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Dear Dive Industry Friends,
Welcome to the April edition of Bottom Time. Here we introduce our new Scuba Diving Editorial staff members for the recently formed Bonnier Dive Group. This talented team has been hard at work producing the May 2009 issue of Scuba Diving magazine which will be available on newsstands April 28.
I also wanted to take a moment to offer my observations related to the state of diving. While the major news networks continue to report on the doom and gloom of the economy and we realize many in our industry are experiencing a slow-down, the thriving foot traffic at the recent Beneath the Sea show in Secaucus, NJ offered a beacon of hope for our industry. Eight of our staff attended this bustling show where approximately 15,000 consumers were anxious to get back to their passions. Several of the 22 government tourism organizations exhibiting at the show commented that divers are much more engaged than consumers they encounter at leisure travel shows. This is a testament to the vitality of our "passion market". Perhaps people are tired of being down and are ready to get back to life, and with that come travel and equipment purchases that allow divers to live the dive life.
To use an analogy from another favorite sport of mine, I believe the surf is building and those that are paddling the hardest will catch the wave. With that said we have been paddling extremely hard here at the Bonnier Dive Group and trying to do our part to inspire divers to take action and GO DIVING. So without further delay, I would like to introduce some our new staff which brings additional experience to the industry and inspiration to our readers and your future customers. If you are looking for new and creative ways to reach dive consumers, please do not hesitate to contact me or any of my staff.
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Meet the Scuba Diving Editorial Staff
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Ty Sawyer — Editorial Director, Bonnier Dive Group |
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Ty Sawyer is the Editorial Director of the Bonnier Dive Group and brings more than 30-years of dive experience and nearly two decades of magazine experience to the newly acquired Scuba Diving magazine. Sawyer was raised in London, England, is an avid traveler, scuba diver, photographer and explorer. Sawyer's travels and diving have taken him to more than 95 countries. As an editor, he has gained a reputation for uncompromising quality, passion, innovation, authority and distinction in magazines under his creative vision. Sawyer's magazines have won numerous awards across nearly every magazine category. Sawyer's award winning writing and photography have also been seen in a variety of publications, such as ISLANDS, Caribbean Travel & Life, National Geographic Traveler, Outdoor Photographer, Digital Photo Pro, Lightspeed, Sport Diver, Destinations, Weddings and Honeymoons, as well as newspapers and books. Most recently, Sawyer won the Henry Lawson award for the best travel story written on Australia in 2006 and the Caribbean Tourism Organization's Excellence Award for Best Feature Story and Feature Photography in 2007. Sawyer is a Fellow National of the renowned Explorer's Club, a board member of the International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame and the DEMA Board of Directors, and a member of the American Society of Magazine Editors.
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Gil Griffin — Senior Editor
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After serving as Travel Editor for the Savannah, Ga.-based Scuba Diving in 2008, Griffin was chosen early this year to be Senior Editor of the Bonnier Corp.-owned Scuba Diving.
He has 20 years of professional journalism experience and 10 years experience as a diver. Griffin, a PADI Rescue Diver, was initially certified in Fiji, where he briefly lived and worked as a media consultant and writing coach. Griffin was raised in White Plains, NY and Washington, D.C., before his award-winning journalistic career took him to Albuquerque, San Diego and this year, to Orlando. Griffin has been a sportswriter, popular music critic, magazine editor and on-air radio personality and radio reporter and producer for daily newspapers such as the Washington Post, the Albuquerque Tribune and San Diego Union-Tribune; magazines such as Billboard, Young Sisters and Brothers, Time and Sport Diver; and radio stations KNML-AM and KPBS-FM. Griffin's commitment to mentoring the next generation of journalists steered him to the classroom, where he taught undergraduate and graduate students at the University of San Diego, San Diego State University, New York University and Columbia University. Griffin's extensive travels since childhood have covered nearly 50 countries and some of his favorite dive destinations include Palau, Yap, Belize, Malaysia and the Philippines.
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Connie Sue White — Managing Editor
Connie Sue White, a graduate of University of Florida's Undergraduate Journalism School, is the Managing Editor of the Bonnier Dive Group (Scuba Diving, Sport Diver, Undersea Journal and World's Best Diving and Resorts) and brings 20 years of magazine publishing experience to Bonnier. She joined Bonnier Corp's Sport Diver in July 2007 and is a PADI Open Water Diver.
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Jackie D'Antonio — Features Editor
Jackie D'Antonio has been an editor in the travel industry for seven years, covering destinations and events around the globe. She has visited more than 30 countries, and is motivated by the opportunity to give readers the best information out there in travel, gear and conservation. She is passionate about the ocean, and brings a fresh perspective to the new Scuba Diving magazine.
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