Word: mechanix
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...stroke, CBS added a dozen established moneymakers with a combined circulation of an estimated 4.7 million to its publishing operation. The company already owned eleven titles, including the Sunday newspaper supplement Family Weekly (circ. 13 million), Woman's Day (circ. 6.9 million), Field & Stream (circ. 2 million) and Mechanix Illustrated (circ. 1.6 million). Ziff called CBS "a great new home" for his magazines. A delighted CBS Chairman Thomas Wyman, who helped engineer the deal, described it as "a rare opportunity to acquire a very successful, well-managed business...