Kewl Magazine

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| editor = Denise Bradley

| editor_title = Editor-in-Chief

| frequency = Monthly

| category = Teen magazine

| company = Poets Road

| publisher = KEWL, LLC

| founder = Mike Bundlie
Denise Bradley

| firstdate = April 2007

| finaldate = 2010

| country = United States

| based = Burbank, California

| language = English

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Kewl Magazine was an American national teen magazine distributed in North America. It was published by KEWL, LLC and was located in Burbank, California,{{cite web|title=Kewl|url=http://www.gaebler.com/Kewl-magazine-advertising-costs++28674|work=Gaebler|accessdate=30 July 2015}} with distribution at mass merchandisers and bookstore chains throughout the country.{{Cite web |url=http://kewlmag.com/pages/wheretogetit |title=KEWL Magazine : Wheretogetit |access-date=2008-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516185224/http://www.kewlmag.com/pages/wheretogetit |archive-date=2008-05-16 |url-status=dead }} The magazine was in circulation between 2007 and 2010.

History

Kewl Magazine was co-founded by Mike Bundlie and Denise Bradley in 2007 and was published by KEWL, LLC. DIC Entertainment and music label Geffen Records were involved in the first two issues of the magazine. The first issue appeared in April 2007.{{cite news|title=Teen Stars Go Green in a Groundbreaking Issue of KEWL Magazine|url=http://www.prweb.com/releases/earthday/kewlmagazine/prweb881934.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080430122231/http://www.prweb.com/releases/earthday/kewlmagazine/prweb881934.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 30, 2008|accessdate=12 February 2017|work=prweb|date=22 April 2008|location=Burbank, CA}} The magazine was owned and controlled by KEWL, LLC with DIC Entertainment (later Cookie Jar Entertainment, now WildBrain) having a sub-minority equity stake. Originally launched as a promotional quarterly magazine (spring and summer), Kewl became monthly following its Holiday Issue (Dec./Jan. 2007). The magazine released ten issues per year.

Soon, it got a Saturday morning block named after it called "KEWLopolis", but it was taken off the air in Fall 2009.

The first issue featured Zac Efron from Hairspray.{{cite news|title=DIC Entertainment and Poets Road Launch New Tween Brand, KEWL|url=http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20070330005168/en/DIC-Entertainment-Poets-Road-Launch-Tween-Brand|accessdate=29 November 2015|work=BusinessWire|date=30 March 2007|location=Los Angeles}}[http://www.hairspraymovie.com/blog/?m=200704&paged=3 New Line Cinema : Hairspray]

Kewl Magazine featured interviews with teen celebrities as well as full poster pages. It also featured reviews on movies, music, DVDs, video games, gear, gadgets and books, as well as regular GO GREEN environmental sections, beauty, fashion, and fitness sections. The cover image and cover story usually featured a recent teen star.

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Category:Monthly magazines published in the United States

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Category:Magazines disestablished in 2010

Category:Magazines published in California

Category:Defunct teen magazines published in the United States

Category:Quarterly magazines published in the United States

Category:Defunct magazines published in the United States