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As president and publisher of AY Media Group and a 30-year veteran of the publishing industry, Heather Baker knows everything there is to know about putting out quality content, but it is not every day that she is the one …

Ryan Silverfield told the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Monday that he embraces the challenges that come with coaching Razorback football in 2026. ESPN recently rated the Arkansas schedule the toughest in the land (once again), and the first-year head …

Sports revolve around statistics as generally the best way to gauge something, be it the greatest who ever played or as a measuring stick for everyone else. While stats are not always foolproof — the evolution of training, equipment and …

The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists recognized the region’s top journalists Saturday evening during the 2026 Diamond Journalism Awards, presented by AY Media Group. More than 125 journalists, communicators and media professionals gathered for the annual …

Photos by Ryan Parker The best in Arkansas print, broadcast, craft and communications were on hand July 25 for the annual Diamond Journalism Awards. The event, sponsored by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, was held …

The Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists will present the Diamond Journalism Awards banquet on Saturday, July 25, at Next Level Events in downtown Little Rock, featuring a keynote conversation between Warwick Sabin, president and CEO of …

AY Media Group, publisher of AY About You (AY), Arkansas Money & Politics (AMP) and Arkansas Mental Health Guide Magazine (MHG) claimed the top prize at the 2026 Arkansas Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The awards event, held June 27, …

The awards just keep on coming at AY Media Group. In addition to receiving 60 awards in the Arkansas Press Women Professional Communication Contest — including several first-place winners that will advance to nationals — and having five staffers nominated for …

Five staff members at AY Media Group have been nominated for the Society of Professional Journalists Arkansas Pro Chapter’s 2026 Diamond Journalism Awards.  Dwain Hebda, editor-in-chief, is a finalist for Diamond Journalist of the Year, the contest’s highest honor. Heather …

For the fifth year in a row, Dwain Hebda, editor-in-chief at AY Media Group and president of Ya!Mule Wordsmiths, received the Sweepstakes Award at the Arkansas Press Women Professional Communications Contest. The award is calculated based on a point system …