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==History==
==History==
''San Diego Magazine'' was established by Edwin Self in 1948.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Miglena Sternadori
''San Diego Magazine'' was first published in 1948. The publishers were Ed and Gloria Self, who also served as joint editors until they sold the title to Jim Fitzpatrick, former publisher of [[Entrepreneur Magazine]], in 1994. It was acquired by CurtCo Media in 2005, who sold it to Desert Publications in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/April-2010/San-Diego-Magazine-Sold-to-Desert-Publications-Inc/|title=San Diego Magazine Sold to Desert Publications, Inc.|publisher=Palmspringslife.com|date=April 23, 2010|accessdate=December 5, 2013}}</ref> Jim Fitzpatrick then became CEO and Publisher again.<ref>{{cite news |last=Freeman |first=Mike|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/24/san-diego-magazine-bought-by-ex-owner/ |title=San Diego Magazine bought by ex-owner|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|date=April 24, 2010|accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/magazines/2010/04/fitzpatrick-magazine-bought|title= Former owner reacquires San Diego Magazine: Jim Fitzpatrick has bought back the title that he sold in 2005 |work=New Statesman|date=April 26, 2010|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref> The magazine closed in 2020 for a short period of time due to Covid-19,<ref>{{Cite web| last = Stone| first = Ken| title = San Diego Magazine Folds After 72 Years, Announces Companywide Layoff| work = Times of San Diego| accessdate = 2020-08-26| date = 2020-03-24| url = https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2020/03/23/san-diego-magazine-folds-after-72-years-announces-companywide-layoff/}}</ref> then relaunched under new ownership of award-winning food writer, podcast host, and TV personality Troy Johnson,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Sean |date=2017-11-15 |title=Savoring the Taste of Success - Chico State Today |url=https://today.csuchico.edu/savoring-the-taste-of-success/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> and his wife, Claire.
|author2=Susan Currie Sivek|editor1=Miglena Sternadori|editor2=Tim Holmes|title=The Handbook of Magazine Studies |year=2020|publisher=Wiley Blackwell|location=Hoboken, NJ|isbn=9781119168102|page=311|chapter-url=https://doi-org.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/10.1002/9781119168102.ch23|chapter=City and Regional Magazines: Consumer Guides or Social Binders?}}</ref> The publishers were Edwin and Gloria Self, who also served as joint editors until they sold the title to Jim Fitzpatrick, former publisher of [[Entrepreneur Magazine]], in 1994. It was acquired by CurtCo Media in 2005, who sold it to Desert Publications in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.palmspringslife.com/Palm-Springs-Life/April-2010/San-Diego-Magazine-Sold-to-Desert-Publications-Inc/|title=San Diego Magazine Sold to Desert Publications, Inc.|publisher=Palmspringslife.com|date=April 23, 2010|accessdate=December 5, 2013}}</ref> Jim Fitzpatrick then became CEO and Publisher again.<ref>{{cite news |last=Freeman |first=Mike|url=http://www.utsandiego.com/news/2010/apr/24/san-diego-magazine-bought-by-ex-owner/ |title=San Diego Magazine bought by ex-owner|work=San Diego Union-Tribune|date=April 24, 2010|accessdate=April 29, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/magazines/2010/04/fitzpatrick-magazine-bought|title= Former owner reacquires San Diego Magazine: Jim Fitzpatrick has bought back the title that he sold in 2005 |work=New Statesman|date=April 26, 2010|accessdate=April 25, 2015}}</ref> The magazine closed in 2020 for a short period of time due to Covid-19,<ref>{{Cite web| last = Stone| first = Ken| title = San Diego Magazine Folds After 72 Years, Announces Companywide Layoff| work = Times of San Diego| accessdate = 2020-08-26| date = 2020-03-24| url = https://timesofsandiego.com/business/2020/03/23/san-diego-magazine-folds-after-72-years-announces-companywide-layoff/}}</ref> then relaunched under new ownership of award-winning food writer, podcast host, and TV personality Troy Johnson,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Sean |date=2017-11-15 |title=Savoring the Taste of Success - Chico State Today|url=https://today.csuchico.edu/savoring-the-taste-of-success/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |language=en-US}}</ref> and his wife, Claire.


Some of the media company's most notable annual features and events include "Best of San Diego",<ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 3, 2021 |title=Best of San Diego 2021 |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/guides/best-of-san-diego-2021/article_f144369c-f488-11eb-8686-4716b381d7c7.html |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=San Diego Magazine |language=en}}</ref> "Best Restaurants",<ref>{{cite web |date=Aug 26, 2021 |title="Best Restaurants, 2021" |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/food-drink/san-diegos-best-restaurants-2021/article_4868fed6-05ea-11ec-99e3-ab0a43236bfa.html |url-status=live |work=San Diego Magazine}}</ref> "Top Doctors",<ref>{{cite web |date=Oct 22, 2021 |title=Top Doctors in San Diego 2021 |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/guides/san-diegos-top-doctors-2021-the-list/article_cffe39d4-30fa-11ec-bedd-17fffc3b3de1.html |url-status=dead |work=San Diego Magazine}}</ref> and "Celebrating Women".<ref>{{cite web |date=November 17, 2021 |title=Celebrating Women |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/people/women/ |url-status=live |work=San Diego Magazine}}</ref>
Some of the media company's most notable annual features and events include "Best of San Diego",<ref>{{Cite web |date=Aug 3, 2021 |title=Best of San Diego 2021 |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/guides/best-of-san-diego-2021/article_f144369c-f488-11eb-8686-4716b381d7c7.html |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=San Diego Magazine |language=en}}</ref> "Best Restaurants",<ref>{{cite web |date=Aug 26, 2021 |title="Best Restaurants, 2021" |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/food-drink/san-diegos-best-restaurants-2021/article_4868fed6-05ea-11ec-99e3-ab0a43236bfa.html |url-status=live |work=San Diego Magazine}}</ref> "Top Doctors",<ref>{{cite web |date=Oct 22, 2021 |title=Top Doctors in San Diego 2021 |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/guides/san-diegos-top-doctors-2021-the-list/article_cffe39d4-30fa-11ec-bedd-17fffc3b3de1.html |url-status=dead |work=San Diego Magazine}}</ref> and "Celebrating Women".<ref>{{cite web |date=November 17, 2021 |title=Celebrating Women |url=https://www.sandiegomagazine.com/people/women/ |url-status=live |work=San Diego Magazine}}</ref>

Revision as of 04:30, 2 July 2022

San Diego Magazine
CategoriesGeneral interest
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherSan Diego Magazine
Paid circulation48,795
Founded1948
CountryUnited States
Based inSan Diego
LanguageEnglish
Websitehttp://www.sandiegomagazine.com

San Diego Magazine is a multi-platform media company covering food,[1] arts and culture,[2] travel,[3] health and wellness,[4] social progress,[5] and life in San Diego County. Its flagship monthly magazine has won multiple regional[6] and national awards.[7] The media company also produces podcasts,[8] large-scale events,[9] custom publications,[10] e-newsletters,[11] and short- and long-form video.[12] It is a member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).[13]

In October 2021, the media company was acquired by writer and Food Network host, Troy Johnson, and his wife Claire, former director of business operations at NBC Universal.[14]

History

San Diego Magazine was established by Edwin Self in 1948.[15] The publishers were Edwin and Gloria Self, who also served as joint editors until they sold the title to Jim Fitzpatrick, former publisher of Entrepreneur Magazine, in 1994. It was acquired by CurtCo Media in 2005, who sold it to Desert Publications in 2010.[16] Jim Fitzpatrick then became CEO and Publisher again.[17][18] The magazine closed in 2020 for a short period of time due to Covid-19,[19] then relaunched under new ownership of award-winning food writer, podcast host, and TV personality Troy Johnson,[20] and his wife, Claire.

Some of the media company's most notable annual features and events include "Best of San Diego",[21] "Best Restaurants",[22] "Top Doctors",[23] and "Celebrating Women".[24]

In 2017, its "Happy Half Hour" food podcast won a national Folio award for "Best Consumer/City Regional Podcast."[25] Their expose about fraud in the farm-to-table movement was included in "Food Matters,"[26] a college textbook of outstanding food writing from Macmillan Learning.

References

  1. ^ Magazine, San Diego. "The Feed". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  2. ^ Magazine, San Diego. "Things to Do in San Diego". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. ^ Magazine, San Diego. "Getaways". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  4. ^ Magazine, San Diego. "Health & Fitness". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  5. ^ "Charitable Giving Guide 2021". FlippingBook. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  6. ^ Society of Professional Journalists (2021-09-01). "Society of Professional Journalists San Diego Pro Chapter — 2021 Journalism Awards" (PDF). San Diego Society of Professional Journalists.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. ^ "2019 CRMA Winners". Twenty-First Digital. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  8. ^ "‎San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  9. ^ Magazine, San Diego. "San Diego Magazine Events". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  10. ^ "Custom Media". San Diego Magazine Media. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  11. ^ Magazine, San Diego. "Best of San Diego Newsletter". esp.sandiegomagazine.com. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  12. ^ "San Diego Magazine - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  13. ^ "CRMA Magazines". City and Regional Magazine Association. Archived from the original on May 31, 2010. Retrieved October 14, 2013.
  14. ^ "San Diego Magazine acquired by longtime food writer Troy Johnson and his wife". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2021-10-29. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  15. ^ Miglena Sternadori; Susan Currie Sivek (2020). "City and Regional Magazines: Consumer Guides or Social Binders?". In Miglena Sternadori; Tim Holmes (eds.). The Handbook of Magazine Studies. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. p. 311. ISBN 9781119168102.
  16. ^ "San Diego Magazine Sold to Desert Publications, Inc". Palmspringslife.com. April 23, 2010. Retrieved December 5, 2013.
  17. ^ Freeman, Mike (April 24, 2010). "San Diego Magazine bought by ex-owner". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved April 29, 2010.
  18. ^ "Former owner reacquires San Diego Magazine: Jim Fitzpatrick has bought back the title that he sold in 2005". New Statesman. April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  19. ^ Stone, Ken (2020-03-24). "San Diego Magazine Folds After 72 Years, Announces Companywide Layoff". Times of San Diego. Retrieved 2020-08-26.
  20. ^ Murphy, Sean (2017-11-15). "Savoring the Taste of Success - Chico State Today". Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  21. ^ "Best of San Diego 2021". San Diego Magazine. Aug 3, 2021. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  22. ^ ""Best Restaurants, 2021"". San Diego Magazine. Aug 26, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  23. ^ "Top Doctors in San Diego 2021". San Diego Magazine. Oct 22, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  24. ^ "Celebrating Women". San Diego Magazine. November 17, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  25. ^ "2017 Folio: Eddie Digital Award Winners - Page 5 of 10". Folio. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  26. ^ "Perusall". app.perusall.com. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
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