Older Persons Action Group, Inc., earned honors for its monthly, statewide publication Senior Voice in the 32nd annual National Mature Media Awards Program. The program, presented by the Mature Market Resource Center, a national clearinghouse for the senior market, recognizes the nation’s finest marketing, communications, educational materials and programs designed and produced for older adults.
OPAG and Senior Voice won three awards: Merit Award in the Best Newspaper/Newsletter category for the April 2022 edition; Merit Award in the Best Newspaper/Newsletter category for the January 2022 edition; Merit award to correspondent Maraley McMichael for her essays on life in Alaska.
The entries were judged by a panel of mature market experts from across the United States for overall excellence of design, content, creativity and relevance to the senior market.
Older Persons Action Group has been publishing Senior Voice for 46 years. The monthly newspaper, aimed at older Alaskans and their families, is distributed statewide, and provided free to low-income seniors. Some funding is provided through a federal and state grant managed by the State of Alaska. Senior Voice also posts editions to its website at http://www.seniorvoicealaska.com. Articles are available for reading on the site (don’t forget the handy search window).
