D Magazine

Editor-in-chief	Christine Allison
Categories	City magazine
Frequency	Monthly
Total circulation (June 2012)	60,971[1]
First issue	October 1974; 51 years ago (1974-10)
Company	D Magazine Partners
Country	United States
Based in	Dallas, Texas
Website	www.dmagazine.com
ISSN	0161-7826

D Magazine is an American monthlymagazine coveringDallas–Fort Worth, Texas. It is headquartered inDowntown Dallas.^[2]

D Magazine covers a range of topics including politics, business, food, fashion and lifestyle in the city of Dallas. The first issue was published in October 1974 by its founders,Wick Allison and Jim Atkinson.

D Magazine was founded in 1974 by two University of Texas graduates, Wick Allison and Jim Atkinson. Both had a vision of givingDallas an independent city magazine with an impact that would serve readers’ interests. They developed their concept after-hours while Allison, a Dallas native, attended graduate school atSouthern Methodist University and Atkinson reported on KERA’s dailyNewsroom program. Their vision was backed financially by young Dallas business people who shared their belief in the need for a strong city magazine.

The magazine received an early boost fromNeiman Marcus founderStanley Marcus, who sent a letter to 200,000 Neiman Marcus cardholders in the Dallas area, urging them to subscribe to the new magazine. It is a member of theCity and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).^[3]

The magazine was not well received by everyone. In 1975 then-mayor Wes Wisesued the magazine forlibel.^[4] That same year the Dallas Restaurant Association sent a letter to its members urging an advertising boycott of the magazine because of its critical dining reviews. In 1990,American Express purchased the magazine, but the new ownership was not successful. In 1996, original founder Wick Allison repurchased the magazine with a group of investors, and in 2003 became the sole owner.

The editors and staff writers ofD also publishFrontBurner, ablog about things relating to Dallas. In 2000, Allison launched a sister magazine,D Home, for thehome furnishings industry, and in 2003 a magazine for local brides calledD Weddings. By 2007 there were five more magazines under theD brand, serving various communities of interest, as well asnine associated community weeklies serving affluent neighborhoods in Dallas.

In 2008,D Magazine laid off 19% of its staff and closed three of its newspapers due to shrinking revenue from advertising.^[5] The magazine laid off an additional 12% of its staff in 2009.^[6]

D Magazine Partners also publishesD Home,D CEO,Dallas/Fort Worth Medical Directory,D Weddings,Private School Handbook, and Dmagazine.com, a daily resource for best restaurants in Dallas, recommendations for things to do, local news, and commentary on life in Dallas.

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