WakeGov TV
2009 NACo Achievement Award Winner
Wake County, N.C., NC
Best In Category
About the Program
Category: Civic Education and Public Information (Best in Category)
Year: 2009
WakeGov TV is a television program produced by the Wake County Public Affairs Office for citizens, partners, and employees across the county. It incorporates stories about the Board of Commissionersâ focus areas and goals that address opportunities and challenges posed by a rapidly growing urban county. Every month they produce an episode that engages the audience about issues related to the ten high priority goals of the Board of Commissioners. They take the viewer to locations that they might not ordinarily have the opportunity to attend, therefore providing them with local news about the county that they may have otherwise missed. They cover issues and topics from air pollution to zoning, providing news about vital information and services to the public.