Houston City Magazine
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Houston City Magazine begin in 1977 as In Houston Magazine. Founders included R. D. Walker, Curtis Lang and UPS Press Syndicate. The magazine was purchased by Francois de Menil in 1978. In 1980 it was purchased by Southwest Media Corporation of Texas owned by Ray Lee Hunt of Dallas. Southwest Media also owned D Magazine of Dallas, Texas Homes and Sport Magazine. The magazine was sold to Texas Monthly in 1987 and ceased publication. The prints and negatives associated with articles published in Houston City Magazine from 1978 to 1986 are now part of the University of Texas Center for American History in Austin. [1]
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[edit] Staff
[edit] Editors-in-Chief
- Curtis Lang 1977 (later The Village Voice, now Satay Center in New York [2])
- Tom Curtis 1978-1980 (now Texas Monthly)
- David Legge 1982-1984
- Fred Rhodes 1984-1986 (now an attorney in Houston)
- Douglas Milburn 1986-1987 (now Magellen's Log [3])
[edit] Editors
- Ryan Bernard
- Michael Berryhill (later Houston Press, now The University of Houston)
- Barbara Cannetti (now The University of Houston)
- Kathryn Casey (now an author in Houston[4])
- Claire Cassidy (now an author in Houston)
- Allison Cook (later Texas Monthly, now The Houston Chronicle)
- Bob Daily (now television writer and producer Frasier, Desperate Housewives)
- Rod Davis (later The Texas Observer, now D Magazine)
- Tim Fleck (later Houston Press, now The Houston Chronicle)
- Tom Overton (deceased)
- Mimi Schwartz (now Texas Monthly)
- Jan Short
[edit] Contributing Editors
- Pat Dougherty (now television writer and producer)
- Jerry Jeanmard (now interior designer in Houston)
- Patricia Martin
[edit] Art Directors
- Catherine MacIntosh (now The Houston Chronicle)
- Brian Noyes (later The Washington Post, now Smithsonian Magazine)
[edit] Production Managers
- Mike Peters (later The Dallas Morning News, now Anchorage Daily News)
