Editor of American Cowboy to accept award

Jesse Mullins, editor-in-chief of American Cowboy magazine, will accept the Ogden Pioneer Days Spirit of the West Award next month. American Cowboy, a Western lifestyle magazine, initiated the National Day of the American Cowboy campaign in 2004 to generate public awareness and support for the passage of a permanent holiday honoring the cowboy. The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives has approved a resolution each year proclaiming the fourth Saturday of July as a day to commemorate cowboy and Western heritage, as well as to honor working cowboys and ranchers, Western musicians and artists, cowboy poets, and others who continue to contribute to that culture. Mullins, of Abilene, Texas, was a reporter and freelance writer in the early years of his career. He has been editor-in-chief of America Cowboy since its inception 15 years ago...DeseretNews