GeekChicDaily (founded in October, 2009) was a multi-platform publisher of
pop culture
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based newsletters, founded by Peter Levin and Gareb Shamus and operated by CEO Peter Levin.
Publication
The now-defunct publisher had multiple newsletter publications including GeekChicDaily, GeekChic Los Angeles and GeekChicNYC. The targets for the newsletters were socially active consumers of genre fare. Rebranded as Nerdist News post merger with Nerdist Industries.
History
CEO Peter Levin and Gareb Shamus launched GeekChicDaily with
Peter Guber
Howard Peter Guber (born March 1, 1942) is an American film producer, business executive, entrepreneur, educator, and author. He is chairman and CEO of Mandalay Entertainment. Guber's films have grossed over $3 billion worldwide and received ...
and other advisors in October, 2009. The company launched GeekChic Los Angeles, a regional version of the newsletter, in April 2011. GeekChicNYC was later added in August 2011. The offices are based out of Santa Monica, California.
Nerdist
Comedian
Chris Hardwick
Christopher Ryan Hardwick (born November 23, 1971) is an American comedian, actor, television and podcast host, writer, and producer. He hosted '' Talking Dead'', an hourlong aftershow on AMC affiliated with the network's zombie drama series '' ...
's Nerdist Industries, entered into an equity partnership with GeekChicDaily in June 2011. Nerdist Industries operates a podcast network, including the flagship
Nerdist Podcast, Nerdist Blog and NerdMelt theater at Meltdown Comics in Los Angeles. On the Nerdist Blog, Hardwick stated that "Peter Levin, founder of GeekChicDaily, will take over the business-y parts of the growing Nerdist tentacles."
In February 2012, GeekChicDaily fully merged with Nerdist Industries and became Nerdist News.
References
External links
* {{Official website, http://www.nerdist.com/
Publishing companies of the United States