Barry Golson

Barry Golson
Occupation Author, editor
Language English
Nationality American
Alma mater Yale University[1]
(Class of 1966)
Genre Lifestyle, Popular culture, Travel writing
Spouse Thia Golson

Barry Golson is an American editor and author. He was executive editor of Playboy magazine for twelve years, and of TV Guide for five.

Career

Golson was executive editor of Playboy magazine from 1977 to 1989.[2] During that time he edited The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono[3] and The Playboy Interview,[4] both originally published in 1981,[5] as well as The Playboy Interview Volume II, published in 1983, featuring annotated compilations of interviews from the magazine's first two decades.[6][7] Golson also served as editor-in-chief for World Press Review,[8] executive editor for TV Guide,[9] editor-in-chief of TV Guide Online (an electronic version of the magazine's television listings),[2] ForbesTraveler.com,[10] and spent seven years as editor of Yahoo! Internet Life, a monthly magazine covering Internet-related topics.[11][12][13] He has written for publications including The New York Times,[14] Los Angeles Times[15] and Salon.[16]

In 2006 he authored Gringos in Paradise[17] and two years later Retirement Without Borders,[18] both detailing his life as an expatriate.[19]

Published works

  • The Playboy Interview (1981) - as editor
  • The Playboy Interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono (1981) - as editor
  • The Playboy Interview Volume II (1983) - as editor
  • Gringos in Paradise (2006)
  • Retirement Without Borders (2008)

References

  1. ↑ Class of 1967. (1966). Yale University - Banner and Pot Pourri Yearbook. New Haven, CT: Produced under the auspices of the 1966 Class Council in cooperation with Yale Banner Publications. p. 63. OCLC 17100540.
  2. 1 2 Deirdre Carmody, "TV Guide Taps Editor to Lead On-Line Unit," New York Times, June 28, 1995.
  3. ↑ Sheff, David; Lennon, John; Ono, Yoko; Golson, G. Barry (1983). The Playboy interviews with John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Berkley Books. ISBN 0425059898. OCLC 474949545.
  4. ↑ Golson, G. Barry (1981). The Playboy interview. Wideview Books. ISBN 0872236447. OCLC 804320637.
  5. ↑ Sheff, David; Golson, G. Barry (2001). Last interview: all we are saying - John Lennon and Yoko Ono. Pan. ISBN 0330482580. OCLC 47677069.
  6. ↑ Ulin, David L. (6 September 2012). "Revisiting classic Playboy interviews with e-books". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ↑ Lavin, Cheryl (14 August 1983). "Q&A". Chicago Tribune.
  8. ↑ Werts, Diane (14 Apr 1993). "Pages of 'TV Guide' contain the history and heart of television". The Arizona Republic. p. E4.
  9. ↑ William Grimes, "Behind The No. 2 Feature In Playboy," New York Times, September 23, 1992.
  10. ↑ "Forbes.com Launches ForbesTraveler.com - New Web Site for the Luxury Travel Market". BusinessWire. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  11. ↑ Jarboe, G. (1996). "Ziff-Davis names Barry Golson editor-in-chief of Yahoo". PR Newswire (Press release). p. 1.
  12. ↑ Carol Krol, "'Yahoo! Internet Life' Finds Real Success In Virtual World," Advertising Age, March 8, 1999.
  13. ↑ Kelly, Keith J. (3 July 2002). "Troubled Ziff Ends Life of Troubled Magazine". New York Post.
  14. ↑ Barry Golson, "The Techno-Terror of 1897," New York Times, April 8, 1997.
  15. ↑ Barry Golson, "Clinton and Carter, A Tale of Hope and Lust," Los Angeles Times, November 20, 1992.
  16. ↑ Barry Golson, "21st," Salon, June 22, 1997.
  17. ↑ Golson, Barry (2008). Gringos in paradise: an American couple builds their retirement dream house in a seaside village in Mexico. Scribner. ISBN 0743276361. OCLC 276998058.
  18. ↑ Golson, Barry; Golson, Thia (2008). Retirement Without Borders (1st ed.). New York: Scribner. ISBN 0743297016. OCLC 781912346.
  19. ↑ "The Best In...". Wall Street Journal. 18 April 2009.
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