25 Years of <i>Stereophile</i>

25 Years of Stereophile

By Stephen Mejias • Posted: May 4, 2011

Sunday, May 1, marked John Atkinson’s 25th anniversary as editor of Stereophile—an outstanding and admirable accomplishment, and one increasingly rare in this fast-paced, ever-changing modern world.

John celebrated in typical fashion: He didn’t mention the achievement to anyone, but kept his head down, eyes buried in a great pile of ink-stained proofs, as we raced to ship our July 2011 issue to pre-press. Such effort and diligence should come as no surprise: It was John who transformed Stereophile, once a rough and rogue ’zine abiding by no particular publishing schedule, into the professional, dependable, influential magazine it is today.

I can’t imagine anyone working as hard or as purposefully as my boss, John Atkinson. Each day is an honor. The man sets a high and excellent example: I want to be just like him.

Congratulations, John! Enjoy that beer tonight. Or, uh, that tutti-frutti martini thing, whichever you prefer. After 25 years of service, I guess you’re allowed to drink whatever you want.

Comments

Cheers JA!!

Submitted by Erick Lichte on May 4, 2011 - 1:37pm.

You da man, man.

Here's To Another 25!!

Submitted by Jon Iverson on May 4, 2011 - 1:44pm.

Stephen is so right. JA has shown himself again and again as a man of honesty and integrity. A true honor to be able to work with him.

I'll drink to that!

Submitted by michaelavorgna on May 4, 2011 - 2:10pm.

Congratulations JA & cheers!

Thanks

Submitted by John Atkinson on May 4, 2011 - 2:15pm.

Thanks guys. Robert Baird gave me a bottle of Robert Johnson's Hellhound Ale, from Dogfish Head brewery, so I'll be cracking that open tonight. (Though the fact that it says on the bottom of the label "Brewed with lemons" gives me pause.)

Lemons

Submitted by Ariel Bitran on May 4, 2011 - 2:23pm.

it should - RJ had a thing for having his lemon squeezed....

congrats JA!!

25th

Submitted by tmsorosk on May 4, 2011 - 2:36pm.

Congratulations John , A job well done , keep it up .

Cheers

Tim Soroski

25th

Submitted by Jeff0000 on May 5, 2011 - 9:52am.

Congratulations John!

Under your leadership, look how far Stereophile has come in the last 25 years and all the promise it holds for the next 25 years. It has to be good to be John Atkinson.

On another note, that banana split looks tasty!

Jeff

To the most important man in quality audio

Submitted by RobertSlavin on May 4, 2011 - 7:15pm.

Keep up the good work!

Robert

That'll be the SILVER anniversary then...

Submitted by ScullComm on May 5, 2011 - 11:07am.

How... apropos!

Take my editor, PLEASE!

And a BIG badaBOOM to mark the occasion!

What long strange trip its been...

Ook-kook-a-chook.

And let me add, I've heard of hoisting a few, but... what IS that concoction?

(-"

It looks more like a banana

Submitted by bpw on May 5, 2011 - 4:17pm.

It looks more like a banana split in a big martini glass than anything, and a delicious one at that.

Well done, John!

Brian Walsh

The ladies love him. GFI,

Submitted by MikeMaine on May 5, 2011 - 4:51pm.

The ladies love him. GFI,

Great work, John

Submitted by LenM on May 5, 2011 - 5:55pm.

Happy 25th, John! You set the standard in the industry. We appreciate you.

Len Moskowitz

Core Sound LLC

Congratulations

Submitted by englishjw on May 5, 2011 - 6:56pm.

Many more John.

Congrats!

Submitted by Glotz on May 5, 2011 - 7:29pm.

John, I highly doubt many of the companies featured every month in Stereophile would be around without you. Thanks!

Congratulations!

Submitted by robertbadcock on May 5, 2011 - 8:19pm.

Thank you for 25 years of near flawless ... English!

Silver Anni

Submitted by Markus Sauer on May 6, 2011 - 1:11am.

Congrats, John. I don't know if I've said this, or said it often enough, but the standards you are setting for journalism are inspirational, in this and any other industry. Thanks, on so many levels.

Now go for the Gold!

wishes

Submitted by alessandrocapra on May 6, 2011 - 8:17am.

Subscribe 3 years to Stereophile !

The best wishes to JA !

Congrats!

Submitted by soulful.terrain on May 6, 2011 - 1:01pm.

John you have been an integral part in the lives of all audiophiles throughout the years.

Mark Evans

Again, thanks

Submitted by John Atkinson on May 6, 2011 - 12:34pm.

Thanks guys but you're making me blush.

This was the first thing I had published in Stereophile, BTW: www.stereophile.com/asweseeit/352/index.html.

John Atkinson

Editor, Stereophile

John Atkinson is truly the man

Submitted by DetroitVinylRob on May 6, 2011 - 3:52pm.

Congrat's John on this landmark moment, your technical doodlings have added a much needed insight to our beloved hobby for so many, many years... it's all good. thank you