Radar Online
Type of site
Celebrity News
Available inEnglish
OwnerAmerican Media Inc.
URLradaronline.com
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
Launched2008

Radar Online is an American entertainment and gossip website that was first published as a print and online publication in September 2003 before becoming exclusively online.[1][2][3] As of 2008, the magazine has been owned by the publisher American Media Inc.[4] American Media's former Chief Content Officer, Dylan Howard, oversaw the publication until 2020.[5][6]

History

The magazine Radar published articles on entertainment, fashion, politics, and human interest and was founded and edited by Maer Roshan in September 2003.[7][8][9] After a series of three test issues focused on satire, he relaunched it in 2005 and again in 2006 with help from investors and family members, including Jeffrey Epstein.[10][11][12] Radar was awarded a General Excellence nomination by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2007. Its website, Radar Online, earned an audience of one million a month soon after it launched.[citation needed]

The print magazine was suddenly shuttered in 2008 after its primary backer, billionaire Ron Burkle, who owned a substantial interest in Star and National Enquirer publisher American Media, withdrew. Radar Online was relaunched in March 2009 with a rebranding, focusing on celebrity items about gossip, fashion, and pop culture. All articles previously published by Radar Online were erased from the site.

References

  1. ^ Lauren Sandler (April 19, 2003). "In iffy times, a bold magazine launch - Los Angeles Times". Special to The Times. Articles.latimes.com. Archived from the original on December 18, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Dworin, Caroline H. (November 9, 2008). "Bad News at Snarky Gulch". The New York Times. Archived from the original on May 2, 2018. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  3. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (April 11, 2005). "Reviving a Magazine With Ballast of a Web Site First". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
  4. ^ Stableford, Dylan (October 24, 2008). "Radar Folds; Web Site Sold to AMI". Folio. Archived from the original on March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Dool, Greg (October 26, 2017). "Us Weekly Editor James Heidenry Out at American Media, Inc". Folio. Archived from the original on August 21, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  6. ^ "American Media, Inc. Names Dylan Howard Chief Content Officer of the AMI Celebrity Group". PR Newswire. October 26, 2017. Archived from the original on July 15, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  7. ^ "Radar Folding? [Updated] Magazine Folds, AMI Purchases Website - FishbowlNY". Mediabistro.com. October 24, 2008. Archived from the original on March 9, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  8. ^ Koblin, John (October 24, 2008). "Radar Shutting Down (Again)". The New York Observer. Observer.com. Archived from the original on December 17, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  9. ^ "Radar Magazine Folding Again". Business Insider. October 24, 2008. Archived from the original on May 20, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  10. ^ Zuckerman and financier to back pop culture magazine. (October 18, 2004) New York Times newspaper.
  11. ^ Fine, Jon (December 14, 2005). "Radar Magazine Folds". BusinessWeek. Archived from the original on May 23, 2013. Retrieved December 15, 2013.
  12. ^ Seelye, Katharine Q. (April 11, 2005). "Radar Magazine Rises From the Ashes Again". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 19, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

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