Guide Note:

Jann Wenner is the co-founder of Rolling Stone Magazine and the owner of Men's Journal and Us Weekly.

Fast Facts:

Born: January 7, 1946
1966: Dropped out of the University of California at Berkeley
1967: Co-founded Rolling Stone Magazine with Ralph J. Gleason in San Francisco
1977: Shifted Rolling Stone's base of operations from San Francisco to New York City
1977: Founded Outside Magazine
1983: Co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation
1995: Separated from his wife Jane
Since the separation his partner has been Matt Nye
1997:Inducted into the Society of Magazine Editors
Hired Annie Leibovitz when she was still a student

Early Life and Career

Jann Wenner was born in New York City in 1946. After graduating from the Chadwick School in 1964 he attended the University of California at Berkeley. He dropped out of Berkeley in 1966 and co-founded Rolling Stone a year later with his mentor, Ralph J. Gleason.

Today, Rolling Stone is a major music and lifestyle publication. In 2006, the magazine published it's 1000th issue and was selling a reported 1.5 million copies every two weeks.¹

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IMDb: Jann Wenner Filmography
YouTube Video: Jann Wenner Talks with Charlie Rose (Time: 2:17)

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NewsBusters.org: Nervous MSM Suggests McCain Scrap Sarah (September 3, 2008)
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BusinessWeek: "The Last Tycoon of Print" (2007)
Los Angeles Times: 'Gonzo: The Life of Hunter S. Thompson,' by Jann S. Wenner... (2007)
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WashingtonPost.com: "How Does it Feel?" (2006)
Gadfly Online: We Visit Mr. Zeitgeist... (1999)

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Jann Wenner Biographies, Articles, and Blogs

Rolling Stone: "Our 1000th Issue" (May 4, 2006)
Rolling Stone: Jann Wenner's 1968 Interview With Eric Clapton
WFMU's Beware of the Blog: Jann Wenner's 1971 Interview With John Lennon
ABC.com: "Person of the Week: Jann Wenner" (2006)
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New York Post: "Wenner's New Fitness Friend" (2007)
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