Jann Wenner | American publisher | Britannica (original) (raw)
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Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
In Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum …Records cofounder Ahmet Ertegun and Jann Wenner, the publisher of Rolling Stone magazine—the nonprofit Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation was responsible for the creation of the museum and hall of fame, which began inducting honorees in 1986. After considering the bids of other American cities that had been… Read More
“Rolling Stone”
In Rolling Stone …San Francisco in 1967 by Jann Wenner, a former student at the University of California at Berkeley, and Ralph Gleason, a jazz critic for the San Francisco Chronicle newspaper. The first issue appeared on Nov. 9, 1967, with John Lennon on the cover. The magazine’s creators intended Rolling Stone to… Read More
“Us Weekly”
In Us Weekly American publishing mogul Jann Wenner (owner of Wenner Media, which also published Rolling Stone and Men’s Journal) and Telepictures Corp. purchased Us from MacFadden in 1985. In 1989 Wenner assumed total ownership of the magazine and changed its name to Us, the Entertainment Magazine. Wenner and his staff… Read More
