FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 26, 2004

West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce to Honor Creativity at the Fifth Annual Sunset Strip / Times Square Billboard Awards on Wednesday, July 7, 2004

WEST HOLLYWOOD ­ The creative and artistic minds behind the awesome billboard advertisements that grace glamorous Sunset Strip in West Hollywood and Times Square in New York will be honored at the fifth annual West Hollywood Sunset Strip Billboard Awards on Wednesday, July 7, 2004, from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the House of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd. in West Hollywood.

More than 200 advertising and business leaders are expected to attend the Billboard Awards, which honors advertising companies for their artistic achievement in various categories of billboard advertisements. The West Hollywood Sunset Strip awards will be presented in Billboard and Tall Wall categories in the areas of Consumer Goods and Service; Beverage; Fashion; Entertainment & Leisure, Television & Movies and Public Service. The Times Square awards will be presented for both Billboards and Spectaculars—billboards that are three-dimensional or animated.

"Outdoor advertising provides an enormous creative advantage and unprecedented visibility over other media formats,” said Nancy Fletcher, President and CEO of Outdoor Advertising Association of America. “The Sunset Strip in West Hollywood and the Times Square in New York provide the ultimate viewing of creative advertising. The Sunset Strip/Times Square Billboard Awards is an opportunity to showcase the creative and extraordinary work of the advertisers."

Additional awards will be given for Billboard of the Year, Tall Wall of the Year and Spectacular of the Year. A judge’s panel comprised of creative industry professionals and City officials will choose a winner in each category.

The West Hollywood Sunset Strip / Times Square Billboard Awards is presented by the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce and is sponsored by many local businesses. For more information, call the West Hollywood Chamber of Commerce at (323) 650-2688 or log on to www.billboardawards.com.

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