Don Logan
Don Logan | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Media Executive |
| Known for | Owner, Birmingham Barons |
| Spouse | Sandra Logan |
| Children | 2 |
Don Logan (born 1944) is an American media executive from
Time Warner media chairman, Logan also owns the Birmingham Barons minor-league baseball team.[1] In May 2011, he was inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame
.
In 2010, he led an ownership group to purchase the Bass Anglers Sportsman Society from ESPN.[2] In late 2011, they relocated B.A.S.S. headquarters from Celebration, Florida, to Birmingham.[3]
Education
Pursuing a degree in mathematics, Logan graduated
honorary doctorates from Auburn University (1997),[4] Clemson University[5] and University of Alabama at Birmingham (1997).[6]
Work
While a co-op student at Auburn University, Logan alternated between school and working at the
Progressive Farmer (later renamed Southern Progress Corporation).[7]
Southern Progress Corporation
After working in
chairman and chief executive officer of SPC. He was CEO when the author Harry Middleton worked there. The largest regional magazine and book publishing company in the country, SPC publishes Southern Living, Cooking Light, Health and Coastal Living magazines and Oxmoor House books, and it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Time Inc.[8]
Time Inc.
Six years after Logan’s promotion to CEO at SPC, he moved to New York to serve as president and
America Online, Time Inc., Time Warner Cable, the AOL Time Warner Book Group and Interactive Video Unit.[10] He retired from Time Warner in 2005.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Don Logan's business venture helps us remember the good old days". AL.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Cooper, Lauren B. (August 3, 2010). "Retired Time Inc. exec Don Logan, investors buying BASS from ESPN". Birmingham Business Journal.
- Florence, AL. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "AU's College of Sciences and Mathematics receives $1.2 million gift". Wireeagle.auburn.edu. Archived from the original on 23 December 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Don Logan: Executive Profile & Biography - Businessweek". Businessweek.com. Retrieved 7 November 2014.[dead link]
- ^ Jaime Hudson. "UAB - Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Analysis - Home" (PDF). Iss.uab.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2014.
- ^ Hochwald, Lambeth (1994). "Logan's run - Time Inc.'s Don Logan - Interview". Folio: The Magazine for Magazine Management.
- ^ [1] Archived August 20, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "University of Alabama News". Archived from the original on 2008-07-05. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
- ^ "Welcome to the Alabama Academy of Honor". Archives.state.al.us. Archived from the original on 7 November 2014. Retrieved 7 November 2014.