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Associated Press
13-03-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Meister Media Named Finalist in Five Categories for Azbee Awards for Editorial Excellence
Award categories featured include content innovation, state of the industry coverage, special issue coverage, podcast feature and single topic coverage WILLOUGHBY, OH, UNITED STATES, March 13, 2025 / / -- Meister Media Worldwide (MMW), the leading agriculture media and events company, has been named a regional finalist in five categories for the Azbee Awards of Excellence for editorial content. The American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) announced the finalists on March 11, which included MMW brands American Vegetable Grower, CropLife Media Group, and Greenhouse Grower recognized for content innovation, state of the industry coverage, special issue coverage, podcast feature and single topic coverage. The regional awards, featuring publications from Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia, are highly competitive and recognize excellence in reporting, editing, and design across business-to-business, trade, association and professional publications. Honoring a wide range of media, including magazines, newspapers, e-newsletters, websites and social media, MMW's 2025 regional finalist entries include: • 'Mark Smith's Tenacity is Transforming Yuma' American Vegetable Grower Carol Miller, Editor; Susan Duffy, Graphic Designer Category: All Content > Innovation Article > Heartland • 2024 State of the Vegetable Industry: I Am an American Vegetable Grower American Vegetable Grower Carol Miller, Editor; Dianne Munson, Senior Editor; Susan Duffy, Graphic Designer Category: Print > State of the Industry > Heartland • The ABCs of ESA: The agriculture industry faces profound changes under the Environmental Protection Agency's workplan to comply with the Endangered Species Act CropLife Media Group Carol Miller, Editor; Dianne Munson, Senior Editor; Susan Duffy, Graphic Designer Category: Print > Special Issue or Supplement > Heartland • 'Greenhouse Grower to Grower Podcast: Get to Know Lauren Kirchner of Spring Creek Growers' Greenhouse Grower Brian D. Sparks, Editor; Tyler Hatch, Senior Graphic Designer Category: Online > Podcast > Heartland • A Balancing Act: Dynamic Market Conditions Are Forcing Many Top 100 Growers to Walk a Tightrope Greenhouse Grower Brian D. Sparks, Editor; Tyler Hatch, Senior Graphic Designer Category: Print > Single Topic Coverage > Heartland Regional winners will be announced during a formal presentation in mid-April. The Azbee Awards is a national competition open to all U.S.-based B2B publications, with top entries earning national recognition across 64 categories. Awards are presented in five divisions: overall excellence, all content, print, design, and online. ASBPE is the professional association for full-time and freelance editors, writers, art directors, and designers employed in the business, trade, and specialty press. More information on MMW and its brands including American Vegetable Grower, CropLife Media Group and Greenhouse Grower are available on About Meister Media Worldwide Meister Media Worldwide is a leading global agriculture media and events company, committed to cultivating a sustainable world through nearly 100 years of expertise. The company and its brands advance agricultural markets by providing print and digital media, events, data intelligence products, and custom business solutions. Meister Media Worldwide is based in Willoughby, OH, U.S., with locations in Beijing, China, and Mumbai, India. Learn more at Meredith Painter X LinkedIn YouTube Legal Disclaimer:
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Reacher Brit Sonya Cassidy Shares Boston Accent Prep Diet: ‘Marky Mark, The Departed… Whitey Bulger'
All together now: Bizah Bazaah! Maybe you know that Reacher Season 3 co-star Sonya Cassidy is British. Maybe you don't. Regahdless, you probably have opinions on the Boston accent the Lodge 49 alum affected for her role as DEA Agent Susan Duffy. More from TVLine A Very Supernatural Reunion on The Boys: Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins Set to Guest-Star - Watch Announcement Paradise's James Marsden Takes Us Inside Cal's Most POTUS Moment So Far: 'If I Were President, This Is How I Would Want to Speak' - Watch Scott Foley to Play a Minister in Faith-Based Drama for Amazon In the TVLine Q&A below, Cassidy shares how she gave her voice that special Beantown flavor, explains why she held back on her mad Taekwondo moves when Duffy gets to throwing hands, and reveals whether any Aquaman jokes were tried out when Smallville alum Alan Ritchson made like a (super-swole) fish. TVLINE | Tell us, what drives Susan Duffy throughout Season 3?If there's a line that sums up how Duffy operates, it's, 'I don't let bad guys walk.' That informs who she is entirely. It's what got her into the DEA and she's worked her ass off to get where she is. She is immensely smart and capable, but we meet her a point where she is just about keeping her head above water. Like, it has really hit the fan in a way that she would never have imagined, and she desperately, passionately has to make it right, and that's entertaining to watch, hopefully. You're seeing a woman who is aware of the mistakes she's made unintentionally, and she will lose everything if it means that she can save Teresa [the kidnapped CI]. What's wonderful about this season is there is much of Duffy and her trio. She cares so much about Villanueva (9-1-1: Lone Star's Roberto Montesinos) who has carefully mentored her through the years and is about to retire and have a well-earned rest. And she's got this rookie, Elliot (Daniel David Stewart), who is very green and she's responsible for him. But she's struggling a lot, so Reacher's entry into her life is very, very well-timed — even if it does throw open a whole other can of worms in the process. TVLINE | I want to talk about the accent that you use on the show. What are we calling it, 'New England'…?Yeah. I was told 'Boston.' TVLINE | Was it in case of, 'We really want to cast you… but can you do this for us?' Or did you know going in you'd have to do a Boston accent?When I was asked to audition, I was asked to do a Boston accent, so I very quickly watched as much as I could to do what was at that point probably not a very good Boston accent. And then when I got the job, I had time with a dialect coach and I just kept going back to clips I found.— TVLINE | You watched every Ben Affleck and Matt Damon yeah. Affleck, all the Marky Mark, Spotlight… The Departed…. also lovely old clips from, like, when [Boston area crime boss] Whitey Bulger was caught. Now, that's pretty heightened, but it was just gorgeous to listen to. I love accents, they are so much more than sounds, they're like a psychology and a place and a culture, and it really helped inform who Duffy is. Like, none of what Duffy says would sound right in my like, 'Oh, helloooo!' British accent and way of being. But they asked for Boston and I tried to give them Boston. (Watch/listen to Cassidy discuss the accent in the video above.) TVLINE | Any firsts for you as an actress in this role?Some of the stunt stuff was new for me. I'm not sure how much I can divulge without spoiling, but there were some pretty big stunts for me, dealing with pyrotechnics at the same time. It was highly technical, where we've 'got one chance to do this!' It's cold, it's dark, it's the middle of the night, it's taken hours to set up, and we've got one shot. That's terrifying — and very, very exciting. TVLINE | You have a black belt in Taekwondo. Did you get to work that into any of Duffy's fight scenes?Well, I thought I would, but actually it's a very different type of movement and that's where what's right for the character comes in, because Duffy's more of a brawler. She would have had some combat training, but in a bar she'd just throw a punch if you grabbed her ass or something, whereas Taekwondo is a Korean martial art with a very different physicality. You're more centered and there's a kind of refinement to it, whereas Duffy isn't refined at all. So, it was nice to have to take on the challenge of 'unlearning' in a funny kind of way. And physically, it was quite hard. My body just kept going into the old movements, but we ironed them out. TVLINE | There are a couple of scenes where we see Alan Ritchson swimming, and he play Aquaman on . Was there any take at any point where Duffy refers to him as 'Hey, Aquaman'?No, I don't believe so. And I've not done any in ADR. But we still have time, maybe we can work it in!Best of TVLine Yellowjackets' Tawny Cypress Talks Episode 4's Tai/Van Reunion: 'We're All Worried About Taissa' Vampire Diaries Turns 10: How Real-Life Plot Twists Shaped Everything From the Love Triangle to the Final Death Vampire Diaries' Biggest Twists Revisited (and Explained)
