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In letters to subscribers that began arriving in mailboxes the week of March 3, 2019, American Media Inc<\/strong>, the current owner of TransWorld Skateboarding<\/em><\/strong> and Snowboarding<\/em><\/strong> magazines announced that both publications will “no longer be published.” Adding insult to insanity, the company also promised to fulfill remaining subscriptions to the legacy titles with copies of their recently acquired (June 2017<\/a><\/strong>) magazine Men\u2019s Journal<\/em><\/strong>. <\/span><\/p>\n Founded in 1983 by Tracker Trucks<\/strong> owner Larry Balma<\/strong> and Peggy Cozens<\/strong>, Transworld Media<\/strong> built a place where creative kids could flourish mostly undisturbed by outside forces. Aside from helping to usher in the modern board sports era and making skateboarding and snowboarding central to mass youth culture, TransWorld also served as a launch pad for innumerable success stories in fashion, design, photography, music, and filmmaking. Simply put Transworld\u2019s contributions to pop culture cannot be overstated. <\/span><\/p>\n As expected the news lit up social media with eulogies<\/a><\/strong>, remembrances<\/a><\/strong>, and words of thanks<\/a><\/strong> for the part both magazines played in lives of millions. Athletes<\/a><\/strong>, artists<\/a><\/strong>, magazine editors<\/a><\/strong>, photographers<\/a><\/strong>, designers<\/a><\/strong>, legends<\/a><\/strong>, TV personalities<\/a><\/strong>, brand owners<\/a><\/strong>, and even sports agents<\/a><\/strong> praised the magazines and lamented the end of what was a really good run.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n @transworldskate 1983-2019 I Helped from Issue #1 back in 1983 and worked there as Photo Editor and Senior Photographer until leaving in 2003. Before computers, internet, phones, podcasts, live-streaming ,etc, Skate Mags and Zines were the only way to see and share what was going on in Skateboarding around the world. We would work on an article or interview for months and skaters would have to wait to get their Skate Fix in the mailbox and then they would pass it on. Readers would study each photo and read every word and soak it in and never forget it. Covers were a big thing, Centerspreads too. Transworld grew organically over time from the tiny black and white amateurish rag into a thick high quality and collectible magazine. The page count varied with the financial ups and downs and popularity of skateboarding, but it always came around, that\u2019s Skateboarding. The digital revolution has taken its toll on all Print, humans just don\u2019t get their news and entertainment from print anymore and they want it Immediately. Hey, time marches on and hopefully future skaters will get creative and produce compelling stories, magazines, books, art, photography and music that need to be felt, held and listened to. Cheers to all of the people that worked on Transworld Skateboarding Magazine and thanks to Larry Balma and Peggy Cozens for taking a chance and starting it. TWS supported a lot of families over the years, we can\u2019t forget that. Sorry to see something with such a Legacy go. This April, 1986 Cover is of @lancemountain in Stockholm, Sweden, Summer, 1985. Photo: Brittain #transworldskateboardingmagazine #transworldskate #larrybalma #peggycozens #skatemagazines #skateboardingmagazine #skatezines #skateboardingisfun #lancemountain #jgrantbrittain<\/a><\/p>\n A post shared by Grant Brittain<\/a> (@jgrantbrittain) on \n
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