WNKY News 40 Celebrates 19 Years of Saving Lives with Project Roadblock

”Project Roadblock” Initiative continues Support for “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” Campaign

Bowling Green, KY — In Kentucky, 199 lives were lost to drunk driving in 2020, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). To help make our roads safer during the holiday season, WNKY News 40 is participating in the Television Bureau of Advertising (TVB)’s 19th annual “Project Roadblock” initiative, in which local broadcast TV stations donate airtime to support NHTSA and the Ad Council’s “Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving” PSA (public service advertising) campaign.

For a decade and a half, local broadcast TV stations have participated in Project Roadblock by airing Buzzed Driving Prevention PSAs during the concentrated six-day period between December 26 and 31, with a special push at 10 p.m. local time on New Year’s Eve. WNKY News 40 has been proud to participate in Project Roadblock since 2014.

2021 was a highly successful year for Project Roadblock. Over 1,000 local broadcast TV stations from all 50 states participated, collectively donating millions in media value. Since Project Roadblock’s inaugural year in 2004, broadcast TV stations across the nation have donated nearly $150 million in media to support this effort.

“Every day local broadcast TV stations serve their communities with critical news, weather and information,” said Steve Lanzano, President and CEO of TVB.

For Project Roadblock 2022, WNKY News 40 will feature a new PSA that spotlights the need to catch a ride and avoid driving buzzed.

Local businesses, such as car dealerships and auto repair shops, can sponsor PSAs to show their support for this important issue. Local sponsors for WNKY News 40’s 2022 Project Roadblock include Fire Pit Spirits and Landmark Recovery.

For more information about Project Roadblock, visit tvb.org/projectroadblock, and follow the campaign online using hashtag #ProjectRoadblock on Facebook and Twitter.

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DATA SOURCE
NHTSA.gov: https://www.nhtsa.gov/risky-driving/drunk-driving

The Ad Council
The Ad Council brings together the most creative minds in advertising and media to address the most worthy causes. Its innovative, pro bono social good campaigns raise awareness. They inspire action. They save lives. To learn more, visit AdCouncil.org, follow the Ad Council’s communities on Facebook and Twitter, and view the creative on YouTube.

TVB
TVB is the not-for-profit trade association representing America’s local broadcast television industry. Its members include the U.S. television stations, television broadcast groups, advertising sales reps, syndicators, international broadcasters and associate members. TVB actively promotes local media marketing solutions to the advertising community and works to develop advertising dollars for the medium’s multiple platforms, including on-air, online and mobile. TVB provides a diverse variety of tools and resources, including its website, to support its members and to help advertisers make the best use of local ad dollars.

NHTSA
For more than four decades, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has served as the key federal agency charged with improving safety on our nation’s roadways. As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, NHTSA is working to reduce traffic-related deaths and injuries by promoting the use of safety belts and child safety seats; helping states and local communities address the threat of drunk drivers; regulating safety standards and investigating safety defects in motor vehicles; establishing and enforcing fuel economy standards; conducting research on driver behavior and traffic safety; and providing consumer information on issues ranging from child passenger safety to impaired driving. For more information, visit http://www.nhtsa.gov.