ROAD
& TRAVEL Magazine Announces Jury
For Class of 2003 AwardsJ.D.
Power and Associates to Tabulate Ballots DETROIT,
Mich. (December 11, 2002) -- ROAD & TRAVEL Magazine, an online publication
specializing in travel and automotive content for upscale, professional women,
announced the jury who will make up their 2003 Awards Board. Winners
will be selected by a panel of nationally renowned automotive journalists of both
men and women, reflecting a balanced perspective on each vehicle. Each winner
must meet seven of 12 criteria which includes appealing to both men and women,
head turning ability, style, performance, grocery getting potential, fun factor,
affordable, safe & dependable, proud to be seen in, practical, ergonomically
friendly, and very cool. J.D. Power and Associates will tabulate final ballots.
This
year's judges include: Courtney Caldwell, RTM editor-in-chief; Denise McCluggage,
columnist and senior-contributing editor for AutoWeek; BJ Killeen, RTM editor-at-large;
Ann Job, new car test driver for the Associated Press; Steve Siler, RTM national
online editor; Warren Brown, auto editor, Washington Post, John McElroy, host
of Autoline Detroit; Ken Gross, automotive editor for Playboy and Robb Report;
Alex Law, contributing editor, Car & Driver; Kim Cook, managing editor, Corvette
Fever magazine; Jackie Mitchell, editor-in-chief of the Auto Industry Multicultural
Network Newsletter; and Cheryl Jensen, a free-lance writer who specializes in
automotive topics and whose articles have appeared in The New York Times and Chicago
Tribune.
Winners
will be revealed and automakers honored on January 4, 2003 at RTM's 7th annual
awards show and reception held at the Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel and is
being sponsored by Yahoo! Autos, Detroit Marriott Renaissance Hotel, ArvinMeritor
Inc., Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Pontiac-GMC, Subaru, American Honda,
BMW North America, Hyundai, Kia Motors, Mercedes-Benz USA, Nissan North America,
Bridgestone/Firestone and GMAC Financial Services. RTM
targets upscale professional women, a body of consumers who account for more than
40% of all business travelers, and 50% of all new vehicle purchases. Moreover,
women influence 85% of all travel and automotive purchases, and spend more time
online researching information from which they can make intelligent planning and
purchasing decisions.
For
judge bios, visit http://www.roadandtravel.com/awards/2003/awardsboard.htm For
more info on the RTM Top 10 Awards, visit
http://www.roadandtravel.com/awards. ###
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