NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday,
November 23, 2009
Contact: Robert Bolson,
Director of Corporate Marketing
Blood-Horse Publications
(859) 276-6809; rbolson@BloodHorse.com
DAN LIEBMAN RECEIVES THE
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY'S OUTSTANDING ALUMNUS AWARD
LEXINGTON,
Ky. - November 23, 2009 -Blood-Horse Publications announces that Blood-Horse
editor Dan Liebman received the University of Kentucky College of
Communications Outstanding Alumnus Award on Friday, Nov. 20, during the 2009-2010 College
Awards and Recognition Ceremony at the Hilary J. Boone Center on the University
of Kentucky campus in Lexington. The annual award is
presented to an outstanding alumnus of the University of Kentucky College of
Communications and Information Studies and recognizes the recipient's many
contributions to the community.
The University of Kentucky College of
Communications and Information Studies held its first College Recognition
Ceremony and Awards Dinner in September 2000. The college awards program was
designed to publicly recognize and honor the accomplishments of University of
Kentucky faculty, staff, students, distinguished alumni and friends.
A
Kentucky native and graduate of the University of Kentucky with a degree in
journalism, Liebman taught a class titled "Writing for the Equine Industry" in
the journalism school. He has served on the school's advisory board and
sponsored the school's annual Bid For Brains fund raiser. The Blood-Horse
has hired two winners of the school's Joe Hirsch Scholarship to work as
editorial interns.
Liebman,
50, joined Blood-Horse Publications in 1993 as research director and became
executive editor in 1998. Prior to joining Blood-Horse Publications, Liebman
was the Midwest deputy editor for The Racing Times from 1991-1993, and
was a columnist for the Kentucky bureau of Daily Racing Form from
1984-1991. He formerly served as a member of the Leadership Council for the
American Diabetes Association, and a member of the Board of Trustees for Temple
Adath Israel. He is a former officer of the National Turf Writers Association
(NTWA). A resident of Frankfort, Ky., Liebman has four children, Jennie, Joe,
David, and Ben.
About
Blood-Horse Publications:
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Publications is a multimedia publishing company that traces its roots to 1916.
Its flagship publication, The Blood-Horse, is the leading weekly
Thoroughbred racing and breeding news and information magazine. In addition,
Blood-Horse Publications also publishes the award-winning The Horse: Your
Guide To Equine Health Care, a monthly equine health care magazine; the official Kentucky Derby and Breeders' Cup
World Championships souvenir magazines; and Keeneland magazine.
Blood-Horse Publications also publishes equine-related books and videos under
the Eclipse
Press banner, and operates a family of award-winning Web sites
including BloodHorse.com, TheHorse.com, StallionRegister.com, ExclusivelyEquine.com, the official
store of Blood-Horse Publications, and TrueNicks.com.
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