D Magazine is an American monthly magazine covering Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, Texas. It is headquartered in Downtown Dallas.Home page. D Magazine. Retrieved on May 30, 2014. "750 N St Paul St Ste 2100 Dallas, TX 75201"
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.
History D Magazine was founded in 1974 by two University of Texas at Austin graduates, Wick Allison and Jim Atkinson. Both had a vision of giving Dallas 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 at Southern Methodist University and Atkinson reported on KERA's daily Newsroom 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 from Neiman Marcus founder Stanley 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 the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA).
The magazine was not well received by everyone. In 1975 then-mayor Wes Wise sued the magazine for libel. 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 of D also publish FrontBurner, a blog about things relating to Dallas. In 2000, Allison launched a sister magazine, D Home, for the home furnishings industry, and in 2003 a magazine for local brides called D Weddings. By 2007 there were five more magazines under the D brand, serving various communities of interest, as well as nine 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. The magazine laid off an additional 12% of its staff in 2009.
D Magazine Partners also publishes D 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.
Awards and nominations +YearTypeCategoryAwardTitle2019City & Regional Magazine AwardsMultiplatform StorytellingWinnerD Magazine, "A Day in Dallas" — D Magazine PartnersGeneral Excellence 2 (Circulation 30,000 to 60,000)D Magazine — D Magazine PartnersAncillary: WeddingsFinalistD Weddings, Fall/Winter 2018 — D Magazine PartnersAncillary: General InterestD CEO, November 2018 — D Magazine PartnersProfile (Circulation less than 60,000)D Magazine, "The Rogue Shepherd" (Kathy Wise) — D Magazine PartnersAncillary: Home/ShelterD Home, November/December 2018 — D Magazine Partners2018FOLIO Awards: EddiesCity & Regional - Long-Form Feature ContentWinnerD Magazine, The Rogue Shepherd — D Magazine PartnersCity & Regional - PodcastD Magazine, EarBurner Podcast — D Magazine PartnersConsumer/Custom - Supplemental, Annual or One-ShotD Magazine, 100 Ideas to Living a Beautiful Life in Dallas — D Magazine PartnersCity & Regional - Range of Work by a Single AuthorHonorable MentionD Magazine, Zac Crain — D Magazine PartnersConsumer - NewsletterD Magazine, D Brief — D Magazine PartnersCity & Regional - Immersive/Interactive Storytelling D Magazine, 10 Most Stylish People in Dallas — D Magazine PartnersCity & Regional - Full Issue - South WestD Magazine, May 2018 — D Magazine PartnersCity & Regional - Full Issue - South WestD Home, September/October 2017 — D Magazine PartnersFOLIO Awards: Special RecognitionIndividuals & Teams - Magazine of the YearD Magazine — D Magazine PartnersFOLIO Awards: OzziesCity & Regional - Feature DesignWinnerD Magazine, Best Steakhouses Feature — D Magazine PartnersCity & Regional - Cover DesignHonorable MentionD Magazine, Best Steakhouses — D Magazine PartnersConsumer - PhotographyD Weddings, Gown Shoot — D Magazine PartnersAssociation of Food Journalists (AFJ) AwardsBest Non-Newspaper Food FeatureWinnerD Magazine, "Taste Japan in Dallas" (Eve Hill-Agnus) — D Magazine PartnersBest Food Coverage in a MagazineD Magazine, Eve Hill-Agnus — D Magazine Partners2017FOLIO Awards: Eddies DigitalCity & Regional - News CoverageWinnerD Magazine, Barrett Brown's City Council Reports — D Magazine PartnersFOLIO Awards: EddiesCity & Regional - Series of ArticlesD Magazine, Coverage of Dr. Christopher Duntsch — D Magazine PartnersFOLIO Awards: Ozzies DigitalConsumer/City & Regional - Site DesignHonorable MentionD Magazine, Visual Storytelling: Greatest Dallasites — D Magazine Partners2016FOLIO Awards: Eddies DigitalConsumer - Column/BlogHonorable MentionD Magazine, The Real Housewives of Dallas Recaps — D Magazine PartnersFOLIO Awards: EddiesConsumer - Single Article - RegionalD Magazine, When Henry Wade Executed an Innocent Man — D Magazine PartnersFOLIO Awards: Ozzies DigitalConsumer - Site DesignD Magazine, Neighborhood Guides — D Magazine PartnersFOLIO Awards: OzziesConsumer - Overall Design - Under 250,000 CirculationDMagazine.com2015FOLIO Awards: Eddies DigitalConsumer - Website - Media/Entertainment PublishingHonorable MentionD Magazine, How Not To Get Away With MurderFOLIO Awards: EddiesConsumer - Single Article - RegionalDMagazine.comFOLIO Awards: OzziesConsumer - Site DesignD Weddings, Spring/Summer 2015
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Front Burner, blog