Stack (magazine)

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Stack
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FrequencyThree Times Per Year
Circulation 875,000
FounderNick Palazzo and Chad Zimmerman
First issueFebruary 2005 (2005-02)
CompanySTACK Media, Inc.
CountryUnited States
Based in Cleveland, Ohio
LanguageEnglish
Website Stack.com

Stack is a sports performance and athlete lifestyle publication targeted at high school student athletes. [1] Double issues of STACK Magazine are distributed free of cost three times per year to 13,500 high schools nationwide (about 75% of all U.S. high schools with sports programs), [2] resulting in a readership of 5.4 million athletes. [3]

Contents

Content

The magazine covers a wide variety of topics, including training, nutrition, sports skills, athlete lifestyle and motivation. The articles are often sport-specific in nature, covering nearly all sports including football, basketball, baseball, track, soccer, volleyball, swimming, wrestling, softball, lacrosse, tennis, and hockey.

History

STACK Media, Inc. was founded by Nick Palazzo and Chad Zimmerman, both former collegiate athletes, in Cleveland, Ohio in February 2005. [1] STACK Magazine's premier issue featuring a young LeBron James on the cover was printed and distributed shortly thereafter. STACK was originally financed privately, helped by a $15,000 win from a 2003 competition organized by Northeast Ohio's Council of Smaller Enterprises. Further financing has come from its current Chairman and from private equity firm CapitalWorks LLC of Cleveland. [2] The extensive readership, mostly males in the age range 12–24, has attracted major Blue Chip advertisers including Nike, Inc., Reebok, Gatorade, ASICS, New Balance, Under Armour, Milk, Navy and the United States Army. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Stack". GlobeNewswire, Inc. 2007-12-03. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
  2. 1 2 Chuck Soder (2009-11-09). "For the sport of it". Crain’s Cleveland Business. Retrieved 2009-12-04.
  3. Scott Cianciulli (2009-09-21). "LeBron James Chooses to go 'Back To School' With STACK Magazine". Reuters.com. Archived from the original on 2013-02-02. Retrieved 2009-11-08.
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