Radar Online
American entertainment and gossip website
Radar Online is an American entertainment and gossip website. The print magazine Radar was founded by Maer Roshan and first published in September 2003, with the website RadarOnline.com launching in 2005. After the print magazine shuttered in 2008, the website was acquired by American Media Inc. (now A360 Media) in 2008, where Dylan Howard oversaw the publication at various times from 2010 to 2020. In 2021, Empire Media Group acquired the site from A360 Media and returned control to Howard.
History
Print magazine and website (2003-2008)
Radar published articles on entertainment, fashion, politics, and human interest and was founded and edited by Maer Roshan in September 2003 with two test issues. The magazine relaunched in 2005 with help from investors and family members, including Daily News owner Mort Zuckerman and pre-scandal Jeffrey Epstein, but folded again after three issues. While the official statement blamed "the current economic environment", some sources speculated it was linked to Zuckerman learning of the Epstein investigation.
In 2006, the magazine was revived again, this time with backing from billionaire Ron Burkle and Yusef Jackson, son of Jesse Jackson. It was shut down again, in 2008 but was quickly acquired by American Media Inc.
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