Robert Jenkins

Robert Jenkins was Associate Publisher for American Heritage Publishing. This is his second tenure as he was Advertising Sales Director from 2007-12 and later Membership Director for the American Heritage Society. Bob’s background is in media, starting with his days as a DJ, and Promotions and Marketing Director for radio stations in Honolulu, San Francisco, and San Jose.

As New Media Director for ABC Radio Network, Washington, DC, he led digital development for the stations, a model utilized throughout the network. He was also National Radio Promotions Director for “US Festival II”, a four-day concert and hi-tech event created by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak.

While at American Heritage, Bob generated sponsored content through a series of cross-platform historic state travel guides, most notably the USCT Civil War Sesquicentennial Tribute with Pennsylvania State Tourism, and a two-year Civil War tourism campaign with the Appalachian Regional Commission, a partnership composed of the 13 Appalachian states and a federal co-chair appointed by the president.

Bob attended University of Hawaii at Manoa, majoring in Journalism, and is also a U.S. Air Force veteran with tours in Southeast Asia and the Far East.

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American Heritage Returns in Digital Format, Summer 2017 | Vol. 62, No. 1

American Heritage, the beloved, 68-year-old magazine of history, returns to regular publication on our Nation’s Birthday, July 4, 2017.

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