Great Lakes Life Magazine
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Publisher | Rena Tran |
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Frequency | Monthly |
OCLC | 603713519 |
Publisher | Rena Tran | |
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Categories | City / Regional | |
Frequency | Monthly | |
First issue | February 2008 | |
Final issue | March 2010 | |
Company | Erie Life Magazine, LLC | |
Based in | OCLC 212415983 | |
Great Lakes Life Magazine was a regional magazine that was published in
Erie Life Magazine
Erie Life Magazine's first issue was published in February 2008 and featured a cover story on Erie Philharmonic conductor Daniel Meyer. While located in the Renaissance Centre in downtown Erie, Erie Life Magazine was the only magazine in the Erie area not affiliated with either local broadcasters or the Erie Times-News.
Great Lakes Life Magazine
In its first two years, Erie Life Magazine saw an unprecedented growth, increasing distribution from only 25 small, independent retail locations to over 640 big box retail points in four states and southern Ontario including
Awards and recognition
In 2010 Great Lakes Life Magazine won two first place awards at the Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards. Sponsored by the Press Club of Cleveland, the awards recognize Ohio's top performers in various realms of journalism. Great Lakes Life won "General Photo: Multiple Images" for the "Women Who Beat the Odds" spread from the October 2009 issue and "Best Departments or Columns" for the recurring Aging Smart section that runs in each issue. The awards were given out on June 18, 2010.
Great Lakes Life Magazine has also been the subject of several articles from magazine industry giant Folio. Cutthroat Competition: Breaking into a Monopoly[1] detailed the struggles Great Lakes Life endured going against a local media monopoly, while City and Regionals on the Mend referenced Great Lakes Life in regards to city and regional publications thriving in a time of recession.[2] The articles were published in print and online editions of Folio in May 2010. That June, Great Lakes Life's Publisher and Vice President were invited to speak at a workshop regarding independent publishing at the national Folio Show 2010 in New York City.
References
- http://www.erielifemagazine.com/
- http://www.erielifemagazine.com/contact.php
- http://www.gllmagazine.com
- http://www.foliomag.com
- http://www.topix.com/forum/city/erie-pa/TFP7K2088KT3H23OQ