NEW YORK, March 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Porter Novelli today announced that Jack + Bill, a pop-up agency within the global public relations firm, was named "PR Innovation of the Year" at Thursday night's PRWeek Awards 2009 ceremony. Jack + Bill, the public relations industry's first pop-up agency, was the brainchild of a team of millennial Porter Novelli staffers whose bold approach to communications and brand marketing helped change the notion of public relations "business as usual." Jack + Bill popped up to give Porter Novelli style and social media credentials in a highly competitive marketplace - and they achieved these objectives in a single season. "Jack + Bill has been embraced by Porter Novelli staffers, industry insiders and media for its bold approach to staff empowerment, social media and emerging digital technologies," said Gary Stockman, chief executive officer, Porter Novelli.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP CEO Bill Novelli released the following statement in response to false reports regarding health care provisions in the economic recovery package: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070209/NYF043LOGO) "They're at it again.

AARP's Novelli: "We can't give in to the doubters who say health reform is impossible" WASHINGTON, Feb.

BALTIMORE, April 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Retirement Living TV (RLTV) and Maryland Public Television (MPT) are working together to bring a compelling dialogue on the healthcare system in America to the Maryland, Washington, Northern Virginia and Southern Delaware television markets through RLTV's original series, Healthcare '08: Search for Solutions.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new AARP report released today finds --- in sharp contrast to the U.S. system --- that everyone in Germany who needs long-term care receives benefits in the setting that best meets their needs.