Lavender Wins Eight MMPA Awards

The Minnesota Maga-zine Publishers Association (MMPA) held its 12th annual Excellence Awards Dinner on November 6. As usual, a Lavender contingent was on hand—along with some 400 other media members—for dining and celebration at the Metropolitan Ballroom & Clubroom Golden Valley.

This year, awards were given out in 88 categories in areas of editorial, design, general, and overall excellence. Jason DeRusha of WCCO-TV emceed. DeRusha, who covers the “Good Question” segment of the 10 PM News, himself has been nominated for 10 Regional Emmy Awards, and won the 2004 Regional Emmy Award for Ongoing Feature Series.
We have the entire Lavender staff and our contributors to thank for our garnering a record number—eight—awards this year.

For the 2007-2008 season spanned by the Awards, Lavender won:

Gold
Best How-to Article
(Special Interest Under 60,000)
“How to Spot a Trendy Restaurant”
By Carla Waldemar
June 6, 2008

Silver
Best Use of Visuals/Illustrations
(Special Interest Under 60,000)
“The Skinny on Beef”
December 7, 2007

Silver
Best Single Cover
(Special Interest Under 60,000)
April 11, 2008

Silver
Best How-to Article
(Special Interest Under 60,000)
“Gay ‘Online’ Dating 101”
By Russell Remmick
June 20, 2008

Bronze
Best Overall Design
(Special Interest Under 60,000)
May 9, 2008
June 6, 2008
June 20, 2008

Bronze
Best Single-Topic Issue, Special Section, or Supplement
(Special Interest Under 60,000)
Pride Edition 2008
June 6, 2008

Bronze
Best Use of Visuals/Illustrations
(Special Interest Under 60,000)
“Under the Big Top of Bohemian Cirko”
June 6, 2008

Bronze
Best Media Kit
(Under 60,000)