A NACS Magazine cover on packaged beverage alternatives and a Convenience Matters podcast featuring “Dirty Jobs” host and philanthropist Mike Rowe were among the top-recognized efforts at the 2019 Association Media & Publishing EXCEL Awards in June. The awards recognize the best and brightest in media among hundreds of associations across the United States.

NACS Magazine also won a Bronze Award for “On the Road Again,” which recapped the c-store eating escapades of the polar-opposite palates of Al Hebert, the Gas Station Gourmet, and Frank Beard, a health enthusiast, as they drove to the 2018 NACS Show in Las Vegas. Their lively kale- and barbecue-spiked conversation appeared in the December 2018 issue.

In the podcast category, NACS won a Silver Award for the episode “Rewarding Work,” which featured an interview with 2018 NACS Show General Session Speaker Mike Rowe. The December 2018 NACS Magazine cover on beverages won a Bronze Award.