Profile
Jann Wenner
Magazine Founder
Male
Born
Jan 7, 1946
Age
67
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Attention, Publishers: 'Iconic' Is Not A Business Model (Jeff Bercovici/Forbes)Mediagazer - Feb 19, 2013
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Michael Sigman: Why I Think Elvis Is Still AliveHuffington Post - Jan 20, 2013
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Regina Weinreich: Inventing David Geffen On Pbs: What Am I Gonna Do With Cher?Huffington Post - Nov 06, 2012
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Gary Johnson And The End Of Marijuana As A Fringe IssueThe Atlantic - May 01, 2012
Timeline
Learn about the memorable moments in the evolution of Jann Wenner.
CHILDHOOD
1946
Birth
Born in 1946.
TEENAGE
1958
12 Years Old
Wenner was born in New York City and grew up in a secular Jewish family. His parents divorced in 1958, and he and his sisters, Kate and Merlyn, were sent to boarding schools to live.
1963
17 Years Old
He graduated from high school at Chadwick School in 1963 and went on to attend the University of California, Berkeley.
TWENTIES
1966
20 Years Old
Before dropping out of Berkeley in 1966, Wenner was active in the Free Speech Movement and produced the column "Something's Happening" in the student-run newspaper, The Daily Californian.
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THIRTIES
1976
30 Years Old
Hunter S. Thompson was to provide Rolling Stone coverage for the 1976 Presidential Campaign that would appear in a book published by the magazine.
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1977
31 Years Old
Wenner founded the magazine Outside in 1977; William Randolph Hearst III and Jack Ford both worked for the magazine before Wenner sold it a year later.
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1983
37 Years Old
Wenner, who co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation in 1983, has endured quite a bit of controversy during his career as it relates to his involvement in the organization.
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1985
39 Years Old
In 1985, he bought a share in Us Weekly, followed by a joint purchase of the magazine with The Walt Disney Company the following year.
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FORTIES
1995
49 Years Old
Wenner and his wife separated in 1995, though Jane Wenner still remains a vice president of Wenner Media.
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LATE ADULTHOOD
2007
61 Years Old
In June 2007, Monkees bassist Peter Tork came forward and alleged to the New York Post that Wenner is excluding the group: Wenner "doesn't care what the rules are and just operates how he sees fit.
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2010
64 Years Old
Wenner was credited with spawning the music sensitized generation that served as the launchpad for the visions of Apple Computer co-founder Steve Jobs in an October 2010 Huffington Post column by Eric Ehrmann, one of his early Rolling Stone writers.
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