Houston’s creative community just added another bright, shiny reason to take a bow.

KSRC Media Plus, the Houston-based media, advertising, and production powerhouse led by Kim Gagné and Cristina Kooker, has earned an impressive 12 honors in the 47th Annual Telly Awards, including five Silver and three Bronze awards for the Harris County Toll Road Authority’s “Keep It Moving” 2026 television campaign, along with one Silver and three Bronze awards for the locally loved digital series The Now with Cris.

For Houston, this is more than a trophy-case moment. This is a creative victory lap for a city that knows how to build, move, hustle, connect, and tell a story with heart.

The Telly Awards, one of the world’s premier honors for video and television across all screens, announced its 47th annual winners on Tuesday, May 19, 2026, after receiving nearly 14,000 entries from 55 countries—the most in the competition’s history. This year’s winners included major names such as Paramount TV, Warner Bros. Discovery, FOX Entertainment, Sony Music, TED, ABC News, Harvard Business School, and more.

That makes KSRC Media Plus’ 12-award achievement especially significant. In a global field packed with media giants, national brands, production studios, nonprofits, newsrooms, agencies, and digital innovators, a Houston-born creative team stepped forward and stood tall.

  

The award-winning HCTRA “Keep It Moving” campaign centered on what Houston understands all too well: mobility matters.

Whether commuting to work, running errands, getting children to school, or crossing county lines for opportunity, transportation is part of the daily rhythm of life across Harris County. KSRC Media Plus transformed that everyday reality into a polished, people-centered campaign with energy, clarity, and community purpose.

The creative team’s success shows that public-facing messaging does not have to be stiff, forgettable, or buried under bureaucratic fog. When done right, civic communication can be smart, stylish, accessible, and memorable. It can inform residents while still respecting their time, their intelligence, and their lived experience.

Meanwhile, The Now with Cris continues to shine as a digital showcase for Houston’s culture, business, events, and community flavor. Produced by KSRC Media Plus in partnership with FOX Local, the show highlights the exciting and dynamic happenings across Houston right now—exactly as the title promises.

And let’s be honest: Houston has plenty happening.

From entrepreneurs and entertainers to neighborhood gems and cultural moments, The Now with Cris gives Houston another platform to celebrate itself without waiting for someone outside the city to “discover” what locals already know. This city has style, substance, soul, and stories for days.

“We are incredibly honored to receive 12 Telly Awards,” said Kim Gagné and Cristina Kooker of KSRC Media Plus. “We’re deeply grateful to the HCTRA team for trusting KSRC Media Plus with the ‘Keep It Moving’ campaign, and we’re equally thankful to everyone who has embraced The Now with Cris. Celebrating this city and its incredible people each week is something we truly love doing.”

Founded and led by two accomplished women with more than 65 years of combined media, advertising, and production experience, KSRC Media Plus has built its reputation on strategy, storytelling, and execution. The agency is known for turning client missions into compelling visual narratives—work that does not merely fill airtime but connects with real audiences.

In a media world where attention is precious and authenticity is everything, KSRC Media Plus continues to prove that Houston creativity belongs in the national and international conversation.

For Houston Style Magazine readers, this win is also a reminder that excellence is not always imported from New York, Los Angeles, or Atlanta. Sometimes it is produced right here at home, by women-led creative teams who understand Houston’s pace, personality, diversity, and drive.

KSRC Media Plus did not just “keep it moving.”

They kept it winning.