Last week, Speedimpex hosted the third annual GOLDEN MAG awards ceremony to honor the work and commitment of New York City magazine and newspaper retailers. This unique event was sponsored by Hudson Group Distributors and The New York Times.

The ceremony, staged at South Street Seaport overlooking the pier, brought the best independent New York retailers together in a festive evening. Thirty-one stores were nominated in 8 categories with prizes provided by COMAG
(UK), Eight Point Distribution (Australia), Hola! (Spain), Interni (Italy), SASS (Italy), and Wallpaper (UK). Lafayette Smoke Shoptook home the Best All Around Store GOLDEN MAG award for the first time fortheir level of excellence in selling and promoting magazines and newspapers (see picture above). Other recipients included BJ Magazines III for Best Selection, Baja News Café for Best Magazine Display, and Village Global for Best Use of Limited Space.
The 2009 Winners of GOLDEN MAG AWARDS
- Union Square Magazines (Best Storefront)
- Eastern News – Rockefeller (Best Newspaper Display – Chain)
- ShriKrushna(Best Newspaper Display – Chain)
- Baja News Café (Best Magazine Display)
- Hudson News – Grand Central (Best Use of Counter Space)
- BJ Magazines III (Best Selection)
- Village Global (Best Use of Limited Space)
- Lafayette Smoke Shop (Best All Around Store)
Ken has joined us as Manager of Newspaper Sales based at the company’s New York headquarters. For the last 15 years, Ken, who holds a B.F.A. in Communication Arts from the New York Institute of Technology, served The New York Times Company as Client Relations Manager. Prior to joining The New York Times, Ken was the Special Projects Editor for Adweek magazine and spent 17 years at The New York Post in numerous editorial capacities, including reporter, copy editor, and columnist.

Ken is looking forward to using his newspaper and magazine experience to create more opportunities for the newspapers and magazines that we distribute.