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Chicago
Cover of March 2019 edition
EditorSusanna Homan
Former editorsBeth Fenner
FrequencyMonthly
CompanyTribune Publishing
LanguageEnglish
Websitewww.chicagomag
ISSN0362-4595
OCLC2398937

Chicagois a monthly magazine published byTribune Publishing.It concentrates on lifestyle and human interest stories, and on reviewing restaurants, travel, fashion, and theatre from or nearbyChicago.Its circulation in 2004 was 165,000, larger thanPeoplein its market.[1]Also in 2004, it received theNational Magazine Awardfor General Excellence. It is a member of theCity and Regional Magazine Association(CRMA).[2]

History[edit]

In the second half of the 20th century, several magazines bore the nameChicagomagazine. The current one also has the longest history. It was established in 1952 as the monthlyWFMT Guide[3]and was founded as the programming guide for the classical radio stationWFMT.

Starting in October 1970, theWFMT Guidebegan accepting paid advertising.[4]

TheWFMT Guidechanged its name toChicago Guidewith the December 1970 issue and became a full-sized magazine.[5]

Two other magazines titledChicago magazineexisted between the 1950s and the 1970s. One, published by founding editorMaurice English,published from 1954 until 1957 or 1958.[6]The other version was a quarterly magazine that was published by the New Chicago Foundation from 1964 until 1973 and had Richard P. Frisbie as its editor, from 1971 until 1973.[7][8][9](Starting in late 1973, the formerly New Chicago Foundation-publishedChicagomagazine changed its name to theChicagoan,and was published by the husband-and-wife duo of Jon Anderson andAbra Prentice Wilkin,hadRichard Christiansenas its editor for a time,[10]and hit the newsstands with its new name and format in September 1973.[11]TheChicagoanwas sold to National Textbook Company and S. William Pattis in the spring of 1974[12]and Pattis turned around and sold theChicagoanto theChicago Guidein September 1974.[13]The circulation of the two magazines was combined with the November 1974 issue of theChicago Guide.[14])

Chicago Guidemagazine was renamedChicagomagazine at the start of 1975.[15][16])

In 1981,Chicagointroduced theNelson AlgrenAward, a short story contest that the magazine later abandoned before it was picked up by theChicago Tribunenewspaper.[17]

In December 1986, Chicago Educational Television Association, which had owned WFMT andWTTW,announced that it would sell the magazine for $17 million to a joint venture formed by Metropolitan Detroit Magazine andAdams Communications.[18]The deal closed in January 1987.Landmark Communicationsbought the magazine in 1990.Primediabought the magazine in 1995.[19]Tribune bought the magazine from Primedia in 2002.[20]

Chicagomagazine celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2020.[21]

Staff[edit]

Chicagomagazine's first editor was Allen Kelson, who previously had been named editor-in-chief ofWFMT Guidein 1968.[22]Kelson later became editor-in-chief, and then publisher.[23]

In 1984, Don Gold, the former managing editor ofPlayboymagazine, became the magazine's editorial director, in a new position created between editor-in-chief Allen Kelson and editor John Fink.[24]

From 1986 until 1991, Hillel Levin served as the magazine's editor. He left in early 1991 to join other investors in buying a Miami-based and Caribbean media group.[25]Levin was succeeded by Richard Babcock, who up to that point had been assistant managing editor ofRupert Murdoch'sNew Yorkmagazine.[26]

In April 2009, the magazine laid off longtime literary editor Christine Newman.[27]

In December 2009, it was announced that longtimeChicagorestaurant critic Dennis Ray Wheaton would be leaving his position and that Jeff Ruby would replace him.[28]

In April 2011, Richard Babcock stepped down asChicago's editor after exactly 20 years in the job.[29]In August 2011, the magazine named Beth Fenner to replace Babcock.[30]

In December 2011,Chicagomagazine's managing editor, Shane Tritsch, resigned after 18 years with the magazine after he was passed over for the top editorial post there.[31]

In 2012, longtimeChicagomagazine senior writer Marcia Froelke Coburn leftChicagomagazine to joinTime Out Chicagoas a contributing writer.[32]

Also in 2012, longtimeChicagomagazine senior editor Nora O'Donnell left the magazine to joinPlayboymagazine in southern California as senior editor and research chief.[33]

In March 2014,Chicagomagazine's No. 2 editor, Cassie Walker Burke, left the magazine to joinCrain's Chicago Businessas an assistant managing editor.[34]

In November 2015,Chicagomagazine's award-winning features editor, David Bernstein, took a buyout and left the company.[35]

In March 2016, the magazine's editor, Beth Fenner, was fired after more than four years, and the magazine's publisher, Tom Conradi, also was removed from his post.[36]In their places, Susanna Homan was named editor and publisher.[37]

In October 2017, the magazine's longtime dining editor, Penny Pollack, retired.[38]

References[edit]

  1. ^"The Market".Chicago Magazine. Archived fromthe originalon July 15, 2006.RetrievedMay 16,2007.
  2. ^"CRMA Magazines".City and Regional Magazine Association.Archived fromthe originalon May 31, 2010.RetrievedOctober 14,2013.
  3. ^"Chicago Tribune Buys Chicago Magazine From Primedia".The Write News.August 2, 2002.RetrievedAugust 25,2016.
  4. ^Jaklich, Allan (August 6, 1970). "ADVERTISING/MARKETING: Hits Food Mart Tactics".Chicago Tribune.p. j8.
  5. ^Jaklich, Allan (November 6, 1970). "Advertising/Marketing: A 'Guide' Chicago Magazines".Chicago Tribune.p. C14.
  6. ^"Maurice English; poet, translator and publisher".Chicago Tribune.November 22, 1983. p. A6.
  7. ^Jaklich, Allan (October 14, 1970). "Advertising/Marketing: Chicago Magazine Seeks Buyer".Chicago Tribune.p. E6.
  8. ^"Richard Frisbie, advertising executive and writer who spent more than 40 years on the Arlington Heights library board, dies".Chicago Tribune.September 16, 2018.
  9. ^Goldsborough, Bob (September 17, 2018). "RICHARD P. FRISBIE: 1926-2018: Writer, PR executive served community".Chicago Tribune.p. 4.
  10. ^Fuller, Stephanie (February 19, 1974). "Momma's rich; Daddy's good looking: Jon and Abra lay it on the line".Chicago Tribune.p. B1.
  11. ^Gold, Aaron (September 12, 1973). "Tower Ticker".Chicago Tribune.p. B2.
  12. ^"Skokie firm set to buy Chicagoan monthly magazine".Chicago Tribune.April 27, 1974. p. N_B42.
  13. ^"Chicago Guide Buys Chicagoan".Chicago Tribune.September 20, 1974. p. C10.
  14. ^"Chicago Guide Buys Chicagoan".Chicago Tribune.September 20, 1974. p. C10.
  15. ^Chicago.OCLC, Inc.OCLC2398937– via WorldCat.
  16. ^"Chicago Guide Buys Chicagoan".Chicago Tribune.September 20, 1974. p. C10.
  17. ^"Pen Also Offers A Nelson Algren Award Of,000 To Struggling".Chicago Tribune.September 19, 1985.
  18. ^Storch, Charles (January 18, 1987)."THE CHICAGO MAGAZINE STORY HOW DEAL PUT DETROIT OUTFIT IN, LEFT OTHERS PUT OUT".Chicago Tribune.p. 1.RetrievedDecember 24,2011.
  19. ^Jim Kirk (April 23, 2002)."Talk of Chicago magazine sale is heating up".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedAugust 25,2016.
  20. ^"Chicago magazine took lower bid".Crain's Chicago Business.August 4, 2002.RetrievedAugust 25,2016.
  21. ^"Robservations: Retiring 'Fly Jock' Tom Joyner comes home to Chicago - Robert Feder".
  22. ^"...on the Move".Chicago Tribune.July 29, 1968. p. C10.
  23. ^Storch, Charles (September 11, 1986). "Publisher out of bidding".Chicago Tribune.p. C4.
  24. ^Sneed, Michael; Cheryl Lavin (June 24, 1984). "Our way or we won't play...".Chicago Tribune.p. 2.
  25. ^Lazarus, George (January 18, 1991). "Alcohol-education campaign derailed".Chicago Tribune.p. 2.
  26. ^Lazarus, George (March 20, 1991). "Busch to roll out Natural Pilsner".Chicago Tribune.p. 4.
  27. ^Miner, Michael (April 7, 2009)."Chris Newman | Bleader".Chicagoreader.RetrievedMarch 27,2013.
  28. ^Rosner, Helen (December 23, 2009)."Jeff Ruby Replaces Dennis Ray Wheaton as Chicago Mag's Restaurant Critic".GrubStreet.
  29. ^"Babcock to step down as editor of Chicago magazine after 20 years".Chicago Tribune.March 30, 2011.
  30. ^"Chicago magazine's new editor: 'I've been reading".Time Out Chicago. August 30, 2011. Archived fromthe originalon January 3, 2012.RetrievedMarch 27,2013.
  31. ^Lynne Marek,"Managing Editor Tritsch departs Chicago magazine",Crain's Chicago Business,December 16, 2011.
  32. ^Robert Feder,"CBS 2 welcomes reporter back home to Chicago",Facebook, June 18, 2012.
  33. ^"Cision - Global Cloud-Based Communications and PR Solutions Leader".
  34. ^Robert Feder,"Another Chicago editor jumps to Crain's",March 9, 2014.
  35. ^"Tribune editor on buyouts: 'Emotional time as we say goodbye'".
  36. ^"Susanna Homan named editor and publisher of Chicago magazine".
  37. ^Marek, Lynne (March 11, 2016)."Splash publisher Susanna Homan taking over Chicago magazine".Crain’s Chicago Business.
  38. ^Phil Vettel (October 24, 2017)."Chicago Magazine dining editor Penny Pollack retiring after 30 years".Chicago Tribune.RetrievedDecember 7,2022.

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