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The 25 largest magazine publishing companies in L.A. County.


The 25 largest magazine publishing companies in L.A. County

Ranked by 1987 total advertising pages
Rank  Company                             1987 Advertising
                                          . total pages
                                          . ad rev. (millions)
                                          . revenues (millions)
 1    Petersen Publishing Co.             11,186
      8490 Sunset Blvd.                   $105.58
      Los Angeles 90069                   $197.31
 2    LFP Inc.                            6,984
      9171 Wilshire Blvd.                 $4.39
      Beverly Hills 90210                 WND
 3    Bobit Publishing                    5,212
      2512 Artesia Blvd.                  $10.00+
      Redondo Beach 90278                 $10.00+
 4    East-West Network                   4,946.7
      5900 Wilshire Blvd.                 WND
      Los Angeles 90036                   WND
 5    TL Enterprises Inc.                 4,856
      29901 Agoura Rd.                    $18.00
      Agoura 91301                        $46.00
 6    Wieder Health & Fitness             4,200E
      21100 Erwin St.                     $18.50E
      Woodland Hills 91367                $50.00 - $52.00
 7    Apparel News Group                  3,720 (tabloid)
      945 S. Wall St.                     $6.50
      Los Angeles 90015                   $7.00
 8    Knapp Communications Corp.          3,245
      5900 Wilshire Blvd.                 WND
      Los Angeles 90036                   $119.00
 9    Leisure Publications                2,836
      3923 W. Sixth St.                   $3.00+
      Los Angeles 90020                   $8.00+
10    Miramar Publishing Co.              2,786
      2048 Cotner Ave.                    $5.20
      Los Angeles 90025                   $6.00
11    Wizard Publications                 2,500E
      3162 Kashiwa St.                    $3.80(1)
      Torrance 90505                      $4.50(1)
12    Performing Arts Network Inc.        2,352
      2999 Overland Ave.                  $6.80
      Los Angeles 90064                   $7.00
13    Argus Publishers Corp.              1,950
      12100 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 250      $5.43
      Los Angeles 90025                   $15.00
14    Los Angeles Magazine                1,893(1)
      1888 Century Park East Suite 920    $11.40(1)
      Los Angeles 90067                   WND
15    Gold Trade Publications             1,607
      P.O. Box 156                        WND
      Encino 91426                        WND
16    Tile and Decorative Surfaces Inc.   1,500
      20335 Ventura Blvd. Suite 400       WND
      Woodland Hills 91364                WND
17    Canon Communications                1,325
      2416 Wilshire Blvd.                 $4.40E
      Santa Monica 90403                  $5.00E
18    Arts Alliance Corp.                 $1,308
      8770 Beverly Blvd.                  WND
      Los Angeles 90048                   WND
19    Creative Age Publications           1,300
      7628 Densmore Ave.                  $3.80
      Van Nuys 91406                      $3.80
20    California Magazines                855
      11601 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 1800     WND
      Los Angeles 90025                   WND
21    Freed Crown Lee Publishing          800+
      6633 Odessa Blvd.                   $2.60E
      Van Nuys 91406                      $2.90E
22    Poole Publications Inc.             787
      20700 Belshaw Ave.                  $2.18
      Carson 90746                        $3.08
23    Wells Publishing                    783
      80 S. Lake Ave. Suite 550           WND
      Pasadena 91101-2610                 WND
24    California Business News Inc.       728(1)
      4221 Wilshire Blvd. Suite 400       $3.60(1)
      Los Angeles 90010                   $4.20(1)
25    Flowers &                           691.2
      12233 W. Olympic Blvd.              $1.00
      Los Angeles 90064                   WND
Publications                    Activities                   Profile
. partial list of               . other company              . year established
  magazines published             operations or              . parent company
                                  activities
Motor Trend, Hot Rod, Sport,    wildlife prints, buyers(1)   1948
Teen, 4-Wheel & Off-Road,       guides, one-shots,           Petersen Publishing
Car Craft, Guns & Ammo          annuals, books               Co.
Hustler, Chic, Rip, Supercycle, none                         1979
Running Times, Hustler                                       LFP  Inc.


Letters, Hustler hustler Sexology A ♂ paid to service–nudge, nudge, wink, wink–♀ or other ♂  Humor humor, according to ancient theory, any of four bodily fluids that determined man's health and temperament. Hippocrates postulated that an imbalance among the humors (blood, phlegm, black bile, and yellow bile) resulted in pain and disease, and that good health was  
Automotive Fleet, Limousine &   none                         1961
Chauffeur, Installation News,                                Bobit Publishing Co
.


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Eastern Review, Northwest       none                         1968
Portfolio, Pan Am Clipper,                                   East-West Network


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Trailer Life, Motorhome, Rider, Good Sam club                1958
RV Business, HiWay Herald,      sponsor, RV book             American Bakeries
RV Buyer's Guide                div., travel srvcs.          Co.
Muscle & Fitness, Shape,        home exercise                1972
Flex, Men's Fitness             equipment, sports            Wieder Health
                                nutritional products         & Fitness
California, New York, Dallas,   NA                           1945
Chicago and Bridal editions of                               MnM Publishing
Apparel News                                                 Corp.
Architectural Digest, Bon       Knapp Press,                 1965
Appetit, Home, KCET             Wilshire Marketing           Knapp
Magazine                                                     Communications Corp
.
Pool & Spa News, Fitness        advertising agency,          1966
Management                      mailing services             Leisure Publication
s
Rental Equipment Register,      trade show prod.,            1935
Homecare, Special Events        show dailies,                Miramar
                                yearbooks, seminars          Publishing Co.
DMX Action, Freestyle,          none                         1973
Homeboy                                                      Wizard Publications
Performing Arts in: L.A., San   none                         1967
Diego, Orange County, San                                    Performing Arts
Francisco, Houston and Dallas                                Network Inc.
Super Chevy, Popular Hot        special issues, Delta        1962
Rodding, Guide to Muscle        Television, Autostar         Argus Publishers
Cars, Off Road, VW & Porsche    Productions                  Corp.
Los Angeles Magazine            annual restaurant            1960
                                guide, Calif.                Capital Cities ABC
                                weekends guide
Landscape Design, Irrigation    directory, trade show        1977
Journal, Arbor Age, Sports                                   Gold Trade
Turf, Landscape & Irrigation                                 Publications
Tile & Decorative Surfaces,     buyer's guides/              1980
Dimensional Stone, Contemp-     directories                  same


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Medical Device & Diagnostic     books, tradeshows,           1979
Industry, Medical Product       buyers guides,               Canon
Manufacturing News              directories, seminars        Communications Inc.
Designers West Magazine         resource directory           1962
                                                             Arts Alliance Corp.
Hospital Gift Shop Mgmt.,       direct response card         1972
Emergency Medical Services,     decks, newsletters,          Creative Age
Dialysis & Transplantation      buyers guides                Publications
California, Angeles, California California design            1976
Design Publication              publications directory       Calif. Magazines In
c.
Motorcycle Product News,        travel planning guide,       1966
Auto Age                        seminars                     Freed Crown Lee
                                                             Publishing
Trailer Boats, The Western      none                         1971
Boatman                                                      Poole
                                                             Publications Inc.
Insurance Journal, Printing     advertising agency           1923
Journal                                                      Wells Publishing
California Business Magazine    none                         1965
                                                             California Business
                                                             News Inc.
Flowers &                       none                         1934
                                                             API
Employees  Sales Manager               Top local executive
. county   . name                      . name
. total    . title                     . title
           . phone number              . phone number
655        Peter F. Clancey            Robert E. Petersen
804        sr. v.p., nat'l adv. dir.   chairman
           (213) 854-2222              (213) 854-2222
150        Paula Thornton              Jim Kohls
150        national adv. dir.          president
           (213) 858-7100              (213) 858-7100
90         WND                         Edward H. Bobit
96                                     ceo
                                       (213) 376-8788
WND        through New York            Jeffrey S. Butler
WND        offices                     ceo
                                       (213) 937-5810
170        Charles Kastler             Richard A. Rouse
210        v.p., national sales dir.   president
           (818) 991-4980              (818) 991-4980
550        Marty Herman                Joe Weider
750        v.p. of sales               chairman, publisher
           (212) 949-0640              (818) 884-6800
45         Melvena Woodard-Lewis       Michelle Markman
60         sales dir.                  exec. editor
           (213) 626-0411              (213) 626-0411
295        each magazine               Cleon T. Knapp
385        has own manager             owner, ceo
                                       (213) 937-4740
40         Ben Mackin                  Nancy Field
40         adv. dir.                   president
           (213) 385-3926              (213) 385-3926
50         Eric Winthrop               Tim Novoselski
50         v.p., sales and mktg.       ceo, president
           (213) 477-1033              (213) 477-1033
20         Brenda Jeffries             Robert Osborn
20         office mgr.                 publisher
           (213) 539-9213              (213) 539-9213
24         Irwin M. Fries              Gilman Kraft
40         exec. v.p. & adv. dir.      president
           (213) 839-8000              (213) 839-8000
52         WND                         George Elliott
52                                     exec. vice president
                                       (213) 820-3601
40         Katie Marin                 Don F. Delle Monache
40         adv. dir.                   publisher
           (213) 557-7592              (213) 557-7592
16         Denne Goldstein             Denne Goldstein
16         president, publisher        president, publisher
           (818) 343-6202              (818) 343-6202
WND        Susan Sommer                Jerry Fisher
WND        asst. publisher             publisher, president
           (818) 704-5555              (818) 704-5555
42         Ruth King                   C.B. Camburn, E. Shears
43         sales manager               publishers
           (213) 829-3388              (213) 829-0315
20         Walton E. Brown             Walton E. Brown
22         pres., publisher            president, publisher
           (213) 657-8231              (213) 657-8231
33         Tom Blackstone              D. Carver, C. Summer
33         sales mgr.                  publishers, co-owners
           (818) 782-7328              (818) 782-7328
82         Joy Aronson                 Alan Bennett
103        chief L.A. adv. mgr.        owner
                                       (213) 479-6511
40         none                        Richard Freed
40                                     president
                                       (818) 997-0644
20         Wiley Poole                 Ralph Poole
22         adv. dir.                   president
           (213) 537-6322              (213) 537-6322
NA         D. Kelly, M. McElrath       Mark Wells
NA         adv. directors              president
                                       (818) 793-7717
30         Michelle Gamble             Thomas Brown
30         adv. & sales dir.           publisher
           (213) 937-5820              (213) 937-5820
10         Mike Falcon                 Jane Silbering
10         adv. dir., assoc. pub.      publisher
           (213) 826-5253              (213) 826-5253


(1)Company did not respond to current survey. Data is from 1988 Book of Lists, or as noted. E - Company estimate. DNA DNA: see nucleic acid.
DNA
 or deoxyribonucleic acid

One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes.
 - Does not apply. NA - Not available. WND WND Wind
WND World Net Daily
WND Waarnemend
WND Wilson Disease Gene (genetic medicine)
WND Will Not Disclose
WND Waving Not Drowning
WND Why Not Design (Citrus Heights, CA) 
 - Would not disclose. Note: The information in this list was supplied or verified ver·i·fy  
tr.v. ver·i·fied, ver·i·fy·ing, ver·i·fies
1. To prove the truth of by presentation of evidence or testimony; substantiate.

2.
 by the companies themselves, surveyed from a base provided by Standard Rate and Data Service Inc. (Wilmette Wilmette (wĭlmĕt`), village (1990 pop. 26,690), Cook co., NE Ill., a residential suburb of Chicago, on Lake Michigan; inc. 1872. A Baha'i temple, Mallinckrodt College, and a U.S. Coast Guard station are there. , Ill.). Survey completed during the week of Nov. 1, 1988.
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