Washingtonian (magazine)

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Washingtonian
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EditorVacant
FrequencyMonthly
PublisherCatherine Merrill Williams
Total circulation
(2017)
118,339 [1]
Founder
First issue1965;59 years ago (1965)
CompanyWashingtonian Magazine, Inc.
Country United States
Based in Washington, D.C., U.S.
LanguageEnglish
Website www.washingtonian.com
ISSN 0043-0897
OCLC 37264488

Washingtonian is a monthly magazine distributed in the Washington, D.C. area. It was founded in 1965 by Laughlin Phillips and Robert J. Myers. The magazine describes itself as "The Magazine Washington Lives By". [2] The magazine's core focuses are local feature journalism, guide book-style articles, real estate, and politics.

Contents

Editorial content

Washingtonian publishes information about local professionals, businesses, and notable places in Washington, D.C. [3]

Each issue includes information on popular local attractions, such as restaurants, neighborhoods, and entertainment, such as fine art and museum exhibits. There is a regular in-depth feature reporting on local institutions, politicians, businessmen, academics, and philanthropists. [4]

Since 1971, the magazine has annually nominated up to 15 people as "Washingtonians of the Year". [5] [6] [7] The magazine describes the award as honoring men and women "who give their time and talents to make this a better place". [8]

Washingtonian has won five National Magazine Awards. [2]

Leadership

In August 2009, Washingtonian announced that Garrett Graff would replace long-time editor Jack Limpert as editor-in-chief. [9] Graff left in 2014 and was replaced by Michael Schaffer. [10] [11]

Washingtonian is a family-owned publication. [12] [13] The former CEO was Philip Merrill (1934–2006), who was succeeded as chairman by his wife, Eleanor; their daughter Catherine Merrill Williams is the president and publisher. [14]

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