Atlanta (magazine)
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History
The Atlanta Chamber of Commerce founded the magazine "City Builder" in 1916 which ran until 1960.[4] It was succeeded by Atlanta, founded in 1961[5] under the editorship of Jim Townsend.[1] It was sold in 1970,[1] and changed hands several times over the next two decades.[6] Metrocorp bought the magazine in 1987,[7] and in 1989 sold it to American Express for an estimated $8 million.[6] Emmis Publishing, a subsidiary of Emmis Communications, bought the magazine from American Express in August 1993.[6] Atlanta won the National Magazine Awards' feature writing award in 2008.[8]
Since 2005, the magazine has also been hosting an annual Awards segment commemorating the success of Atlanta. The "Best of Atlanta" award shines a light on the best Cityscape, Restaurant, Poet, Oral Pleasures amongst other categories from Atlanta.[9] On March 1, 2017, Emmis Publishing announced that it has sold four of its magazines, including Atlanta, to Hour Media Group, LLC for $6.5 million.[10]
References
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- ↑ a b c "About Us." Atlanta. Retrieved June 10, 2009.
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- ↑ a b c Osterman, Jim (August 9, 1993). "Atlanta Magazine Changes Hands Again." Adweek.
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- ↑ Emmis Communications Sells Off Four City Magazines, Paste Magazine, 1 March 2017, Retrieved 2 March 2017.
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External links
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