Discovery Communications Celebrates Creativity and Innovation at the 7th Annual ‘John Hendricks Innovation Awards’

by Liz Stewart

Discovery Communications held its seventh annual John Hendricks Innovation Awards yesterday afternoon, celebrating creativity, innovation and ambition across the company’s global offices. Held at the Fillmore in downtown Silver Spring, MD, employees from the Paris, San Francisco, Los Angeles, London, New York and Miami offices held their own viewing parties, joining attendees virtually via video conference to share in the celebration.

Chris Jacobs of Velocity’s Overhaulin’ and Barrett-Jackson Live and TLC’s Long Lost Family hosted the ceremony in Silver Spring, congratulating both individuals and winners across several teams on their well-deserved recognition. Employee correspondents from several offices joined Chris throughout the show to present awards from their locations.

Here’s a peek at the Innovation Awards:

Shark Week’s Chompie Jr. greets guests as they arrive
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Velocity and TLC’s Chris Jacobs hosted the event at The Fillmore in Silver Spring.
David Leavy, John Honeycutt, Kevin Bennett, Howard Lee, Savalle Sims and Jane Latman in Silver Spring look up as Adria Alpert Romm and David Zaslav join in on the fun from the Empire State.
David Leavy, John Honeycutt, Kevin Bennett, Howard Lee, Savalle Sims and Jane Latman in Silver Spring look up as Adria Alpert Romm and David Zaslav join in on the fun from the Empire State.
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Clean up in aisle five! The San Francisco office celebrates several wins with silly string.
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Judge’s Award winners in London celebrate their win!
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It was a full-blown party in London.
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Miami got into the spirit with Hawaiian shirts and leis.
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The Innovation Awards closed with singers, dancers and a complete marching band.

Congrats to all the winners!