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Our Monday Morning Memo Wins Award
September 21, 2023
OD&A is proud to announce its weekly newsletter, Monday Morning Memo, is the recipient of a Silver Excalibur Award by the Buffalo Niagara Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA). The award celebrates the best work in communications from Western New York’s top professionals and companies.
The Monday Morning Memo represents the efforts of the entire OD&A team, led by Managing Partner Jack O’Donnell, creator of the newsletter, with exceptional dedication from Vice-President and Policy Director Jim Moore, Associate Michael Greco, and Director of Communications Joanna Pasceri.
While we are honored to receive this recognition, the credit belongs to all of you, our faithful readers, who believe in our mission and have helped us grow tremendously over the years. Thank you for being a friend and supporter of OD&A!
Monday Morning Memo – January 16
Good morning from Selma, Alabama, the starting point of Rev. Martin Luther King Jr’s historic march in 1965 that catalyzed the Civil Rights movement. Dr. King highlighted for the world the power of nonviolent protest and his message continues to endure, “We must come...
Monday Morning Memo – January 9
Good morning from the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where the City of Buffalo and sports fans everywhere received much-needed good news about the condition of Bills Safety Damar Hamlin who is now awake and fully breathing on his own. As Buffalo Mayor Byron...
Monday Morning Memo – January 2
Good morning from Buffalo...where rising temperatures helped the City dig itself out after a generational blizzard paralyzed the area for almost a week. Hurricane-force winds with steady snowfall created whiteout conditions with a wind chill as low as negative 30...
Monday Morning Memo – Dec. 19
Good morning from New York... Here are the biggest issues we are watching before the holidays: New York 1.) More Legislation Governor Kathy Hochul has just under two weeks left to make her way through the bills that have passed both houses in the Legislature before...
Monday Morning Memo – Dec. 12
Good Morning from New York... Governor Kathy Hochul announced she will hold her State of the State address on January 10th at 1pm in the Assembly Chamber at the Capitol. Hochul has returned the address to the Capitol after Andrew Cuomo had moved it to the convention...
Monday Morning Memo – December 5
Good morning from Qatar where a young American team showed drive, but an inability to finish. Fair play and we look forward to seeing the team on home ground in 2026! Today's matches feature Japan v. Croatia and Brazil v. South Korea. Here’s what we are watching in...