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The Lovie Awards was an incredible celebration of inspiring and creative uses of the internet. Awards were presented among many different categories, including 7 special achievement awards. Be My Eyes founder, Hans J\u00f8rgen Wiberg, was honored with the special achievement award Lovie Emerging Entrepreneur. The other special achievement award winners include Dr. Sue Black, Stormzy, Big Shaq, Alex Bertie, Megan Lucero from the Bureau Local, and Jung von Matt. To read about their contributions and to see the full list of winners, check out the Lovie Awards Winners Galley<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Highlights from the show are now up on the Lovie Awards\u2019 YouTube channel<\/a>. You can among other things watch Hans J\u00f8rgen receive his Lovie Award, presented to him by Comedian, Writer and Actress Georgie Morrell, who is visually impaired herself.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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