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'Jann S. Wenner' (born 7 January 1946 in New York City) is the co-founder and publisher of the pop music biweekly ''Rolling Stone Magazine'', as well as Men's Journal and Us.
Wenner's parents divorced in 1958, and he and his sisters, Kate and Merlin, were sent to boarding schools to live. There, his parents fought over a custody battle as no one wanted to keep him, something Wenner half-jokes about today. He graduated from high school at Chadwick School in 1964. 1
In 1967, Wenner founded ''Rolling Stone'' with music critic Ralph J. Gleason in San Francisco with $7500 borrowed from the family of his wife, Jane Wenner (née Schindelheim), whom he married that same year. Wenner stole a list of recording industry contacts ("a mailing list and a corporate name (Straight Arrow Publishing)") from a nearby radio station to begin his publication.[1]
With an eye for talent, Wenner backed the careers of writers Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe, and discovered photographer Annie Leibovitz, among many others who became icons of their professions. His falling-outs with writers were legendary, most famous of which would be the breakdown of his relationship with the rock critic Lester Bangs, but many of Wenner's prodigies, such as the writer/director Cameron Crowe still credit him for giving them their biggest break. In the 1970s, ''Rolling Stone'' shifted its base of operations from San Francisco to New York City when Wenner befriended many celebrities, amongst them most famously Jacqueline Kennedy and John Lennon. This led to criticism of him being a ''starfucker''.[2]
The circulation of ''Rolling Stone'' dipped briefly in the late 1970s/ early 1980s as Wenner's crew was slow to cover the emergence of punk rock and again in the 1990s, when the middle-aged magazine lost ground to ''Spin'' and ''Blender'' in coverage of hip-hop. Wenner hired former ''FHM'' editor Ed Needham, who was then replaced by Will Dana to turn his flagship magazine around, and by 2006, ''Rolling Stone's circulation was at an all-time high of 1.5 million copies sold every fortnight. In May 2006, ''Rolling Stone'' published its 1000th edition.
Wenner has also had a hand in the writing of many of ''Rolling Stone's famous profiles. More recently however, his writing has been politically-centred. He covered Bill Clinton, Al Gore and John Kerry for the magazine during their election campaigns and in November 2005 had a major interview with U2 rockstar Bono which glossed over music and politics. The article went on to win many journalism awards that year.
''Rolling Stone'' and Jann Wenner are chronicalized in two books, ''Gone Crazy and Back Again'' as well as ''An Uncensored History of Rolling Stone Magazine''. Former ''Rolling Stone'' journalist and Wenner protege David Weir is working on a biography.[3]
In 1977, Wenner cofounded the magazine Outside in 1977, with William Randolph Hearst III and Jack Ford. He also briefly managed the magazine Look and in 1993, started the magazine ''Family Life''.
Wenner and his wife separated in 1995, though Jane Wenner still remains a vice president of Wenner Media. She and Wenner have three sons, Alexander Jann, Theo, and Edward Augustus.
Since 1995, Wenner's companion has been Matt Nye, a former model and fashion designer. The two men have a son, Noah Jasper Nye Wenner (b. 2006-08-20) who was conceived with a surrogate.[4]
In the mid 1990s, Wenner was offered a chance by Marc Andreessen to invest in Netscape but turned it down.
In 1985, he appeared in the movie ''Perfect'' with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta. He also had a cameo role in Cameron Crowe's 2000 movie ''Almost Famous'', in which his younger self was portrayed by Eion Bailey.
In 2005, Wenner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement category. He is also the founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Wenner also made a guest "appearance" in the Marvel Comic "Daredevil" issue 100 in 1973, in which he interviews the Superhero, who is thereby motivated to remember his origins (which he shares with the readers of the comic, but not with Wenner.)
1. Wenner's World
2. Checkout Clout
3. Faculty: David Weir
4. Liz Smith: Happy Day for Hugh
★ Jann Wenner at Notable Names Database
★
★ Jann's World at Salon.com
★ How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Jann Wenner Article by David Dalton in Gadfly
| Contents |
| Childhood |
| Media Industry |
| Personal life |
| Miscellaneous |
| References |
| External links |
Childhood
Wenner's parents divorced in 1958, and he and his sisters, Kate and Merlin, were sent to boarding schools to live. There, his parents fought over a custody battle as no one wanted to keep him, something Wenner half-jokes about today. He graduated from high school at Chadwick School in 1964. 1
Media Industry
In 1967, Wenner founded ''Rolling Stone'' with music critic Ralph J. Gleason in San Francisco with $7500 borrowed from the family of his wife, Jane Wenner (née Schindelheim), whom he married that same year. Wenner stole a list of recording industry contacts ("a mailing list and a corporate name (Straight Arrow Publishing)") from a nearby radio station to begin his publication.[1]
With an eye for talent, Wenner backed the careers of writers Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe, and discovered photographer Annie Leibovitz, among many others who became icons of their professions. His falling-outs with writers were legendary, most famous of which would be the breakdown of his relationship with the rock critic Lester Bangs, but many of Wenner's prodigies, such as the writer/director Cameron Crowe still credit him for giving them their biggest break. In the 1970s, ''Rolling Stone'' shifted its base of operations from San Francisco to New York City when Wenner befriended many celebrities, amongst them most famously Jacqueline Kennedy and John Lennon. This led to criticism of him being a ''starfucker''.[2]
The circulation of ''Rolling Stone'' dipped briefly in the late 1970s/ early 1980s as Wenner's crew was slow to cover the emergence of punk rock and again in the 1990s, when the middle-aged magazine lost ground to ''Spin'' and ''Blender'' in coverage of hip-hop. Wenner hired former ''FHM'' editor Ed Needham, who was then replaced by Will Dana to turn his flagship magazine around, and by 2006, ''Rolling Stone's circulation was at an all-time high of 1.5 million copies sold every fortnight. In May 2006, ''Rolling Stone'' published its 1000th edition.
Wenner has also had a hand in the writing of many of ''Rolling Stone's famous profiles. More recently however, his writing has been politically-centred. He covered Bill Clinton, Al Gore and John Kerry for the magazine during their election campaigns and in November 2005 had a major interview with U2 rockstar Bono which glossed over music and politics. The article went on to win many journalism awards that year.
''Rolling Stone'' and Jann Wenner are chronicalized in two books, ''Gone Crazy and Back Again'' as well as ''An Uncensored History of Rolling Stone Magazine''. Former ''Rolling Stone'' journalist and Wenner protege David Weir is working on a biography.[3]
In 1977, Wenner cofounded the magazine Outside in 1977, with William Randolph Hearst III and Jack Ford. He also briefly managed the magazine Look and in 1993, started the magazine ''Family Life''.
Personal life
Wenner and his wife separated in 1995, though Jane Wenner still remains a vice president of Wenner Media. She and Wenner have three sons, Alexander Jann, Theo, and Edward Augustus.
Since 1995, Wenner's companion has been Matt Nye, a former model and fashion designer. The two men have a son, Noah Jasper Nye Wenner (b. 2006-08-20) who was conceived with a surrogate.[4]
Miscellaneous
In the mid 1990s, Wenner was offered a chance by Marc Andreessen to invest in Netscape but turned it down.
In 1985, he appeared in the movie ''Perfect'' with Jamie Lee Curtis and John Travolta. He also had a cameo role in Cameron Crowe's 2000 movie ''Almost Famous'', in which his younger self was portrayed by Eion Bailey.
In 2005, Wenner was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the Lifetime Achievement category. He is also the founder of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Wenner also made a guest "appearance" in the Marvel Comic "Daredevil" issue 100 in 1973, in which he interviews the Superhero, who is thereby motivated to remember his origins (which he shares with the readers of the comic, but not with Wenner.)
References
1. Wenner's World
2. Checkout Clout
3. Faculty: David Weir
4. Liz Smith: Happy Day for Hugh
External links
★ Jann Wenner at Notable Names Database
★
★ Jann's World at Salon.com
★ How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Jann Wenner Article by David Dalton in Gadfly
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