Veteran Magazine Publisher and Former AOL Time Warner Executive Dick Porter Joins American Profile Magazine.Business Editors FRANKLIN, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 6, 2002 Publishing Group of America (PGA (1) (Professional Graphics Adapter) An early IBM PC display standard for 3D processing with 640x480x256 resolution. It was not widely used. (2) (Programmable Gate Array) See gate array and FPGA. ), a Franklin, Tenn.-based media company that publishes American Profile magazine has named industry veteran Richard (Dick) G. Porter president of American Profile and senior vice president of publishing for PGA. Porter brings strong magazine management, marketing and sales experience to PGA, having served as publisher for TV Guide Magazine, Reader's Digest Reader's Digest U.S.-based monthly magazine. Founded by DeWitt and Lila Wallace, it was first published in 1922 as a digest of articles of topical interest and entertainment value condensed from other periodicals. and Prevention Magazine. Most recently, he was executive vice president of interactive marketing sales for AOL (A division of Time Warner, Inc., New York, NY, www.aol.com) The world's largest online information service with access to the Internet, e-mail, chat rooms and a variety of databases and services. Time Warner, the world's leading media company. "The addition of Dick to our team signifies PGA's growing strength and its commitment to be the preeminent pre·em·i·nent or pre-em·i·nent adj. Superior to or notable above all others; outstanding. See Synonyms at dominant, noted. [Middle English, from Latin prae media company that delivers hometown American consumers to national advertisers," said L. Daniel Hammond, president, chief executive officer and chairman of Publishing Group of America. "His invaluable experience will help strengthen the company in all facets of our business." Porter joined TV Guide as publisher in 1998 and was promoted to executive vice president and general manager of media sales, overseeing all ad sales efforts for print, online, cable, in-store and interactive television. He helped grow print ad pages to an all-time high and launched an interactive programming guide as a portal for digital television. He served five years with Reader's Digest, joining the magazine in 1993 as associate publisher. Porter also helped re-launch Prevention Magazine and secured two consecutive record years in revenue during his tenure from 1991-1992. Porter's other magazine experience includes positions with Woman's Day Woman's Day is an American magazine aimed at a female readership, covering such subjects as food, nutrition, fitness, beauty and fashion. It was first published in 1931 as a free A&P in-store menu/recipe planner, calculated to make customers buy more by giving them meal and Ziff-Davis Publishing. "American Profile is upbeat, community-focused and has a great opportunity to become the voice of the grassroots marketplace," said Porter. "I'm impressed with the quality of the publication and the people and look forward to making a significant contribution." American Profile, a national weekly magazine celebrating hometown life, is distributed through more than 812 community newspapers with a circulation of over 4.2 million and readership of nearly 12 million. The company has offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. , Chicago and Nashville, Tenn. Since its launch in April 2000, American Profile, now the fourth largest weekly magazine, has helped advertisers gain access to hard-to-reach hometown markets that represent 30 percent of U.S. households and $344 billion in total retail spending power The power of legislatures to tax and spend. Spending power is conferred to state and federal legislatures through their constitution. Judicial Review of legislative spending varies from state to state, but the law of federal spending informs courts in all states. . The magazine has gained the attention of national advertisers representing all categories, from food and packaged goods Noun 1. packaged goods - groceries that are packaged for sale foodstuff, grocery - (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one to beauty, entertainment, power equipment and direct response. In 2000, magazine industry expert Samir Husni named American Profile "top magazine launch of the year," along with Oprah Winfrey's O. Magazine. About American Profile Franklin, Tennessee-based Publishing Group of America publishes American Profile, which launched in April 2000. American Profile was named top magazine launch of 2000 and was the second largest publishing launch in U.S. history. It is distributed through 812 community newspapers with a combined circulation of over 4.2 million. The magazine has five regional editions featuring the good news about life in America's hometowns. Editorial content includes Hometown Heroes, a regional calendar of events, recipes and national stories about celebrities with hometown ties, health trends, and entertainment and current issues. Each issue also profiles one of America's great hometowns. The company has offices in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , Los Angeles, Chicago and Nashville, Tenn. More information about American Profile is available online at www.americanprofile.com or by calling 1-800-720-6323. |
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