Luke Hayman Wins Golden Boa

Luke Hayman has been awarded a prestigious, if not unconventional, Golden Boa Award from Mediabistro. He is one of ten honorees chosen to receive the award, one from each of the various media outlets Mediabistro serves. Others include Stephen Colbert for The Colbert Report, Adam Moss of New York Magazine and Craig Newmark of Craigslist. The awards, bronzed feather boas inspired by Mediabistro founder Laurel Touby’s penchant for the adornment, will be presented on 4 October in Manhattan.

Organized to celebrate Mediabistro’s tenth anniversary, the award recognizes individuals who have made significant strides in their media careers since the company’s founding. “So much has changed in the media landscape over the last decade – it’s an entirely new world. I wanted to honor some of the people who have contributed to that,” says Touby.