Metro Weekly is a free weekly magazine for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community in Washington, D.C., United States. It was first published on May 5, 1994. Metro Weekly includes national and local news, interviews with LGBT leaders and politicians, community event calendars, nightlife guides, and reviews of the District's arts and entertainment scene. The website's Scene section has archived over 100,000 original photos from Washington's LGBT community events. Published every Thursday with copies available for pick-up at 500 locations throughout the metropolitan area, Metro Weekly is read by more than 45,000 people in D.C., Maryland, and Virginia.
Metro Weekly dispenser at Huntington metro station
Metro Weekly and its publisher, Randy Shulman, received 18 ViceVersa Awards from the QSyndicate in 1998 which included Best News Interview or Personality Profile.[1][2] In 2007, One In Ten gave an award to Metro Weekly as "the community’s event and entertainment bible, for their newspaper's consistent and enthusiastic support of lgbt arts."[3] In 2008 the magazine was honored for empowering the Asian/Pacific Islander GLBT community by Pride and Heritage.[4] Co-publisher Sean Bugg was honored as a 2008 Capital Pride Hero,[5] and co-publisher Randy Shulman was awarded Male Business Person of the Year by the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce.[6] He was also honored with a spot on Washington Life magazine's list of "The Power 100" for the magazine's media influence as the "nation’s largest LGBT arts publication."[7]
In April 2009, Metro Weekly and Sean Bugg launched the magazine's own ceremony for the Next Generation Awards, a recognition of the efforts of LGBT activists under the age of 30. The Awards are now part of the Next Generation Leadership Foundation.[8][9]
Key staff
Randy Shulman, Publisher
Randy Shulman, Editor-in-Chief
Todd Franson, Art Director
John Riley, Senior Editor
Rhuaridh Marr, Online Editor
André Hereford, Contributing Editor
Doug Rule, Contributing Editor
Julian Vankim, Production Assistant
Ward Morrison, Senior Photographer
David Uy, Webmaster
Craig Bowman, Contributing Writer
Sean Maunier, Contributing Writer
Kate Wingfield, Contributing Writer
References
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^2007 Spring Gala: Thanks, and Congratulations, retrieved 2007-07-13
^Honored with Pride: Metro Weekly honored for coverage, Metro Weekly, retrieved 2008-08-15
metro, weekly, free, weekly, magazine, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, lgbt, community, washington, united, states, first, published, 1994, includes, national, local, news, interviews, with, lgbt, leaders, politicians, community, event, calendars, nightlife, g. Metro Weekly is a free weekly magazine for the lesbian gay bisexual and transgender LGBT community in Washington D C United States It was first published on May 5 1994 Metro Weekly includes national and local news interviews with LGBT leaders and politicians community event calendars nightlife guides and reviews of the District s arts and entertainment scene The website s Scene section has archived over 100 000 original photos from Washington s LGBT community events Published every Thursday with copies available for pick up at 500 locations throughout the metropolitan area Metro Weekly is read by more than 45 000 people in D C Maryland and Virginia Metro WeeklyEditor in chiefRandy ShulmanCategoriesMagazineFrequencyWeeklyPublisherRandy ShulmanFirst issueMay 5 1994CompanyJansi LLCCountryUnited StatesBased inWashington D C LanguageEnglishWebsitemetroweekly wbr com Contents 1 Awards 2 Key staff 3 References 4 External linksAwards Edit Metro Weekly dispenser at Huntington metro station Metro Weekly and its publisher Randy Shulman received 18 ViceVersa Awards from the QSyndicate in 1998 which included Best News Interview or Personality Profile 1 2 In 2007 One In Ten gave an award to Metro Weekly as the community s event and entertainment bible for their newspaper s consistent and enthusiastic support of lgbt arts 3 In 2008 the magazine was honored for empowering the Asian Pacific Islander GLBT community by Pride and Heritage 4 Co publisher Sean Bugg was honored as a 2008 Capital Pride Hero 5 and co publisher Randy Shulman was awarded Male Business Person of the Year by the Capital Area Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce 6 He was also honored with a spot on Washington Life magazine s list of The Power 100 for the magazine s media influence as the nation s largest LGBT arts publication 7 In April 2009 Metro Weekly and Sean Bugg launched the magazine s own ceremony for the Next Generation Awards a recognition of the efforts of LGBT activists under the age of 30 The Awards are now part of the Next Generation Leadership Foundation 8 9 Key staff EditRandy Shulman Publisher Randy Shulman Editor in Chief Todd Franson Art Director John Riley Senior Editor Rhuaridh Marr Online Editor Andre Hereford Contributing Editor Doug Rule Contributing Editor Julian Vankim Production Assistant Ward Morrison Senior Photographer David Uy Webmaster Craig Bowman Contributing Writer Sean Maunier Contributing Writer Kate Wingfield Contributing WriterReferences Edit Honor Roll archived from the original on 2007 07 11 retrieved 2007 07 13 Last Year s Awards archived from the original on 2007 07 11 retrieved 2007 07 13 2007 Spring Gala Thanks and Congratulations retrieved 2007 07 13 Honored with Pride Metro Weekly honored for coverage Metro Weekly retrieved 2008 08 15 2008 Capital Pride Heroes retrieved 2009 04 22 permanent dead link CAGLCC s Annual Dinner a Huge Success archived from the original on 2011 07 25 retrieved 2009 04 22 The Power 100 Media archived from the original on 2009 06 28 retrieved 2009 05 07 2009 Metro Weekly Next Generation Awards Metro Weekly retrieved 2009 04 22 Next Generation Leadership Foundation Next Generation Leadership Foundation retrieved 2015 02 05External links Edit United States portal LGBT portal Journalism portalMetro Weekly Online Metro Weekly Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Metro Weekly amp oldid 1072678279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
