Guy magazine announces Central Florida edition
Guy magazine, South Florida’s best gay entertainment and nightlife guide, is expanding to Central Florida with the launch of a separate edition covering Orlando, Tampa and St. Petersburg.
The first edition will hit the streets on December 3 and will be celebrated with a launch party in Orlando, said Peter Jackson, president and executive group publisher of Multimedia Platforms Worldwide, parent company of Guy and five other print and digital brands in New York, Florida, California and 37 more North American cities.
“The gay community, LGBTQ business owners and civic organizations in Central Florida have been very vocal to us in expressing the need for their own quality entertainment magazine,” said Jackson. “It’s an important market with a growing consumer base that has been underserved.”
Jackson announced the appointment of Florida LGBTQ media veteran Scott Spar as publisher of Guy Central Florida.
“Scott is well-known and respected in Central Florida and we are thrilled to welcome him to our team,” he said. “Scott shares our commitment to produce a quality publication which illustrates the very best of Central Florida in words and photographs. We will be working closely with the Gay and Lesbian Community Center among a host of community groups to make sure we reflect, represent and promote the people, organizations and businesses of Central Florida most positively.”
Jackson said an advisory board comprising seven business and community leaders would be announced shortly.
“We could not be more excited about Scott’s appointment and the launch of Guy Central Florida,” said Founder and CEO Bobby Blair. “We’ve known Scott for years both personally and professionally and could not imagine finding someone better to partner with. We love Central Florida, are thrilled to be establishing deep roots there and welcome the support of the community.”
Guy Central Florida will initially be published monthly. A business office is being opened and will be manned by Spar and advertising manager Fred Birks, also a well-known and respected businessman in the area. Both Spar and Birks will also represent the Florida Agenda, the statewide LGBTQ newspaper of record which enjoys a large readership in Orlando, Tampa and St. Petersburg.
Publisher Scott Spar can be reached via e-mail at [email protected]
