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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon is CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon, a successful businesswoman, is also a workout fanatic. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    From left: Tye Feimster, distribution manager, Monty Todd, SPARK Publications senior designer and Dee Dixon chat during a meeting. Dee Dixon is CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon, a successful businesswoman, is also a workout fanatic. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon is CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon, a successful businesswoman, is also a workout fanatic. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/12/11/50/1jyuE3.St.138.jpeg|525
    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
  • http://media.charlotteobserver.com/smedia/2013/01/12/11/50/1aHW7F.St.138.jpeg|525
    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine, leads the magazine which is celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon was put through her paces by Martin Michaelson, a personal trainer at Fitness Central at the Dowd YMCA on Friday December 14, 2012. She ran, lifted weights, did core training and laced up the gloves for a number of boxing drills. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    From left: Tye Feimster, distribution manager, Monty Todd, SPARK Publications senior designer, Dee Dixon, CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine and Lee McCracken, editor of Pride Magazine chat during a meeting. Dee Dixon is CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon, a successful businesswoman, is also a workout fanatic. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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    John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
    Dee Dixon is CEO and publisher of Pride Magazine which will be celebrating its 20th anniversary at the Pride Awards Gala on Jan. 19. Dixon, a successful businesswoman, is also a workout fanatic. John D. Simmons - jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com
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