Motor Trend
(www.motortrend.com),
the leading automotive authority and part of Source Interlink Media,
LLC, a subsidiary of media and marketing services company Source
Interlink Companies, Inc (NASDAQ:SORC), announced today that it earned a
Gold Ozzie Award for Best Consumer Site Design in the 2008 FOLIO Eddie
and Ozzie Awards. Sponsored by FOLIO Magazine, the publication of record
for magazine professionals, The Eddie and Ozzie Awards are the largest
awards competition in magazine publishing for the best editorial (Eddie)
and creative (Ozzie).
Motor
Trend, which attracts more than three million unique visitors every
month, took the trophy over the other two finalists: Time Magazine
and MplsSt.Paul Magazine. The award was unveiled in Chicago at
the annual FOLIO Awards Show on September 22.
"This award is proof positive that Motor Trend
has evolved into a twenty-first century media brand. We are a
destination for millions, from the casual car lover to the most
hard-boiled enthusiast,” said Angus MacKenzie,
editor-in-chief of Motor Trend.
"The
Ozzie Award is a result of our mission to translate the magazine’s
60-year heritage into a dynamic online experience for our readers, and
we continue to do that. Motor Trend now really offers two distinct
experiences: what you get in the magazine, and what you get online.”
MotorTrend.com features a wide selection of interactive content and
features, including a wide variety of car
video content, editorial car
blogs, the daily auto
news blog Wide Open Throttle and virtual car
reviews.
The Eddie and Ozzie Awards recognize excellence in magazine editorial
and design, and this year's competition drew more than 2,800 entries.
More than 100 expert judges spent weeks evaluating the entries and
selecting the winners. To view the complete list of Eddie and Ozzie
winners, go to: http://www.foliomag.com/2008/folio-has-announced-winners-2008-eddie-
and-ozzie-awards.(Due to its length, this URL may need to be
copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the
extra space if one exists.)
About MOTOR TREND,
Source
Interlink Media, and Source Interlink Companies, Inc.
MOTOR TREND (www.motortrend.com),
part of Source Interlink Media, LLC, was founded in 1949 and has a print
circulation of 1.1 million, a total readership of 7.3 million and an
online audience of 3.1 million uniques per month. Internationally
recognized as one of the leading brands in automotive publishing, MOTOR
TREND comprises Motor Trend Magazine; motortrend.com; Motor Trend Radio;
Truck Trend; Motor Trend International Auto Shows; Motor Trend en
Espanol; and the renowned Motor Trend Car, Sport/Utility and Truck of
the YearTM Awards program. Source Interlink
Media, LLC is a subsidiary of Source Interlink Companies, Inc. (NASDAQ:
SORC), a media and marketing services company. Source Interlink is one
of the largest publishers of magazines and online content for enthusiast
audiences and a leading distributor of home entertainment products,
including DVDs, music CDs, magazines, games, books and related items.
You can learn more about MOTOR TREND at www.motortrend.com
and Source Interlink at www.sourceinterlink.com.