Sonoma Magazine earns coveted ‘General Excellence’ award in national competition

It is formal: Sonoma Magazine is just one of America’s greatest.

The publication Monday received the coveted “General Excellence” award – the prime national honor for city and regional publications – in St. Louis at the Town and Regional Magazine Association’s once-a-year conference.

Sonoma Magazine has been a Standard Excellence finalist just about every of the earlier seven years, and Monday’s earn follows identical awards in 2016 and 2019.

Publisher Steve Childs credited Abigail Peterson, Sonoma Magazine’s editor-in-main, and freelance designer, Ryan Mesheau, for fantastic content and style in the six-occasions-a-year publication.

“I could not be far more proud or happier for them,” Childs mentioned, introducing Peterson “has place her individual stamp of journalistic excellence” on the journal.

“My husband and I selected to raise our spouse and children right here in Sonoma, and I just imagine there’s no far better area in the world: the gorgeousness of our landscapes, the sheer amount of interesting and imaginative men and women who encompass us, the way our neighborhood rallies all-around a problem like wildfire,” Peterson explained. “That’s why my do the job is so meaningful to me, and why I look at it these types of a privilege to inform the stories we get to tell in this magazine.”

Sonoma Magazine edged related metropolis/condition way of life journals from Columbus, Ohio Des Moines, Iowa Honolulu and Kansas City, Missouri.

Judges lauded the magazine’s “honest, solid reporting” that mirrored a keen comprehending of Sonoma County’s uniqueness. It’s “so well done (that it) would make me want to go.”

Sonoma Magazine is owned by Sonoma Media Investments, the guardian firm of The Push Democrat. Its chief written content officer, Richard A. Green, credited Peterson for crafting a content eyesight that displays the one of a kind attractiveness of Sonoma County.

“I’ve been blessed to perform in numerous marketplaces all over the nation, and I’ve in no way skilled the kindness and authenticity of the people today who are living in this article and over-all beauty that defines Sonoma County,” Eco-friendly said. “Sonoma Magazine strives to seize individuals features in every issue, and I’m so happy the persuasive work spearheaded by Abby, with contributions from Ryan, our writers and photographers is being identified at a nationwide level.”