Competing with parenting publications from some of the nation’s biggest cities, Kern County Family Magazine was honored with three editorial and design awards at the recent national Parenting Media

Association (PMA) conference held in Chicago. Under the direction of its publisher LJ Radon, KCFM thanks its staff, freelancers, and readers who make it an award-winning publication and staple in the community.



For PMA’s Profile category, KCFM’s LJ Radon, Callie Collins, and Ginger Lynch won the silver award for the article, “Hello, Happy Determined Mama.”

The judge wrote, “The writer does a nice job of telling her story while integrating the complex

issues related to foster care.” 

In the Table of Contents category, KCFM’s LJ Radon and Ginger Lynch were awarded the bronze for their June 2023 entry. The PMA judge noted, “There is nice utility and integration of the visual material on this layout. The large colored page number circles alongside the art elements help readers quickly navigate to stories that catch the eye. Good typographic hierarchy helps make the page attractive. The lead portrait image helps the readers connect with the material and dive in.”

KCFM’s LJ Radon and Ginger Lynch won another bronze award in PMA’s Ancillary Cover category for the “2022 Holiday Fun & Games Book.” The judge commented, “The whimsical illustration uses expressive characters and an attractive color palette to set the stage and convey an appropriate tone of merriment.  The nameplate and headline are well integrated into the layout.”