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March 12, 2007
Active Interest Media Nominated for 12 Maggie Awards
Backpacker, Vegetarian Times and Yoga Journal Nominated as Best Magazines in Their Categories
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (March 12, 2007) -- Active Interest Media Inc. (AIM; www.aimmedia.com), the consumer enthusiast publisher, has received 12 Maggie Award nominations. The awards, given by the Western Publications Association, reflect excellence in magazine and online publishing in the western United States. Three AIM magazines -- Backpacker, Yoga Journal and Vegetarian Times -- have been recognized, each nominated as the best magazine in its respective category. Backpacker received five other nominations, and Yoga Journal four others. All nominations are in the consumer division except where noted.
Backpacker (www.backpacker.com)
Best Outdoor Sports and Recreation Magazine (Jonathan Dorn, editor)
Best Regular Department: Regional Section
Best News Story: "Freefall," by Annette McGivney
Best Feature Article: "Panic," by Mark Jenkins
Best Single Illustration: "Beetle," by Yuko Shimizu
Best Single Illustration: "Panic," by Nathan Fox
Yoga Journal (www.yogajournal.com)
Best Health & Fitness Magazine (Kaitlin Quistgaard, editor)
Best Overall Design (Charli Ornett, creative director)
Best Web Article (Trade): "Once Upon a Time," by Dan Charnas
Best Regularly Featured Web Column (Trade): "Teaching Yoga," by Jason Crandell, Sara Avant Stover, and Brenda Plakans
Best Web E-Newsletter (Trade & Consumer): My Yoga Mentor (Erica Rodefer, editor)
Vegetarian Times (www.vegetariantimes.com):
Best Lifestyles & Alternative Lifestyles Magazine (Elizabeth Turner, editor)
"It is an honor to receive these nominations acknowledging the high quality of our magazines' content, design, and online platforms," says Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist III, AIM CEO. "Our mission is to publish the finest consumer enthusiast publications, both in print and on the Web. We are proud that the Maggie Awards have recognized the outstanding efforts of our editors, graphic designers and producers."
For more information on the Western Publications Association, please visit www.wpa-online.org.
About AIM:
Based in El Segundo, Calif., AIM (www.aimmedia.com) is a consumer enthusiast media company that serves a base of loyal constituents through print, events and online products. The company was formed in October 2003 by Efrem "Skip" Zimbalist III and the private equity investment firm Wind Point Partners.
Its titles include Yoga Journal, Backpacker, Vegetarian Times, Better Nutrition, Optimum Wellness, SNEWS® and Whole Foods Market® magazine, Southwest Art, American Cowboy, Log Home Design, Log Home Living, Timber Home Living, Building Systems, Black Belt and Yachts International. AIM produces and markets videos and books and produces 12 shows on log homes and more than two dozen building seminars. The company also produces the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show®, the largest boat show in the world.
For more information contact:
Dayna Macy, 415-591-0555 ext 304
dmacy@aimmedia.com
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