David J. Pecker is the publisher of an American celebrity tabloid magazine founded in what year?
David J. Pecker David J. Pecker is the Chairman and CEO of American Media (publisher). He is the publisher of "National Enquirer", "Star", "Sun", "Weekly World News", "Globe", "Men's Fitness", "Muscle and Fitness", "Flex", "Fit Pregnancy" and "Shape". He has served in his current role at AMI since 1999 and previously served as Chairman and CEO of Hachette Filipacchi Médias. He began his career as an accountant and, at CBS Magazines, rose to vice president and controller. As the junior of four employees in a partnership, CBS Magazines was acquired in a leveraged buyout and sold to Hachette. He soon after became CEO at Hachette when the other three partners resigned.
Playboy Playboy is an American men's lifestyle and entertainment magazine. It was founded in Chicago in 1953, by Hugh Hefner and his associates, and funded in part by a $1,000 loan from Hefner's mother. Notable for its centerfolds of nude and semi-nude models (Playmates), "Playboy" played an important role in the sexual revolution and remains one of the world's best-known brands, having grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc., with a presence in nearly every medium. In addition to the flagship magazine in the United States, special nation-specific versions of "Playboy" are published worldwide.