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James Zahn

James Zahn, AKA The Rock Father, is Editor-in-Chief of The Toy Book and Co-President of The International Toy Magazines Association (ITMA). He can be a Senior Editor at The Toy Insider and The Pop Insider, and Editor of The Toy Report, The Toy Book‘s weekly trade publication. As a popular culture and toy trade skilled, Zahn has appeared as a panelist and visitor at occasions together with Comic-Con International: San Diego (SDCC), New York Comic Con, Wizard World Chicago, and the ASTRA Marketplace & Academy.

Zahn has greater than 30 years of expertise within the leisure, retail, and publishing industries, and is continuously referred to as upon to supply skilled commentary for publications resembling Forbes, Marketwatch, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, the Washington Post, and extra.

James has appeared on History Channel’s Modern Marvels, was interviewed by Larry King and Anderson Cooper, and has been seen on Yahoo! Finance, CNN, CNBC, FOX Business, NBC, ABC, CBS, WGN, The CW, and extra.

Zahn joined the Adventure Media & Events household in 2016, initially serving as a member of the Parent Advisory Board after penning articles for the Netflix Stream Team, Fandango Family, PBS KIDS, Sprout Parents (now Universal Kids), PopSugar, and Chicago Parent. He ultimately joined the corporate full time as a Senior Editor and moved up the ranks to Deputy Editor and Editor-in-Chief.