Atlantic City Weekly - History

History

Originally started in 1974 by Lewis B. Steiner with the help of his parents, Herb and Marcia Steiner under the name Whoot! Lew Steiner started the paper when he was a Junior at Stockton College in Pomona, New Jersey. Herb Steiner became the Feature Editor and after he died in 1989, Marcia Steiner became the Editor and Food Reviewer until she died in 1998. After Lew Steiner married Christine Steiner in 1981, she became the office manager. The newspaper covered the Atlantic City nightlife prior to the popularized casino scene of the present. As the city went under a period of economic growth Whoot! followed by touching on more matters such as sports, arts and film. Lew Steiner had a background in Television Direction and film and was a TV Director of the March of Dimes Telethon (Atlantic City) for 24 years and was a TV Director of the Diabetes Telethon (Atlantic City) for two years. Steiner began shooting videos of local entertainment in the Casinos as well as interviews with celebrities and locals. The videos have been an integral part of the Web site, www.acweekly.com/multimedia. Steiner also has over 400 videos on YouTube.com/LewSteiner.

In 2003, Review Publishing LP of Philadelphia purchased the paper making it a sister publication to the Philadelphia Weekly. From there it adopted a similar format as well as changing its name to Atlantic City Weekly. Lew Steiner remains the Founder, Sales Manager & Publisher. Editors include Jeff Schwachter, Editor; Lori Hoffman, Ray Schweibert, Associate Editors; and Craig Billow, Art Director. Atlantic City Weekly can be found in Atlantic County, Cape May County and in Philadelphia.