Paul Colichman is a media entrepreneur who began the gay cable channel Here! and the Internet portal GayWired.com. John Waters nicknamed Colichman "the gay Citizen Hearst."[1]
He attended the University of California, Los Angeles and received an M.B.A.[1] After graduating from UCLA, Colichman worked briefly at Fox before partnering with Miles Copeland III in the film company I.R.S. Media.[1]
In 1995, Peter Dekom introduced Colichman to Stephen P. Jarchow, a tax and real estate lawyer. While the two men are opposites in demeanor and lifestyle, they share a business vision that led them to form Regent Entertainment.[1]
The critical and commercial success of Regent's Gods and Monsters inspired Colichman and Jarchow to launch Here! As of 2008, the two men report investing about $40 million of their own money and Regent profits in the cable channel.[1]
In 2008, Colichman and Jarchow announced a $6.5 million deal to buy the gay newsmagazine The Advocate, the gay monthly magazine Out and related publications. The deal includes acquisition of three adult magazines — Freshmen, Unzipped, and Men — and the buygay.com domain name. Colichman announced that the buygay.com site would end sales of adult films and sex toys and be reoriented toward promoting Out and The Advocate.[1]