Bruce T. Bowling Named Group Publisher of Public Safety Product News.MELVILLE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 30, 1999-- Cygnus Publishing announced today that Bruce T. Bowling has been named group publisher of Public Safety Product News (PSPN PSPN Public Service Phone Numbers ). He will oversee the editorial, marketing, and strategic direction of the magazine in addition to his role as group publisher of Firehouse Magazine. Former publisher of PSPN, Michael George, has chosen to focus solely on his position as publisher of Law Enforcement Product News with additional responsibilities including the magazine's online opportunities. "Bruce has an exceptional background within the public safety market and is a major factor in the success of Firehouse Magazine," says Chuck Stentiford, senior vice president of Cygnus Publishing. "We look forward to his bringing that same talent and expertise to Public Safety Product News." All editorial operations for the publication will move from Denver to the company's Melville, New York Melville is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Huntington in Suffolk County on Long Island, New York, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, 14,533 people resided there. offices in November. This move will allow the staffs of both PSPN and Firehouse to work more closely together. "Public Safety Product News and Firehouse Magazine have enormous synergy The enhanced result of two or more people, groups or organizations working together. In other words, one and one equals three! It comes from the Greek "synergia," which means joint work and cooperative action. and are uniquely matched to complement one another," says Bruce T. Bowling. "We will continue to bring in new alliances and believe that Public Safety Product News will soon become a leader in the field as Firehouse has become." Cygnus Publishing purchased Public Safety Product News last year, gaining a solid foothold foot·hold n. 1. A place providing support for the foot in climbing or standing. 2. A firm or secure position that provides a base for further advancement. foothold Noun 1. on the public and fire safety market which is estimated to spend more than 2.5 billion per year. It is the only publication to serve all five segments of the public safety sector. The magazine is published bimonthly bi·month·ly adj. 1. Happening every two months. 2. Happening twice a month; semimonthly. adv. 1. Once every two months. 2. Twice a month; semimonthly. n. pl. and provides valuable editorial content for firefighters, emergency medical services An Emergency medical service (abbreviated to initialism "EMS" in many countries) is a service providing out-of-hospital acute care and transport to definitive care, to patients with illnesses and injuries which the patient believes constitutes a medical emergency. , search and rescue, 911 emergency response, airport safety and security personnel. The publication is mailed to over 30,000 subscribers who are qualified as active buyers of public safety products and services. PSPN's circulation is audited by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) to maintain strict qualification of its readers. Firehouse Magazine is the largest publication for the fire and emergency services emergency services Emergency care '…services …necessary to prevent death or serious impairment of health and, because of the danger to life or health, require the use of the most accessible hospital available and equipped to furnish those services' sector. It boasts the highest circulation and pass-along readership in the industry and primarily reaches the 1.5 million paid and volunteer firefighters nationwide. It also serves the $2-billion fire service market that includes communications, insurance and medical constituencies. An average subscriber spends more than 90 minutes reading the publication as documented by the Harvey Research organization. Public Safety Product News and Firehouse Magazine are published by Cygnus Publishing, a leader in business-to-business communications, custom publications and expositions. |
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