Newspaper article

Name/Title

Newspaper article

Entry/Object ID

2023.32.267

Scope and Content

Pages F1 and F3 of the St. Joseph News-Press Business section, of the Sunday - Jan. 19, 2003 edition. An article titled 'SECOND RUN - PUBLIUSHER SEEKS TO RESTART CITY MAGAZINE', by Marjie Kosman. The article includes a picture of Karl Stout with the caption 'Karl Stout, publisher of the St. Joseph Magazine, sits in his office at 101 S. Fourth St. Mr Stout is restarting h magazine, which was last published in the late 1970s.

Context

In a small underground office in downtown St. Joseph, three people are eagerly working away on what they hope will be a piece of St. Joseph history. On March 1, publisher Karl Stout and his employees will unveil St. Joseph Magazine . . . . This is not the first time Mr. Stout has tried to launch a magazine in St. Joseph. . . . originally debuted in June of 1977 with a cover story on Magoon's Famous Delicatessen. . . . (current) owner, Neal Morris remembers the magazine . . . . "(The magazine) was one of those things that pulled people together," . . . Mr. Morris said.. . . Mr. Morris moved from Lawrence, Kan., to St Joseph in 1956 and has taken great pride in his current home ever since. . . . . pride is what Mr Stout hopes to instill . . . . with his publication. "We will cover things of interest to the people of St. Joseph," . . . . "We can help St. Joseph continue on what I already see as a growing trend." The new city magazine faces an uphill battle in an industry where more than 100 new city and regional magazines have been launched since 2001. . . . . Please see Publisher/Page F3 Dr. Husni, . . , is a graduate of Missouri-Columbia . . . and closely racks the magazine industry. The statistics don't scare Mr. Stout . . . "There's a lot of difference between a man who's been in the business for 45 years . . . and someone just starting out." . . . ." I've . . . learned from those mistakes." Mr. Stout began toying with the idea of starting a city magazine . . . in the mid-1970s. . . . He . . . read a copy of a Kansas City Magazine . . . and decided his own town could use a similar magazine. " At that time there was very little support . . . " "But now, the people I've talked to are very enthused about it, . . . . " The magazine's last issue was printed in May 1979 . . . amid a legal battle . . . . in 1978. . . . the magazine . . . (was) forced into bankruptcy . . . . . . .Mr. Stout moved to Scottsville, Ariz. where he published a similar magazine . . , and formed several in flight magazines for United Express. He retired in 1997 and . . his restored interest in St. Joseph Magazine came after a trip to Missouri late last year . . . . " . . . . . ," "The timing was right for reviving the magazine. . . . . " For 24 years, Mr. Stout kept a list of 2,500 readers whose subscription was unfulfilled when the magazine ceased publication. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The magazine will be available throughout St. Joseph. Subscriptions are available . . . . . For more information visit www.stjosephmag.com.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Clipping, Newspaper

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Clipping

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

13" X 21"