Boston is a monthly magazine concerning life in the Greater Boston area and has been in publication since 1805.[2]
 February 2006 issue | |
| Editor | Chris Vogel |
|---|---|
| Categories | Lifestyle |
| Frequency | Monthly |
| Publisher | Metrocorp Publishing |
| Total circulation (2016) | 83,079[1] |
| Founded | 1805 |
| Country | United States |
| Based in | Horticultural Hall Boston, Massachusetts |
| Language | English |
| Website | bostonmagazine |
| ISSN | 0006-7989 |
History
editBoston magazine was started in 1805.[2][3]
The magazine is owned by Metrocorp Publishing, a Philadelphia-based publishing company, that acquired the magazine in 1970.[4] The company also owns Philadelphia magazine.[5] The magazine claims a publication of 500,000 issues per month, its percentage of newsstand copies sold is among the highest of any magazine of any kind in the United States, and it has been named among the best city magazines in the nation nine times in the last ten years by the City and Regional Magazine Association.[6]
Former editors-in-chief include Carly Carioli, John Wolfson, and Andrew Putz.[5]
In May 2015, Boston magazine was awarded by the City and Regional Magazine Association.[5]
Business relationships
edit- Boston magazine has been owned by the Philadelphia-based company Metrocorp Publishing (sometimes rendered in camel case as "MetroCorp") since 1971.[7][8]
- WCVB-TV Channel 5, WBZ NewsRadio, Greater Media, WBUR, and Magic 106.7 collaborate and cross-promote with Boston magazine.[7]
- Boston magazine is a member of the American Society of Magazine Editors (ASME).[7]
References
edit- ^ "Total Circ - Consumer Magazines". Alliance for Audited Media. June 2016. Archived from the original on January 23, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
- ^ a b "Boston by Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce". WorldCat. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ Paul Lewis (April 5, 2016). The Citizen Poets of Boston: A Collection of Forgotten Poems, 1789-1820. University Press of New England. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-61168-930-3. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ David L. Harris (December 26, 2017). "Owner of Boston magazine dies at 88". Boston Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
Lipson purchased Boston magazine in 1970.
- ^ a b c David L. Harris (December 23, 2015). "Another Boston magazine editor-in-chief out after short tenure". Boston Business Journal. Archived from the original on January 16, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
- ^ "About Boston". Boston. via Internet Archive.
- ^ a b c "Boston masthead". Boston Magazine. Archived from the original on November 11, 2006.
- ^ "Metrocorp and Philadelphia Magazine Announce Change in Organizational Leadership". PR Newswire. April 22, 2003. Archived from the original on February 6, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.