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What the papers say

August 2009
MiniG Media Managing Director, Jonathan Grubin, received a mention in an article in The Journal about AYO Media, a fast-growing digital agency in the North East.  He was also nominated for The Evening Chronicle's Young Achiever Awards for the second year running.

July 2009
The Northern Echo and The Journal both ran stories about Live Newcastle's launch at Newcastle Racecourse's Ladies Day.

June 2009
The Journal ran a story about Live Newcastle's partnership with Nichols and the Tyneside Cinema.

May 2009
Jonathan was selected as one of the Evening Chronicle's finalists in the 'If We Can You Can' competition to find the North East's 'faces of entrepreneurship'.
 
April 2009
The Journal ran as feature on Jonathan's involvement with Chris Cook's 'You Can Be World Class' programme.  His first column also appeared in North East Times, where he gave his views on government red tape holding back young people in business.  With front page coverage, The Journal ran a story about Live Newcastle under the banner, 'staying loyal to the region'.
 
March 2009
Managing Director, Jonathan Grubin, featured as a case study in The Journal's Vision supplement.  He was profiled in the programme of Northern Chords, the North East chamber music festival, as part of a feature on rising stars in the region.
 
January 2009
The first Journal of the New Year carried an interview with Managing Director, Jonathan Grubin, about his plans for 2009.
 
December 2008
Jonathan was profiled in The Journal, and featured in The Journal's review of 2008.
 
November 2008
Jonathan Grubin was included in The Evening Chronicle's roll of honour for young achievers, and was the youngest inclusion in The Journal's Rising Stars and Future Leaders supplement, which profiled 122 of the region's upcoming sports stars, politicians and business people.
 
October 2008
Jonathan was profiled in North East Times, and featured in Metro Radio adverts to promote a competition run by the Entrepreneurs' Forum.  There was an article in The Evening Chronicle following Jonathan's nomination for a regional award.  Business Quarterly ran an article about the launch of FreeXmas.co.uk.  Jonathan also received coverage in a Journal supplement following the North East Business Executive of the Year Awards, where he was shortlisted for the Young Business Person of the Year Award.
 
September 2008
The Evening Chronicle and Chronicle Extra ran stories about our adoption of St Oswald's Hospice as Charity of the Year.  The Journal and Century FM ran stories on our new website, FreeXmas.co.uk.
 
August 2008
BBC Radio Newcastle interviewed Jonathan on the Mike Parr show about MiniG Media's adoption of St Oswald's Hospice as their Charity of the Year.  There was also an article in the Sunday Sun.
 
June 2008
Jonathan Grubin received coverage in The Journal's Vision supplement.
 
May 2008
Jonathan Grubin was interviewed for a feature in The Journal about online successes in the North East.
 
April 2008
Managing Director, Jonathan Grubin, was featured in The Evening Chronicle as a case study for the 'If We Can You Can' entrepreneurs' website.
 
February 2008
We received coverage in Accent magazine, in relation to our ForFree4U Network.
 
January 2008
We celebrated ForFree4U's second anniversary, with the site receiving coverage in The Sunday Telegraph, The Evening Chronicle, on the front page of The Journal, The JC, and on Sun FM.
 
November 2007
Local entrepreneur and Managing Director of MiniG Media Ltd, Jonathan Grubin, received coverage in The Journal, The Times Higher Educational Supplement, The Evening Chronicle and on BBC Radio Newcastle after helping Newcastle and Durham universities and the Centre for Life win £1.2million for the 'iKnow' Beacon for Public Engagement.
 
Our website, Live Newcastle, was also featured in the World Challenge monthly newsletter.
 
July 2007
Live Newcastle was featured on BBC Tyne.