Feb. 2022 : Our first Cutest Baby Photo contest
March 2017: We set a magazine record of winning 11 industry awards from Parenting Media Association
June 2019: Oklahoma City Mayor Holt and family grace our cover
March 2023: We host our first OKC Thrive Fest event
June 2017: We host our first Geekapalooza event
Sept. 2016: Our first Cover Kids Search event
May 2020: We launch our weekly podcast, Raising OKC Kids
RAISING OKC KIDS conversations with MetroFamily
edition of the magazine to meet families where they are with resources, mental health tips and safe family activities. MAY 2020 We launch our weekly podcast, Raising OKC Kids, and we add new blog Hashtag Parenting, through which local parents and grandparents offer advice and discussion around the issues most important to them and our community. AUGUST 2020 Our annual Cover Kids Search goes virtual — and viral! Families submit photos of Cover Kid hopefuls online, vote for their favorites and finalists are interviewed via Zoom, which continues in our competition today. By giving parents greater access to enter virtually, we continue to see record numbers of Cover Kid hopefuls enter each year.
JUNE 2019 Oklahoma City Mayor Holt and family grace our cover. SEPTEMBER 2019 Our Weekend Warrior blog becomes a multi-voice platform with parent contributors from around the metro sharing their favorite family fun adventures. OCTOBER 2019 We begin sending bite-size daily emails to help parents prepare for each day with timely news, parenting resources and family fun ideas. MARCH 2020 The world shuts down and our staff begins to work from home full time. APRIL 2020 In response to the pandemic and stay-at-home orders, we release our first all-virtual
NOVEMBER 2020 We launch MetroFamily Insiders in response to parent readers asking for a subscription through which they could receive our magazines in the mail. Insiders also receive discounts on all MetroFamily events and other special perks. JANUARY 2021 We move from publishing magazines monthly to every other month. NOVEMBER 2021 We are named the Media Outlet of the Year by the National Association of Mental Illness, Oklahoma. FEBRUARY 2022 We launch the Cutest Baby Photo Contest.
MARCH 2023 We host our first OKC Thrive Fest event, focused on connecting families with physical health and mental wellness resources. JULY 2023 As we celebrate our 25th anniversary, we also look to the future! We look forward to serving YOUR family and connecting metro families to local businesses and services through new mediums and enhanced technologies in the months ahead. Stay connected with us at metrofamilymagazine.com!
JANUARY 2023 We’re on TikTok!
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