Sports Afield, Petersen’s Bowhunting, Sporting Classics, American Hunter, and Amazon Among 14 Pinnacle Award Winners
The Professional Outdoor Media Association (POMA) honors its media members’ creative works annually with the presentation of the POMA Pinnacle Awards. Although the individual POMA member is honored, the publication, network, or online entity that buys and prints or broadcasts the works also are recognized.
POMA and Pinnacle Award title partner Mossy Oak are proud to distinguish the 14 media outlets responsible for this year’s award-winning works begin delivered to the public.
American Hunter magazine is one of 14 media outlets honored by POMA and Mossy Oak this year.
Conservation:
Winner – Bob Humphrey, “The End of an Era,” Buckmasters Whitetail Magazine
Outstanding Achievement – Bob Humphrey, “The ‘Other’ Hunters,” Petersen’s Bowhunting; and Ron Spomer, “Wild Heritage – Political Attacks,” Sporting Classics
Magazine:
Winner – Ron Spomer, “Sometimes It’s Quick But It’s Always Steep,” American Hunter
Outstanding Achievement – Ron Spomer, “Big Bears of Kamchatka,” Sports Afield; and Zeke Pipher, “Zero Regret Bowhunting,” Petersen’s Bowhunting
Newspaper/Web:
Winner – Brenda Valentine, “Outdoor Legend’s Tour Diary – Day 10,” National Wild Turkey Federation Website Blog
Outstanding Achievement – Harry Guyer, “Rags,” Bedford Gazette; and Dan Small, “High-Tech Help for Great Lakes Salmon,” Wisconsin Outdoor News
Broadcast:
Winner – Tammy Sapp, “Hunter Safety Education Videos,” Hunter-ed.com / Kalkomey DVD
Outstanding Achievement – James Towle, “The Pirates of Texas Carbine Championship,” Pursuit Channel
Photography/Art:
Winner – Doug Stamm, “Schooling Stripers,” U.S. Fish and Wildlife Eddies
Outstanding Achievement – Richard Bernier, “Cover Image – Fawn,” Whitetail News
Book:
Winner – Zeke Pipher, Man on the Run, Howard Books (Simon and Schuster)
Outstanding Achievement – J Wayne Fears, Isaac – Trek to Kings Mountain, Amazon/ Kindle
POMA is a traditional outdoor sports journalists organization focused on fishing, the shooting sports, hunting and trapping and other heritage pursuits.
POMA's mission is to help memeber grow their businesses, promote excellence in communications at all levels, and support and promote the traditional outdoor sports and wildlife conservation as well as the First and Second Amendments.
POMA is the only communicators organization that is a member of and supports the traditional outdoor sports industry's major trade organizations: American Sportingfishing Assocition, Archery Trade Association and National Shooting Sports Foundation.
