Jann Wenner
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Jann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946) is an American magazine magnate who is the co-founder and publisher of the popular culture magazine Rolling Stone, and former owner of Men's Journal magazine.
Born in New York City, Wenner graduated from Chadwick School and later attended the University of California, Berkeley.
He dropped out, but while at Berkeley he participated in the Free Speech Movement.
Wenner, with his mentor Ralph J. Gleason, co-founded Rolling Stone in 1967 with the help of a loan from family members and his soon-to-be wife.
Later in his career he became one of the founders of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and has founded other publications.
As a publisher and media figure, he has faced controversy regarding Hall of Fame eligibility favoritism, the breakdown of his relationship with famous gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, and allegations that his magazine's reviews were biased.
Personal life
In the summer of 1967, after Rolling Stone started, Wenner and Jane Schindelheim were married in a small Jewish ceremony. Wenner and his wife separated in 1995, though Jane Wenner still remains a vice president of Wenner Media. She and Wenner have three sons, Alexander Jann, Theodore "Theo" Simon, and Edward Augustus, known as Gus, head of Wenner Media's digital operations.
Since 1995, Wenner's domestic partner has been Matt Nye, a fashion designer. Together, Wenner and Nye have three children born via surrogate mothers, Noah and twins Jude and India Rose.
Early life and career
Wenner was born in New York City, the son of Sim and Edward Wenner. He grew up in a secular Jewish family.
His parents divorced in 1958, and Kate and Merlyn, his sister, were sent to boarding schools. In 1963, he completed his secondary education at the Chadwick School and went on to attend the University of California, Berkeley. Wenner was involved in the Free Speech Movement and wrote "Something's Happening" in the student-run newspaper The Daily Californian before dropping out of Berkeley in 1966.
Wenner obtained a job at Ramparts, a high-circulation muckraker, where Gleason was a contributing editor and Ifer worked on the magazine's spinoff newspaper, with the help of his mentor, San Francisco Chronicle jazz critic Ralph J. Gleason.
Awards and honors
- 2010: Norman Mailer Prize, Lifetime Achievement in Magazine Publishing