Aquapac is delighted to name Roz Savage, ocean rower and environmental campaigner, as the Aquapac Outdoor Champion of 2010. With the title comes a cash award of $1,500 in recognition of Roz's achievements. Aquapac caught up with Roz as she travelled between Copenhagen and California, and managed to ask a few questions and we here at The Lowdown are happy enough to be able to relay the interview for our readers

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Aquapac: You're best known for your epic rowing voyages across the world's great oceans. Tell us first about your Atlantic row.

Roz: At the age of 37 I set out to row solo across the Atlantic - a distance of 3,000 miles. I'd rowed before, at college, which was enough to give me the happy delusion that rowing across an ocean was something I was vaguely qualified to do. But of course rowing on the River Thames and rowing across the Atlantic are wildly different propositions!

Roz: All four of my oars broke - before halfway - as did my camping stove, stereo, and cockpit navigation instruments. A month before the end, my satellite phone also broke, severing all communications with shore. Everyone - including me - was vastly relieved when I rolled into Antigua considerably thinner and more weather-beaten, but hopefully also a bit wiser, than when I'd set out from the Canaries 103 days before.

Aquapac: Sounds like quite a baptism of fire. Have you always been such an adventurous person?

Roz: Don't tell anybody, but I'm really not adventurous or 'outdoorsy' by nature. I'm perfectly comfortable sitting in a nice warm house. But I'm so glad I've chosen this outdoor, adventurous lifestyle. It has definitely forced me to become a stronger, more fulfilled person. Nature has taught me so much - particularly that humans are still a part of nature, no matter how much we might think we are in charge. There is nothing like 20-foot waves and a gale-force wind to remind me who is really running the show.

Help celebrate Johnny Cash's 78th birthday, the release of his final album (American VI: Ain't No Grave), and the enduring voice he gave to the poor and beaten down, livin' in the hopeless, hungry side of town.

Please Wear Black for Johnny on Friday, February 26th.

Troy, MI - February 5, 2010 - Winners of the annual photography contest at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS), sponsored by WWJ Newsradio 950, have been announced with the close of the 2010 NAIAS. Judged by David Freers, official photographer of the NAIAS, winners were selected in five categories: Luxury, Black and White Photos, Convertibles/Coupes/Concepts, Coolest Close Up and Electric Vehicles. Each winner received $200 in prize money and will have their photo posted on http://www.naias.com/.

"The photography contest enables us to see the show through the public's eyes and gives them a way to showcase their creativity," said Barron Meade, chairman, 2011 NAIAS. "We saw many great entries and congratulate the winners on their artistic ability and efforts."

Winners are listed below (category, name, photo caption):

Luxury: Justin Parker, "Lotus-The Lap of Luxury"

Black and White: Steven Stein, "Dodge Ram TOTY"

Convertibles, Coupes and Concepts: Aaren Amersdorfer, "Cyber"

Coolest Close Up: Adam Flor, "Gone for a Spin"

Electric Vehicles: Jeffrey Daniel Morgner, "Prius"

Premium Preferred Seating Announced

ENTERPRISE, AL – The lineup of stars slated for the 3rd annual Verizon Wireless BamaJam Music & Arts Festival shines brighter and brighter. Organizers have announced the addition of superstars Dierks Bentley, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, along with country newcomers Matt Kennon and Houston County to the festival, which is scheduled for Thursday, June 3 through Saturday, June 5, 2010 in Enterprise, Alabama.

Verizon and  Ronnie Gilley Entertainment previously announced that multi-award winning entertainer Kenny Chesney will headline the 3rd annual event, offering a rare opportunity to catch Chesney in one of just 10 appearances he’ll make in 2010. Also announced earlier are appearances by Miranda Lambert, LoCash Cowboys, Jake Owen, Colt Ford and Blackberry Smoke. The one and only Hank Williams, Jr. will also appear at BamaJam in what will be his only Alabama appearance in 2010.

More than 40 entertainers are set to appear on BamaJam’s 4 stages, with more announcements to come. The festival presents dozens of Grammy award-winning, platinum selling artists in Country, Bluegrass and Alternative music, all at one jam-packed 3-day festival.

Three-day, Premium Preferred seating is being offered for the first time. “We wanted to offer fans an opportunity to purchase a guaranteed seating location,” says festival executive producer Tony Conway. The Premium Preferred purchase will include a logo chair which fans may take home after the event, and a great up close view of the stage. Drink vendors and special parking are also part of the package. The special limited Premium Preferred seating area will be called THE PEANUT GALLERY, as the festival site sits on a former peanut field. These Premium Preferred seats go on sale today at 9 a.m. Central Time. Call 877-422-6252 or go to http://www.bamajamfestival.com/