On December 12th, 2011, on Pro Bodybuilding Weekly Radio, Dan Solomon, along with Lee Thompson and Chad Nicholls announced a new award to be given out to special individuals. Called the ‘Achievement in Bodybuilding Media’, this award was given to someone who helped change the sport via the new media, aka the internet.

On the radio, Dan Solomon said “We are going to do something we have never done here on this show – announce a new award – and this award was created to recognize individuals who have made significant contributions in the area of using ‘new media’ to provide fans with more ways to follow the sport. The individuals considered for the award are those of have paved the way and have helped create the model by which others have followed.”

“These are the “game changers” … the people who helped create the blueprint, during the technological boom. And guys, the inaugural winner of the award is a guy who created a website back in 1995 long before online bodybuilding communities were popular. A guy who managed to build the online bodybuilding community that all others are compared to. He is passionate about the sport. He cares deeply about its advancement – and his website “GetBig.com” remains one of the most visited online bodybuilding destinations in the world.”

The man who created the website and helped revolutionize the bodybuilding internet movement, Ron Avidan is the recipient of the 2011 “Achievement in Bodybuilding Media Award”.

Here is the audio of the radio clip.