Sacramento Magazine

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Sacramento Magazine
EditorKrista Minard
FrequencyMonthly
Founded1975
CompanyHour Media
Country United States
Based in Sacramento, California
LanguageEnglish
Website sacmag.com

Sacramento Magazine, sometimes titled Sacramento, was a monthly regional magazine based in Sacramento, California, published and owned by Hour Media. The magazine was established in 1975. [1] Mike O'Brien bought the magazine from Micromedia Affiliates, based in Morristown, New Jersey, in 1993. [2] In 2015 Hour Media LLC, based in Michigan, acquired the Sacramento Magazines Corporation. [3] Since then Joe Chiodo has been the publisher and Krista Minard is the editor of the magazine. [1]

The magazine had 25,000 monthly subscribers and 7,500 newsstand copies. [4] It was a member of the City and Regional Magazine Association (CRMA). [5]

The magazine ceased publication in August 2023 when it was announced that the magazine had been acquired by the publishers of rival Sactown Magazine owned by Metropolis Publishing LLC. [6]

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  4. Local Journalists Lead "Paying for Content" Panel, Sacramento Press , Agnus-Dei Farrant, 23 June 2010
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