Sacramento Magazine Explained

Editor:Krista Minard
Editor Title:Editor
Frequency:Monthly
Founded:1975
Company:Hour Media
Country:United States
Based:Sacramento, California
Language:English

Sacramento Magazine, sometimes titled Sacramento, was a monthly regional magazine based in Sacramento, California, published and owned by Hour Media.

History

The magazine was established in 1975.[1] Mike O'Brien bought the magazine from Micromedia Affiliates, based in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1993.[2] In 2015 Hour Media LLC, based in Michigan, acquired the Sacramento Magazines Corporation.[3] Since then Joe Chiodo has been the publisher and Krista Minard is the editor of the magazine.

The magazine had 25,000 monthly subscribers and 7,500 newsstand copies.[4] It was a member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).[5]

The magazine ceased publication in August 2023 when it was announced that the magazine had been acquired by the publishers ofrival Sactown Magazine owned by Metropolis Publishing LLC.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members. Sacramento . CRMA . 15 November 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150429165632/http://www.citymag.org/City-and-Regional-Magazine-Association/CRMA-Membership/Member-Directory/index.php/name/Sacramento/listing/24691/ . April 29, 2015 .
  2. News: Mark Glover. Michigan media company acquires Sacramento Magazine. 15 November 2015. The Sacramento Bee. 20 January 2015.
  3. News: Sonya Sorich. Publisher confirms Sacramento magazine has new owner. 15 November 2015. Sacramento Business Journal. 28 January 2015.
  4. http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/30974/Local_Journalists_Lead_Paying_for_Content_Panel Local Journalists Lead "Paying for Content" Panel
  5. Web site: CRMA Magazines. City and Regional Magazine Association. October 14, 2013. https://archive.today/20131015075227/http://www.citymag.org/City-and-Regional-Magazine-Association/Media-Partners/CRMA-Magazines/. October 15, 2013.
  6. News: Mark Anderson. Sactown Magazine buys assets of Sacramento Magazine. 25 August 2023. The Sacramento Business Journal. 21 July 2023.