Florida publisher, a formerly closeted athlete, pens memoir

by Chuck ColbertPublishers of LGBT publications come from any number of backgrounds, including activism, journalism, law and business. But none has yet to come to gay media publishing quite like an acclaimed former professional tennis coach. Meet Bobby Blair, publisher of Ft. […]

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Windy City’s Baim honored for lifetime achievement

by Chuck Colbert The publisher and executive editor of Chicago’s leading LGBT publication has received top honors from the Chicago Headline Club. And not only did the venerable mainstream organization bestow its Lifetime Achievement Award for excellence in Chicago journalism on Tracy […]

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Philly pub now the most award-winning LGBT newspaper

by Chuck Colbert The leading LGBT publication in Pennsylvania has done it again, nailing down seven awards last month from the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Keystone Pro Chapter.   The winners from Philadelphia Gay News (PGN) included Mark Segal for commentary, Angela […]

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PRESSING QUESTIONS: Out in Jersey of Trenton, N.J.

by Joe Siegel Geographic coverage area: New Jersey with some distribution in eastern Pennsylvania and New York near the state borders Year founded:  2002 Staff size and breakdown [writers, sales reps., etc.]: An editor, entertainment editor and editors for layout, cartoons and copy […]

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TRANSITIONS AND MILESTONES

What’s happening at your publication? Let us know at editor@presspassq.com. Andy Ambrosius of ChicagoPride.com ANDY AMBROSIUS has joined CHICAGOPRIDE.COM as Boystown editor in chief. He will lead editorial direction, original content and expansion of the site’s Boystown channels. Prior to ChicagoPride.com, Ambrosius […]

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TOP STORY: Ad sales, circulation and readership all up for LGBT media

The annual Gay Press Report, just released, shows LGBT print getting even strongerby Chuck Colbert Dollars spent on advertising in LGBT media for 2013 reached a record high of $381.4 million, according to a recently released report on gay media.  And that […]

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SIDEBAR: LGBT print alive and climbing in the Rocky Mountains

by Chuck Colbert Out Front Colorado publisher Jerry Cunningham was not at all that surprised with so much good news in The Gay Press Report for 2013. But, he said, “If we had this conversation a few years ago, I would have […]

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GUEST COMMENTARY: A formula for print-media success

by Mark Segal (Mark Segal, Philadelphia Gay News publisher, is the nation’s most-award-winning commentator in LGBT media. He can be reached at mark@epgn.com.) Over the last few years, we have all read about the perils of print media, or “old media” as some […]

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