Rodney J. Reynolds

Company: RJR Media Group

Position: President

Industry: Media

Country: United States

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Rodney J. Reynolds, President of RJR Media Group, the Founder and Publisher of American Legacy Magazine and Executive Producer of American Legacy Television.

A Cleveland native, Rodney attended the University of Cincinnati majoring in Graphic Design and Advertising. Rodney embarked on his first publishing venture with a national, general-purpose publication targeted for Black men, Spectrum Magazine.

Since that time, Rodney’s creativity and drive have brought forth such publications as New Visions and the highly successful Renaissance Magazine. Both magazines emphasized black history. Rodney also developed Today’s Black Father, which underlined his concern for the black family.

In 1992, Rodney teamed with Corporate Cleveland Magazine and developed Minority Business, a quarterly publication. He served as publisher and editor.

Rodney is currently involved in a joint venture with American Heritage magazine, a division of FORBES Inc. located in New York. This publication, American Legacy, celebrates African-American history and culture. In February 2001, RJR Communications and New Millennium Studios launched American Legacy Television, a nationally syndicated TV program. On May 14, 2007 Reynolds' RJR Media Group, LLC, announced that it would acquire all of American Legacy Magazine.

In 1998, Rodney was the recipient of the Forty Under 40 award from The Network Journal and in 2004, he was the recipient of the inaugural Earl G. Graves Entrepreneurial Award.

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