New York, New York -- October 29, 2019 -- The Radio Mercury Awards is proud to announce Robin Fitzgerald, Chief Creative Officer at BBDO Atlanta, as the 2020 Chief Judge for the 29th annual Radio Mercury Awards.

In her role as BBDO's Chief Creative Officer, Robin provides creative leadership to a number of clients including Norwegian Cruise Line, Sanderson Farms and Honey Baked Ham among others. In the three years since her appointment, BBDO Atlanta's creative reputation has grown along with its trophy case – including five Cannes Lions in 2019 for its work on behalf of Street Grace.

Prior to BBDO Atlanta, Robin spent 15 years in Los Angeles, working at Crispin Porter + Bogusky and TBWAChiatDay, for clients such as Gatorade, Visa, Energizer and Nissan (TBWA) and Netflix, Old Navy, Grey Poupon, and PayPal (Crispin).  She has been named one of Business Insider's “Most Creative People in Social Media Marketing" and “Most Creative Women in Advertising." Her work has been recognized in many industry award shows and she has participated on juries for the Radio Mercury Awards, D&AD, One Show, Clios, Art Director's Club and New York Festivals.

"I've always loved radio. To me, it's one of the most challenging platforms for creatives," noted Robin Fitzgerald. “The Radio Mercury Awards are a champion of great ideas delivered in stereo. It's a pretty cool gig to be leading the charge on curating the best of the best for 2020."

“Robin truly has a passion and a love for the audio medium, and we are fortunate to have her serve as the 2020 Radio Mercury Awards Chief Judge," noted Erica Farber, president and CEO, Radio Advertising Bureau and chair of the Radio Creative Fund.  “She has an impressive track record in the creative community and will bring her deep appreciation for the radio craft and how it can deliver for brands and listeners alike."

Award categories for the 2020 Radio Mercury Awards will be announced in late December, along with Call for Entry guidelines and deadlines.  For more information, go to http://www.radiomercuryawards.com.

About the Radio Mercury Awards
The Radio Mercury Awards, the only competition exclusively devoted to radio, was established in 1992 to encourage and reward the development of effective and creative radio commercials. The annual Radio Mercury Awards competition draws entries from advertising agencies, production houses, radio stations, and educational institutions across the country. Approximately 20,000 commercials have competed for over $3.5 million in prizes. The Radio Creative Fund (RCF), a non-profit corporation funded by the radio industry, governs the Radio Mercury Awards. The Radio Advertising Bureau produces the Radio Mercury Awards.

About BBDO
BBDO's mantra is "The Work. The Work. The Work."  Every day, BBDO people in 289 offices in 81 countries work day by day, job by job and client by client to create and deliver the world's most compelling commercial content. For 13 years in a row, BBDO has been ranked the most creative agency network in the world and for seven years, BBDO has been named Network of the Year at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity – more than any other agency network. This past year, the independent World Advertising Research Center (WARC) named BBDO the “Best of the Best" in its first-ever index of excellence, aggregating results from its Creative 100, Effective 100 and Media 100 rankings. BBDO has been chosen Agency of the Year multiple times by the leading industry trade publications, including being named one of the world's top ten most innovative companies in advertising for the past two years.  

BBDO is part of Omnicom Group Inc. (NYSE-OMC) (www.omnicomgroup.com), a leading global marketing and corporate communications company.

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