By Dan Chiodo, Publisher
The Joplin Globe
First there was newspaper. Then there was online. Now it’s magazines. What is the Globe going to get into next? Who knows? Our job, as we see it, is to provide the appropriate medium to inform you about things you need and want to know. We’re like explorers—continually searching for new ways to touch your life.
A big part of developing the magazine you’re now reading was talking to people about what they’d like to see. We held a focus group, which is always a great way to get helpful input. What they wanted seemed best suited for a magazine. We were right. What a success! Just mention PROFILES to folks you see. They like it.
Part of the joy of my job is watching the enthusiasm of our PROFILES team. They can hardly wait until they put out the next edition. And when readers and advertisers like what they see, it makes publishing it even more fun.
Our first attempt at magazines was Branson’s Best Read Guide. We purchased the franchise ten years ago and have circulated between 850,000 and 1,000,000 copies per year.
Next we developed House to Home. That great front cover you see, by the way, is developed by our own folks here at The Globe. If you haven’t seen it, take a look. You’ll find yourself seeing ideas you’ll want to try for your own place.
As for Body and Mind, people have been telling us that we should publish something pertaining to health. This magazine is especially helpful at the beginning of the year when you are making those New Year resolutions. This magazine can help you go beyond resolutions and help you make a positive fitness lifestyle change.
To do a magazine like PROFILES, you have to have the right editor, and that is Rebecca Spracklen Kanan. You may remember that many years ago she was the reporter who went “Around the Globe in 80 Days” for us to help celebrate our 100th anniversary. How lucky we are that she was excited about taking up the challenge to lead our new endeavor.
You will also hear the name Shelly Ramsey, who is the advertising leader for this magazine. She has been busy sharing ideas with business people in the area.
Readers will want to contact Rebecca and give her feedback and story ideas. Advertisers will want to contact Shelly for opportunities in our upcoming editions.
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February 21, 2008
Dan Chiodo: PROFiLES on the Move
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<img src="http://www.joplinglobeonline.com/images/zope/extra.gif" border=0> Eyes on the Audience <font color="#ff0000">w/ John DeHoyos performance videos and audio interview</font>
About a dozen hearty souls, including myself, braved the elements one recent wintery afternoon to listen to the musical stylings of a 28-year-old Southern California native named John DeHoyos.
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“E” is for Energy, Education: New High School Includes Features to Lower Electric Bills
For those of us who walk around every night turning off lights and unplugging appliances to reduce our electric bill and keep our carbon footprint low, the opportunity to start from scratch and install energy-saving technology during the construction process would be invaluable.
- Over the River, Through the Woods “How can the long distance runner ever get lonely?” asks Snoopy in a 1978 Charles Schultz comic strip. In context, Snoopy poses the question following an ongoing series of complaints from his aching limbs; but the question is valid in reality as well.
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Home Town Inspired: Young Entrepreneurs Invest Time and Energy
From the courthouse to the beautiful Victorian homes, Carthage is a unique and lovely town, full of surprises and its own quiet charm. It’s a town that not only supports local entrepreneurs but also encourages them, as evidenced by the many flourishing locally-owned enterprises.
- MGA Boasts Dedicated Director Thirty-one years establishes an event as generational. And for 30 of those years, the Midwest Gathering of the Artists has been growing its roots ever deeper with the culturing oversight of Sandra “Sandy” Higgins.
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British Invasion: Annual Car Show Gets Bigger Every Year
Although the songs of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and the Kinks were blaring through the sound system, Carthage’s recent British invasion wasn’t about the music. . . . It was about the cars.
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Light, Color, Composition
She calls herself an “impatient realist.” When you see her art, you recognize immediately the realist part. But “impatient” …?
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Welcome Babies: McCune Brooks Brings Forth Spradling Birthing Center
“Women will be pampered unmercifully,” said Pam Barlet, director of community relations and program development at McCune Brooks Regional Hospital in Carthage. “The new Spradling Birthing Center is opening on September 2. We are so excited to be welcoming babies back to this hospital.”
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Cards, Yards, and Bards: Duo Decorates Lawns for Special Occasions
Congratulations in 3-D. Happy Birthday in moos, baas, or vrooms. Be My Valentine in multiple hearts.
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Girls Night Out
Girls Night Out, LLC, a non-profit organization to benefit women in need, is proud to announce that our inaugural empowerment event, the red carpet movie premier of “Sex and the City”, on June 2, 2008 was a huge success.
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