On December 2, 2008 Keep Carroll Beautiful presented Steve Gradick and Duane Sohl with its Environmental Excellence award for 2008.

Gradick Communications has been instrumental in the creation of and support for “Green Minutes”. These 60 second radio spots feature a 10 sec intro and outro of a local sponsor as well as 40 seconds of environmental education. They were launched on Earth Day, 2008 and topics covered so far include Green power, the plastic island and recycling.

Duane Sohl, KCB Board Member and account executive for Gradick Communications created the concept for “Green Minutes” to continue the mission of Keep Carroll Beautiful: to engage the citizens of Carroll County in taking responsibility for improving our community environment. Green Minutes also serve as a fundraiser for Keep Carroll Beautiful.

“This award belongs not only to me, but also to the production staff and everyone else at Gradick Communications that makes programs like this successful” commented Steve Gradick upon receiving his award.