Pollstar and VenuesNow Honored At Folio’s Eddie and Ozzie Awards

Warped Tour Is A Wrap
(Photo: Lisa Johnson)

Pollstar’s Warped Tour Special Issue won an Eddie Award Honorable Mention for Magazine Section, B2B Publication.

Folio’s Eddie and Ozzie Awards announced honors for Oak View Group Media & Conferences publications Pollstar and VenuesNow on Tuesday.



Pollstar’s 2018 Year End Issue With Ed Sheeran and Stuart Camp.

Pollstar took home the Ozzie Award for Overall Design (Single Magazine Issue) for its 2018 Year End Special Edition issue designed by Art Director Pat Lewis. Pollstar‘s August 2018 “Warped Tour Is A Wrap: 1995-2018″ also received an honorable mention for the Eddie Award for Magazine Section, B2B Publication, cover story written by Sarah Pittman.

VenuesNow received an honorable mention for the Ozzie Award for Redesign, B2B Publication, which was designed by Art Director Andrew Horton and project directed by Bill Werde with Rob Knapp leading the editorial team.

For more than 25 years, the Eddie & Ozzie Awards have recognized excellence in “uncompromising journalism and gorgeous design.” Pollstar and VenuesNow were among the roughly 400 winners that were narrowed down from more than 2,500 entries.

VenuesNow

VenuesNow received an Ozzie Award for Redesign, B2B Publication. Pictured here is its All-Stars Issue from Sept. 2019 with MLS Commissioner Don Garber.
Both titles are helmed by Ray Waddell, Oak View Group Media & Conferences president and Andy Gensler, Oak View Group Media & Conferences executive editor.

“This is a major milestone for both Pollstar and VenuesNow and speaks to our dedicated team’s commitment to hard work, creativity, and vision,” said Waddell. “We are in the midst of a new era of excellence in media and are honored to be recognized by our peers in the industry.”

Pollstar and VenuesNow’s incredible editorial, design, data, sales, conference and events teams punch far above their weight in bringing the stories in our industry to life in manifest creative ways that help further this business,” Gensler added. “Being recognized by Folio’s Eddie & Ozzie Awards is truly an honor and validation of the excellent and hard work this team does every single day.”

For a complete list of winners, visit Folio’s website.