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2026 Cleveland Rocks Awards
Lights, Camera, Rock!
The Cleveland Rocks Awards celebrate excellence in public relations, recognizing standout campaigns, innovative tactics, and the individuals who make a lasting impact on the field. Each year, this dynamic event shines a spotlight on the most inspiring and influential work across Northeast Ohio.
Save the Date
The Aviator Cleveland
20920 Brookpark Rd | Cleveland, OH | 44135
Tuesday, November 17, 2026
5:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Submit Entries Now Through August 11
Enter your campaigns and tactics into the awards ceremony of the year through our entry portal. This year, our awards will be judged by the Arkansas PRSA chapter. Entries should be campaigns and tactics that were completed between June 2025-June 2026.
Entry Fees
- Members: $90
- Non-Members: $100
This year's Host: Sia Nyorkor
Sia Nyorkor is an Emmy & award-winning Anchor & Reporter at WKYC-TV, NBC affiliate in Cleveland. Sia reports for “3News at 11p.m.” weekdays and anchors “Front Row Fridays” with Mike Polk Jr. and “3News at 11p.m. with Russ Mitchell. Before joining WKYC-TV, Sia worked as Sunrise Reporter for WTHR-TV, the NBC affiliate in Indianapolis, IN, her hometown. Nyorkor has appeared on national shows Fatal Attraction & For My Man on TV One, Snapped on Oxygen & See No Evil on ID channel and the Crime Stories with Nancy Grace podcast. Sia holds a Bachelor of Arts Journalism from Indiana University's Ernie Pyle School of Journalism and a Master of Science in Journalism from Columbia University in the City of New York. Her master's thesis was an award-winning documentary film about a Harlem muralist that broadcast on public television stations across the nation. Active with the National Association of Black Journalists, Nyorkor serves as Parliamentarian & mentor to young journalists. She is also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., serving as Co-Chair of the Arts & Letters Committee. Nyorkor is a parishioner at Church of St. Dominic in Shaker Heights & volunteers at St. Augustine Hunger Center where she was honored with a Community Service Award for feeding the hungry. Cleveland Magazine selected Nyorkor as one of the “Most Interesting People” to know in 2024, “the movers, shakers & doers making a difference." She says the most common question she receives is about her name, which hails from Liberia, West Africa. Sia means first daughter of the father and Nyorkor means fierce warrior in her father's tribe, Kissi. A novice shutterbug, Sia enjoys volunteering, exploring new places, listening to live music, cooking, reading, and meeting new people.
Help Us Reach Our Fundraising Goal
Support Cleveland Rocks by making an early donation. All proceeds will directly benefit PRSA Cleveland and the PRSA Scholarship Fund, helping to empower and inspire future leaders in the field of communications.
Sponsors
Presenting Sponsor
Fahlgren Mortine at The Shipyard
Silver Sponsor
CONTACT
For any questions or inquiries about the awards please contact Kristin Pohlig, Cleveland Rocks Chair at [email protected].
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