Dutchess Tourism recognized for excellence by industry group

POUGHKEEPSIE – The New York State Tourism Industry Association has honored Dutchess Tourism, Inc., the county’s visitors’ promotion partner, with an award for its “Dutchess Live” Facebook video campaign in the Tourism Marketing Project/Digital Marketing campaign category.
Since the program began in January 2017, Dutchess Tourism has produced 20 Facebook Live videos at attractions and events all over the county, which have been viewed almost 50,000 times. The most viewed video was filmed at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park.
Other top viewed videos include The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum; Eleanor Roosevelt National Historic Site; Ferncliff Forest; Crown Maple Estate; and Dutchess Rail Trail with the Rails to Trails Conservancy.

Hank Gross

Hank Gross is the founder of Mid-Hudson News and a veteran journalist with over five decades of experience covering the Hudson Valley. A graduate of SUNY Oneonta, where he began his career in broadcasting, Hank has worked across radio, TV, and print media since 1970. His work has earned him numerous accolades, including an Associated Press “Best Newscast” award and recognition as a “Pillar of the Community” by the Greater Hudson Valley Family Health Center. He lives in Middletown with his wife, Virginia.