Rodale, Inc.
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| Founded | 1930 |
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| Founder | J. I. Rodale |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Emmaus, Pennsylvania |
| Publication types | Magazines, Books |
| Official website |
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Rodale, Inc. is an American publisher of health and wellness magazines, books, and digital properties.[1] Rodale is headquartered in Emmaus, Pennsylvania and maintains a satellite office in New York City.
Rodale publishes health and wellness lifestyle magazines, including Men's Health and Prevention. The company has published a collection of bestsellers, including An Inconvenient Truth and Eat This, Not That.
History
J. I. Rodale founded Rodale Inc., in 1930. He was a partner with his brother Joseph in Rodale Manufacturing, which produced electrical switches. Joseph moved Rodale Manufacturing to Emmaus, Pennsylvania to take advantage of favorable local taxes, while J. I. dabbled in publishing. In 1942, Rodale started Organic Farming and Gardening magazine. It taught people how to grow better food without using chemicals in the soil. Today, Organic Gardening is the best-read gardening magazine in the world.[2] In 1950, Rodale introduced Prevention, a health magazine.
In 1971, J. I. Rodale died during a taping of The Dick Cavett Show, and his son, Robert D. Rodale (1930–1990), took over the company’s leadership. On September 20, 1990, Robert Rodale was killed in a car accident during a business trip in Russia.
In 1972, Rodale Press was one of the five founding members of the International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM) (now IFOAM-Organics International), founded at Versailles, France.[3]
Following Robert Rodale's death, his wife, Ardath Harter Rodale (1928–2009), became chairman and chief executive officer of the company. In 2000, Steven Pleshette Murphy joined the company as president and chief operating officer, and was named president and CEO in 2002.[4] On June 18, 2007, Ardath Rodale stepped down as chairman, and her daughter, Maria, was named chairman. Ardath remained a member of the company’s board and took over the new title of Chief Inspiration Officer. On September 1, 2009, Murphy stepped down as President and CEO. Maria Rodale, granddaughter of company founder J.I. Rodale and daughter of previous chairpersons Robert Rodale and Ardath Rodale, succeeded Murphy as CEO.[5]
Products
Magazines
- Bicycling
- Men's Health
- Rodale's Organic Life
- Prevention
- Runner's World
- Women's Health
Selected books
- Agatston, Arthur (2003). The South Beach Diet.
- Gore, Al (2006). An Inconvenient Truth.
- Hammond, Darell (2011). Kaboom! How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play.
- Kidder, David S. (2006). The Intellectual Devotional.
- Kurzweil, Ray & Grossman, Terry (2004). Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever.
- Maher, Bill (2005). New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer.
- Rose, Pete (2004). My Prison Without Bars.
- Zinczenko, David & Goulding, Matt (2007). Eat This, Not That!.
News website
Rodale News' website was launched on Earth Day, April 22, 2009 with the tagline “where health meets green".[6] The site provides news and information about health and the environment. Also included are daily news articles, videos, and in-depth topic pages.
References
- ↑ "Global reach statistics for Rodale, Inc". Hcp.com. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ↑ "On Gardening: Words Do Describe these Christmas Gifts". Yakima Herald. December 2008.
- ↑ Paull, John (2010). "From France to the World: The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements (IFOAM)" (PDF). Journal of Social Research & Policy. 1 (2): 93–102.
- ↑ "BusinessWeek May 2002". Businessweek.com. 2005-01-09. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ↑ "Business Week July 2009". Mediaweek.com. 2014-01-10. Retrieved 2014-01-16.
- ↑ "RodaleNews.com launch". Forbes. April 22, 2009.