Ross Prather, the art director for Cascade Designs for the past eight years, has been named the new editor of Canoe & Kayak Magazine. Prather is an active paddler who has led sea kayak tours throughout the Pacific Northwest as well as Baja, Alaska, Canada, and Turkey.
Mike Kord has joined the staff of Canoe & Kayak Magazine as associate editor. His career includes experience in both writing and editing. Prior to joining C&K, he was a section producer for MSNBC.com during the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. He has also been an editor and staff ...read more
Glen Bernard, publisher of Canoe and Kayak magazine, just informed us that Tim Jackson has just announced that he'll be resigning as its lead editor within the next month. "His wife, Tracy, has tapped into an unexpected fast track opportunity toward completion of her doctorate at ...read more
Canoe & Kayak Magazine has entered into a membership/subscription agreement with USA Canoe/Kayak (USACK) that will boost the bi-monthly magazine’s paid circulation by having it delivered to all USACK members as a part of its annual membership package. USACK is the official ...read more
For the week of Oct. 26 to Nov. 1 >> Planalytics -- www.planalytics.com -- has reported that a winter-like trough of low pressure across the eastern half of the country combined with a warm high pressure ridge strengthening across the Western U.S. will create a four- to five-day ...read more
John Harlin, currently the northwest editor for Backpacker magazine, has been named the new editor of the American Alpine Journal -- the official publication of the American Alpine Club. Harlin will continue part-time at Backpacker, he told SNEWS®. While firmly stating he will ...read more
Primedia has once again shown the same level of class it demonstrated when it laid off former Canoe & Kayak publisher Glen Bernard in May 2005. On Nov. 2, executives from Primedia arrived without warning and told the magazine staff that the Canoe & Kayak offices would be moving ...read more
>> Outdoor Industry Foundation, the non-profit arm of Outdoor Industry Association (OIA), has partnered with the National Park Foundation to promote an online program for consumers to purchase a National Park Pass. The $50 pass covers the 388 parks (most of which require an ...read more
John Radel, former general manager of Epic Kayaks (www.epickayaks.com), has left the company, and Vince Bechet was named the new general manager on March 22, according to Greg Barton, president of Epic Kayaks. “Yes, John Radel and Epic are parting ways,” Barton told SNEWS®. “John ...read more
>> Auf Wiedersehen Vaude -- for now. Ever since Vaude and Windsong terminated their all-too-brief distribution relationship in a less than smooth manner, Vaude has been working on trying to re-establish a distribution foothold in the United States, which didn't get finalized. ...read more