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| commercial = Yes| type = Celebrity News| language = English| registration = Optional| editor =| owner = American Media Inc.| launch_date = 2008| current_status =}}Radar Online is an American entertainment and gossip website that was first published as a print and online publication in September 2003 before becoming exclusively online.NEWS, Lauren Sandler, Special to The Times,articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/19/entertainment/et-sandler19, In iffy times, a bold magazine launch - Los Angeles Times, Articles.latimes.com, April 19, 2003, December 15, 2013, December 18, 2013,articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/19/entertainment/et-sandler19," title="web.archive.org/web/20131218125357articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/19/entertainment/et-sandler19,">web.archive.org/web/20131218125357articles.latimes.com/2003/apr/19/entertainment/et-sandler19, live, NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/nyregion/thecity/09rada.html?_r=0, Bad News at Snarky Gulch, The New York Times, January 20, 2014, Caroline H., Dworin, November 9, 2008, May 2, 2018,web.archive.org/web/20180502143415/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/nyregion/thecity/09rada.html?_r=0, live, NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html, Reviving a Magazine With Ballast of a Web Site First, The New York Times, January 20, 2014, Katharine Q., Seelye, April 11, 2005, October 19, 2014,www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20141019230545www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html,">web.archive.org/web/20141019230545www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html, live, As of 2008, the magazine has been owned by the publisher American Media Inc.NEWS, Stableford, Dylan, Radar Folds; Web Site Sold to AMI,www.foliomag.com/breaking-radar-folds-web-site-sold-ami/, Folio, October 24, 2008, March 14, 2018, March 15, 2018,www.foliomag.com/breaking-radar-folds-web-site-sold-ami/," title="web.archive.org/web/20180315134041www.foliomag.com/breaking-radar-folds-web-site-sold-ami/,">web.archive.org/web/20180315134041www.foliomag.com/breaking-radar-folds-web-site-sold-ami/, live, American Media’s former Chief Content Officer, Dylan Howard, oversaw the publication until 2020.NEWS, Dool, Greg, Us Weekly Editor James Heidenry Out at American Media, Inc.,www.foliomag.com/us-weekly-editor-out/, Folio, October 26, 2017, March 14, 2018, August 21, 2022,web.archive.org/web/20220821031514/https://www.eddie-ozzie.com/us-weekly-editor-out/, live, NEWS, American Media, Inc. Names Dylan Howard Chief Content Officer of the AMI Celebrity Group,www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-media-inc-names-dylan-howard-chief-content-officer-of-the-ami-celebrity-group-300544119.html, PR Newswire, October 26, 2017, March 14, 2018, July 15, 2021,web.archive.org/web/20210715084659/https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/american-media-inc-names-dylan-howard-chief-content-officer-of-the-ami-celebrity-group-300544119.html, live,

History

The magazine Radar published articles on entertainment, fashion, politics, and human interest and was founded and edited by Maer Roshan in September 2003.WEB,www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/radar-folding-updated-magazine-folds-ami-purchases-website_b10254, Radar Folding? [Updated] Magazine Folds, AMI Purchases Website - FishbowlNY, Mediabistro.com, October 24, 2008, December 15, 2013, March 9, 2013,www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/radar-folding-updated-magazine-folds-ami-purchases-website_b10254," title="web.archive.org/web/20130309203051www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/radar-folding-updated-magazine-folds-ami-purchases-website_b10254,">web.archive.org/web/20130309203051www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/radar-folding-updated-magazine-folds-ami-purchases-website_b10254, live, WEB, Koblin, John,observer.com/2008/10/iradari-shutting-down-again/, Radar Shutting Down (Again), The New York Observer, Observer.com, October 24, 2008, December 15, 2013, December 17, 2013,observer.com/2008/10/iradari-shutting-down-again/," title="web.archive.org/web/20131217035242observer.com/2008/10/iradari-shutting-down-again/,">web.archive.org/web/20131217035242observer.com/2008/10/iradari-shutting-down-again/, live, WEB,www.businessinsider.com/2008/10/rumor-alert-radar-mag-folding-again, Radar Magazine Folding Again, Business Insider, October 24, 2008, December 15, 2013, May 20, 2013,www.businessinsider.com/2008/10/rumor-alert-radar-mag-folding-again," title="web.archive.org/web/20130520160113www.businessinsider.com/2008/10/rumor-alert-radar-mag-folding-again,">web.archive.org/web/20130520160113www.businessinsider.com/2008/10/rumor-alert-radar-mag-folding-again, live, After a series of three test issues focused on satire, he relaunched it in 2005 and again in 2006 with help from investors and family members, including Jeffrey Epstein.Zuckerman and financier to back pop culture magazine. (October 18, 2004) New York Times newspaper.WEB, Fine, Jon,www.businessweek.com/innovate/FineOnMedia/archives/2005/12/radar_magazine.html, Radar Magazine Folds, BusinessWeek, December 14, 2005, December 15, 2013, May 23, 2013,www.businessweek.com/innovate/FineOnMedia/archives/2005/12/radar_magazine.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20130523234607www.businessweek.com/innovate/FineOnMedia/archives/2005/12/radar_magazine.html,">web.archive.org/web/20130523234607www.businessweek.com/innovate/FineOnMedia/archives/2005/12/radar_magazine.html, dead, NEWS,www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html, Radar Magazine Rises From the Ashes Again, The New York Times, January 20, 2014, Katharine Q., Seelye, April 11, 2005, October 19, 2014,www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20141019230545www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html,">web.archive.org/web/20141019230545www.nytimes.com/2005/04/11/business/media/11radar.html, live, Radar was awarded a General Excellence nomination by the American Society of Magazine Editors in 2007. Its website, Radar Online, earned an audience of one million a month soon after it launched.{{citation needed|date=March 2012}}The print magazine was suddenly shuttered in 2008 after its primary backer, billionaire Ron Burkle, who owned a substantial interest in Star and National Enquirer publisher American Media, withdrew. Radar Online was relaunched in March 2009 with a rebranding, focusing on celebrity items about gossip, fashion, and pop culture. All articles previously published by Radar Online were erased from the site.

References

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External links

• Official site
• Ongoing Radar coverage on Gawker.com

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