper-local communities and family-owned businesses for the purposes of driving economic vitality through visitor attraction.”

ABOUT DISCOVER LONG ISLAND:

Discover Long Island is the region’s official destination marketing and leadership organization charged with furthering the destination’s thriving visitor economy, which saw recent record-breaking highs of $6.6 billion in visitor spending. The organization ensures Long Island’s coveted quality of life, thriving industries, and dynamic destination offerings are promoted on a global level, furthering economic development, and benefiting residents and businesses throughout the region.  Awarded “Best Social Media” in the nation by the US Travel Association, the organization produces engaging content featuring local businesses and attractions for their 11 social media channels which garner upwards of 10 million views.  Additionally, the organization hosts a popular YouTube series, Long Island TV, as well as the Long Island Tea podcast. To learn more, please call 631-951-3900 or visit www.DiscoverLongIsland.com.