''Connecticut Magazine'' is an American monthly magazine covering the life, culture, politics, and style of the state of

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the ...

. Founded in 1971, it was purchased in 2017 by the

Hearst Corporation Hearst Communications, Inc., often referred to simply as Hearst, is an American multinational mass media and business information conglomerate based in Hearst Tower in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. Hearst owns newspapers, magazines, telev ...

. It is a sister magazine of ''Connecticut Bride''. It is unrelated to the magazine ''The Connecticut'', published from circa 1898 to 1908.

History

''Connecticut Magazine'', based in

New Haven, Connecticut New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound in New Haven County, Connecticut and is part of the New York City metropolitan area. With a population of 134 ...

, was founded in 1971. It is unrelated to the magazine ''The Connecticut'', published from circa 1898 to 1908. On June 5, 2017, the

purchased

Digital First Media MNG Enterprises, Inc., doing business as Digital First Media and MediaNews Group, is a Denver, Colorado-based newspaper publisher owned by Alden Global Capital. The company has been growing its portfolio and as of May 2021, owns over 100 newsp ...

, absorbing ''Connecticut Magazine'' as well as the Connecticut newspapers '' The Middletown Press'', '' The New Haven Register'', and ''The Register Citizen'', in Torrington, and the weekly publications ''The Post-Chronicle'', ''The Milford-Orange Bulletin'', ''The ShoreLine Times'', ''The Dolphin'', in Groton, ''The West Hartford News'', ''The Foothills Trader'', in Torrington, ''The Litchfield County Times'' and ''The Fairfield & Westport Minuteman''.

Offices and personnel

''Connecticut Magazine'' is based at 100 Gando Drive,

. *Group Publisher and President: Paul Barbetta *Editor-in-chief: Albie Yuravich *Writer/content Editor: Mike Wollschlager *Senior Writer: Erik Ofgang *Senior Designer: Alyson Bowman *Designer: Greg Moody *Executive Editor: Helen Bennett

Annual issues

The magazine's biggest annual issues are lists including: "Best Restaurants (Editors' Picks and Readers' Choice)" in January, "40 Under 40" in February, "Best Doctors" in April, "Top Dentists" in August, and "Best of Connecticut" in September.

Sections

The magazine's dining section includes reviews, recipes, and restaurant listings. The health section lists the best doctors and dentists in the state. The Connecticut Bride tab shows different weddings and tips/where to buy for your wedding. The magazine listed its "40 under 40" list in January 2019, for 40 up-and-coming people from Connecticut under the age of 40."Connecticut Magazine releases 40 Under 40 Class of 2019."
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The News-Times ''The News-Times'' is a daily newspaper based in Danbury, Connecticut, United States. It is owned and operated by the Hearst Corporation. The paper covers Danbury, a city in Fairfield County in southwestern Connecticut, as well as the towns o ...

'') (January 25, 2019) Retrieved March 5, 2019. "40 Under 40: The Class of 2019."
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Awards

2016 Connecticut SPJ Awards The editorial team won six awards including three first-place prizes. Michael Lee-Murphy won top honors in the magazine arts and entertainment category. Lee-Murphy also took a first-place award for his local reporting. Lee-Murphy and Erik Ofgang won the top award in the education category. Ofgang also won two second-place awards for in-depth reporting and another feature story. Kate Hartman and Albie Yuravich won third-place in the leisure category. 2017 Connecticut SPJ Awards The editorial team won eight awards, including seven first-place prizes. The magazine won first-place for their examination of every shoreline community's plans to deal with

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. Michael Lee-Murphy won a first-place honors for a crime story. Lee-Murphy also won two first-places in two sports categories. Erik Ofgang won first place for a health story and third place for a feature. Greg Moody won first place for his infographic. Albie Yuravich won first place for his trifecta of magazine headlines.

References

External links

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