THE PHOENIX MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS GROUP
126 Brookline Ave.
Boston, MA 02215
(617) 536-5390
FAX (617) 536-1463
letters@phx.com
The Phoenix Media/Communications Group is a family of companies that work together to reach people who share a similar lifestyle. Cooperatively, they create a unique atmosphere for our readers. Our company reflects a commitment to new ideas rooted in a solid and broadly cooperative business model. Put simply, we think this is the way new media works.
The Phoenix and thePhoenix.com
The Boston Phoenix was started in 1966 as a four-page arts-and-entertainment alternative newsweekly. Today, it is one of the largest publications of its kind in the country. The Phoenix is nationally known for its award-winning, incisive journalism and publishes the most comprehensive arts-and-entertainment listings of any paper in New England.
Over the years, the Phoenix has received many awards for excellence in journalism, including honors from the New England Press Association, the Penny-Missouri Newspaper Awards, the American Bar Association Gavel Awards, and the ASCAP-Deems Taylor Awards. In 1994, Phoenix classical-music writer Lloyd Schwartz was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for criticism.
In 1988, the Phoenix got into expansionist gear by acquiring the NewPaper in Rhode Island. In 1993, the NewPaper was re-christened the Providence Phoenix. In September of 1999, the paper extended its reach into Maine and Southern New Hampshire with the publication of the Portland Phoenix. Today, total Phoenix circulation is 253,000.
The Phoenix Web site features 90% of the paper's content posted online every week, and it is searchable and archived. We've won a host of critical awards for both our layout and content.
FNX Radio Network
In 1983, 101.7 WFNX signed on the air in Boston to provide listeners with the best in new music and comprehensive coverage of arts and entertainment. People quickly took notice and tuned in, and the fledgling station was soon recognized nationally as a pioneer in the alternative music format. Broadcasting worldwide at fnxradio.com and over the airwaves of 92.1 FNX in Maine and New Hampshire. FNX has expanded its reach and vision even farther to its broad, yet eclectic alternative audience. Visit FNX Radio on the web:www.fnxradio.com
STUFF@night Magazine
Showcasing Boston's vibrant nightlife scene, our bi-weekly magazine has interviews and features with the people who have transformed Boston into a world-class town for fashion, food, and fun. Visit STUFF@night on the web:www.stuffatnight.com
Phoenix Media Ventures
The sports magazine and music program magazine division of PM/CG. PMV publishes the official yearbooks of the Boston Celtics, Boston Bruins, and the Boston Marathon Official Program. PMV also publishes the official program guides for the Tweeter Center, Bank of America Pavilion Summer Music Series, and World Music/Crash Arts.
Tele-publishing, Inc./People2People.com is the world's largest provider of voice personals to the publishing industry, and the web's most advanced online personals site. Visit Tele-publishing on the web:www.tpigroup.com and www.people2people.com
MassWeb Printing is a state-of-the art four-color web offset printing facility which prints all of our own products, plus many other regional newspapers. Visit MassWeb on the web: www.masswebprinting.com
The Masthead
Publisher & Chairman: Stephen M. Mindich
President: Bradley Mindich
Chief Financial Officer: Richard Gallagher
Executive Editor: Peter Kadzis
Editor: Lance Gould
BOSTON
Senior Managing Editor: Clif Garboden
Design Director: Kristen Goodfriend
Associate Design Director: Kevin Banks
Editorial Designer: Christine Atturio
Production Artist: Nicole Mercado
Arts Editor: Jeffrey Gantz
Associate Arts Editor: Jon Garelick
Arts Editor (Theater): Carolyn Clay
Arts Editor (Film): Peter Keough
Arts Editor (Music): Michael Brodeur
Food Editor: Tamara Wieder
Staff Editors: Vanessa Czarnecki, Sean Kerrigan
Staff Writers: David S. Bernstein, Mike Miliard, James Parker, Adam Reilly
Events Editor: Will Spitz
Music Listings Coordinator: Megan Bell
Arts Listing Coordinator: Maddy Myers
Assistant to the Editor: Ian Sands
Contributing Editor: Lloyd Schwartz (classical)
Contributing Writers: Greg Cook, William Corbett, Amy Finch, Michael Freedberg, Kris Frieswick, Dan Kennedy, Brett Milano, Christopher Millis, Robert Nadeau, Alan Olifson, Gerald Peary, Alicia Potter, Marcia B. Siegel, Harvey Silverglate, Gary Susman, Charles Taylor, Jason Vest, Steve Vineberg
Cartoonist: David Sipress
Astrologer: Symboline Dai
New Media
Web Editor: Carly Carioli
Assistant Web Editor: Nina MacLaughlin
Senior Web Developer: Gavin Storey
Web Developer: TJ Miller
Online Content Coordinators: Ryan Stewart, Caitlin E. Curran
Online Sales Director: Michael Latchford
Web Sales Coordinator: Elizabeth Witte
Interactive Marketing Manager: Isabel Aller
National Sales
Vice-President of National Print Sales: Everett Finkelstein
National Sales Coordinator: Adam Oppenheimer
National Sales Account Executives: Sean Weymouth
National Sales/Marketing Executive: Stacy Huggins
Advertising Sales
Vice-President of Print Media Sales: A. William Risteen
Senior Account Executives: Rebekah Burns, Howard Temkin
Account Executives: Matthew King, Matthew Maalouf, Ashley Lundgren, David Carona, Colin Haviland, Ryan Davey
Traffic Manager: Kevin Lawrence
Traffic Coordinator: Rachael Wallis
Retail Sales Manager: Brian J. Russell
Sales Assistant: Kelly Ahearn
Adult Site Moderator/Sales Support: Michelle Deutsch
Marketing
Vice President of Marketing and Business Development: Michael C.Bornhorst
Director of Promotions: Brian Appel
Interactive Marketing Manager: Isabel Aller
Senior Marketing Graphic Designer: Janet Smith
Advertising Art Department
Creative Director: Mike Diskin
Corporate Production Manager: Travis Ritch
Senior Graphic Designer: Angelina Berardi
Circulation
Circulation Director: James Dorgan
Circulation Manager: Michael Johnson
Operations
Vice President of Operations: David Dinnage
IT Director: Bill Ovoian
Senior Project Manager: David Hosker
Network Manager: Brad Harmon
Information Services Technician: Hack Warrensford
Facilities Manager: John Nunziato
Finance
Corporate Controller: Michael Notkin
Assistant Corporate Controller: Andrea Lee
Print Controller: Scotty Cole
Corporate Credit Manager: Michael Tosi
Corporate Accounting Manager: Kimberly Hajtol
Corporate Staff Accountant: Diane Harney-Buderman
Merchandise Administrator: Alan Orlove
Valueclub Business Development Manager: Kristin Haynes
Trade Administrator: Kristina Weljkovic
Senior Accountant: Joseph Butler
Payroll: Juli Zhu
Cash Analyst: Mark Meltzer
Human Resources
Human Resources Director: Kathleen Parrish
Employment Specialist: Malia Lawson
Human Resources Administrator: Brooke Daly
Receptionist/Administrative Assistant: Kimberlee Mullaney
PROVIDENCE
Associate Publisher: Stephen L. Brown
Managing Editor: Lou Papineau
News Editor: Ian Donnis
Contributing Editor: Jim Macnie
Contributing Writers: Rudy Cheeks, Bob Gulla, Brian C. Jones, Phillipe & Jorge, Bill Rodriguez, Johnette Rodriguez, Pam Steager, Steven Stycos, Chip Young
Contributing Illustrators: Steve Brosnihan, Elizabeth Rock
Contributing Photographer: Richard McCaffrey
Contributing Graphic Artist: Collen Boisvert, Lisa Beauregard
Credit/ Collections Supervisor: Anita Anderson
General Sales Manager: Bridget Benedetti
Production Manager: Stacy Congdon
Senior Traffic Coordinator: Alissa Creighton
Retail Account Executive: Jennifer Dyson, Andrea Mark, Ginny Keneally, Erin Moore, Dayna Mancini Pryor, Bruce Allen
PORTLAND
Associate Publisher: Marc Shepard
Managing Editor: Jeff Inglis
Listings Coordinator: Christopher Gray
Staff Writer: Deirdre Fulton
Contributing Writers: Al Diamon, Brian Duff, Tony Giampetruzzi, Megan Grumbling, David Kish, Amelia Labreck, Ian Paige, Sam Pfeifle, Todd Richard, Lindsay Sterling, Shay Stewart-Bouley, Lance Tapley, Rick Wormwood
Vice President of National Sales: Everett Finkelstein
Portland Sales Manager: John Marshall
Account Executives: Eric Kenney, Tim Pothier, Scott Bowe
Classified Account Executive: Nicole Elwell
Creative Director: Janice Checchio
Traffic/Credit Coordinator: Sonya Tomlinson
OFFICES
Boston:
126 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Tel: (617) 536-5390
Advertising department fax: 536-1463
Editorial department fax 859-8201
Classifieds:
126 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215
Tel: (617) 859-3300; Fax: (617) 425-2670
Providence:
150 Chestnut St., Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 273-6397; Fax: (401) 273-0920
Portland:
16 York St., Suite 102, Portland, ME 04101
Tel: (207) 773-8900; Fax: (207) 773-8905
National Sales Office:
150 Chestnut St., Providence, RI 02903
Tel: (401) 273-6397 x232; Fax: (401) 272-8712
World Wide Web site: www.thephoenix.com
INFORMATION
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