Sam Jensen Page
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Samuel Jensen Page, formerly Samuel Francis, is a fitness journalist and trainer in Los Angeles, California. He legally changed his surname 17 August, 2007 to that of his domestic partner, Bronson Page via the Los Angeles Superior Court.[1]
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[edit] Career
[edit] Young entrepreneur
Born on September 19, 1974, in Murray, Utah, a suburb of Salt Lake City, Page became an entrepreneur at the age of 13, with the opening of Sam's Candy, Inc., which soon grew to three locations. [2]. Page won the Governor of Utah's[3] "Young Entrepreneur of the Year" award in 1991[4] . In 1992, he was nominated by Sen Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) and later appointed to the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, NY, but instead attended Gonzaga University where he earned a bachelor's degree in journalism[5].
In 1996, as editor-in-chief of the Gonzaga Bulletin, he received three first-place awards from the Society of Professional Journalists.[citation needed] He worked briefly as a reporter for the Spokesman-Review, the daily newspaper of record in Spokane, Washington.[citation needed]
[edit] HERO Magazine
In 1997, he published and co-founded HERO Magazine,[6] a magazine for gay men which ran from 1997-2002 and won distinction as "One of the Top 10 Magazines" in the United States[7]. HERO Magazine rode the wave of the "mainstreaming" of gay culture, publishing the first automotive column in a national gay magazine, the first gay wedding guide, etc. Like a gay man's Oprah Winfrey, HERO turned away from the "sex sells" attitude of other gay publications, and did not accept adult or tobacco advertising. The magazine was also more inclusive of couples and men over 40 than other magazines at the time. The attack on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001 spooked venture capitalists worldwide, and the magazine was one of the casualties[8]. The publication ceased operations in early 2002.
[edit] Modeling & Fitness
After a year of modeling and acting under the stage name Sam Tyson, including centerfolds in Playgirl [9] and Attitude (magazine) (UK), playing the lead in the sold-out run of the play, "My Boyfriend, the Stripper" in Austin, Texas, and a foray into the adult entertainment industry[10], he decided to dedicate his life to health and fitness. He began working off-camera, training top producers of ABC's television show, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition[citation needed] in 2004, and co-hosted a fitness program on SIRIUS Satellite Radio with gay radio pioneer John McMullen until McMullen's departure from the company in December 2006.
He currently operates two fitness studios in Southern California, and is a blogger, contributing fitness editor of HIV Plus[citation needed] and Horizon Barcelona, the gay lifestyle magazine of Barcelona, Spain. He also provides fitness education to the Strength in Numbers international network, and the Being Alive Coalition His partner is the actor/screenwriter, Bronson Page.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b Sam Page. About Sam (Website) (English). Same Page Fitness. Retrieved on 2008-01-20.
- ^ Scarlet, Peter (3 May 1991). "Students Profit From Own Businesses, Win Entrepreneur Contest" Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ Salt Lake Tribune (1 April 1991). "Governor to Honor Young Businessmen".
- ^ Egan, Dan (3 January 2000). "One-Time Utah Whiz Kid Makes Waves With a Unique Magazine" Salt Lake Tribune.
- ^ Belgau, Ron (April 1998). "Sam Francis, 23, of Los Angeles, Calif.", Oasis Magazine. Retrieved on 5 December 2007.
- ^ Elaine Herscher (18 April 1998). "Newest Gay Magazines Put Focus on the Family" San Francisco Chronicle
- ^ Samir Husni (Jan 1999). "One of the Most Notable Magazine of 1998: HERO, The Magazine For the Rest of Us". Samir Husni's 1999 Guide to New Consumer Magazines
- ^ Lou Chibbaro (9 Nov 2001). "Gay Media Businesses Weigh Impact of Sept. 11 Attacks" The Washington Blade
- ^ Dean Keefer (July 2004). "Sam Tyson Constructs the Ultimate Fantasy" Playgirl Magazine
- ^ Darrin Frei (April 2003). "Sam Tyson: From Publishing to Porn" Genre Magazine
