Tim Southwell
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Tim Southwell is the co-founder of loaded
Loaded (magazine)
Loaded, first published in 1994, is a British magazine for men that is considered to be the "original lads' mag". Its motto is "For men who should know better".-History:...

magazine, launched in April 1994.

Biography

Along with James Brown
James Brown (editor)
James Brown is a British journalist. He is best known for creating the modern men's magazine market with the launch of his title Loaded in 1994, a magazine that was said to define a generation...

 and Mick Bunnage
Mick Bunnage
Mick Bunnage is a cartoonist, journalist, comedy writer and was formerly the bass guitarist of The Deep Freeze Mice. He is the co-creator of the Modern Toss comic, which was also turned into a TV series by Channel 4...

, Southwell helped create the men's magazine phenomenon of the 1990s. Previously to loaded, Southwell founded Zine Magazine (along with ex NME writer Iestyn George), a forerunner to loaded in terms of its empathetic style and homage to gonzo journalism. He then worked for Record Mirror, Smash HIts, iD and NME before teaming up with Brown to create loaded.

In 2003, Southwell set up his own publishing company, Keep Yourself Nice Ltd, launching Golf Punk
Golf punk
GolfPunk magazine was launched by Tim Southwell and John Dean through their Keep Yourself Nice Ltd company in 2004, after securing investment from , and then Genesis Investments .Steve Read was signed from the Conde Naste Magazine Group as...

, 'The Golf Mag For The Rest Of Us' in 2004.
Tim was named Editor Of The Year at the 2006 BSME (British Society Of Magazine Editors) for Golf Punk, and also IPA (Independent Publishers Association) Editor Of The Year that same year.

In 2007 he set up Mind How You Go Media Ltd, producing Sony Magazine
Sony Magazine
Sony Magazine is a quarterly magazine published by Haymarket Network on behalf of Sony Corporation UK with articles on film, music, games, television, sound, vision, gadgets, and adventure. It is only available from Sony Centre branches in the UK and through the magazine's website. The magazine...

 (sub-contracted by Haymarket Network) for the electronics giant, and launched www.showmethegolf.com.
Show Me The Golf TV was launched on Setanta's Golf Channel as a half hour weekly studio show in January 2009.

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