Award-winning Garage Door Magazine Articles

Dr. Wadsworth served as editor of a trade magazine for 20 years, during which his work gained national recognition. Some of his notable contributions are featured below.

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  • The Worst Garage Door Company in the Nation

    Door + Access Systems Newsmagazine, Fall 2015.

    A bold piece of investigative journalism, which is rare in trade magazines, this article attracted the attention of Google, prosecutors, the Better Business Bureau, and television reporters from coast to coast. It also won a national gold medal for investigative journalism and earned Wadsworth the coveted Stephen Barr Award from the American Society of Business Publications Editors in 2016.

  • The Garage Door: The New Front Door to the American Home

    Door + Access Systems Newsmagazine, Spring 2005.

    This landmark article prompted the garage door industry to launch a national public relations campaign that sought to spark a significant change in consumer attitudes toward garage doors.

  • Precision Door of Phoenix Exposed

    Door + Access Systems Newsmagazine, Winter 2018.

    As another example of Wadsworth’s investigative journalism, this article exposed a host of problematic business practices and resulted in the immediate expulsion of this door company from the Precision Door national franchise network.

  • The Founders of the Garage Door Industry: The Story That Has Never Been Told

    Door + Access Systems Newsmagazine, Fall 2020.

    This groundbreaking article unearthed new information that debunked long-held assertions about the inventor of the garage door, the inventor of the garage door opener, and the first company to make garage doors.

  • The Garage Door: The New Front Door to the American Home

    Door + Access Systems Newsmagazine, Spring 2005.

    This landmark article prompted the garage door industry to launch a national public relations campaign that sought to spark a significant change in consumer attitudes toward garage doors.

  • Two Multi-Million-Dollar Lawsuits in One Day

    Door + Access Systems Newsmagazine, Winter 2014.

    Revealing the intimate details of two massive lawsuits against garage door companies, this article attracted tens of thousands of clicks, helping garage door dealers and manufacturers learn powerful lessons on how to avoid such a debacle.

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