Purdy Returns as 'Paste' Publisher

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NEW YORK Paste co-founder Nick Purdy is returning as the publisher of the 5-year-old independent music magazine as the title ramps up to expand its circulation and ad streams. Tim Regan-Porter, the current president and publisher, relinquishes the latter title.

Purdy left Paste in 2006 to consult and develop a sister publication; he said only that it would be a “Southern-related” title that would probably launch in 2009. Paste also has been conducting tests with Starbucks to distribute the magazine in its coffee shops, readying a digital version of the magazine that’s set to launch in the first quarter, and working to expand its non-print revenue.

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