Co-founders step back as Pollstar announces move to LA

Gary Bongiovanni is to retire, and Gary Smith to continue in an advisory role, following a move to southern California for the US trade title

Azoff, Leiweke and Gary Smith at VenuesNow 2017 © Venues Today/VenuesNow

Pollstar co-founders Gary Smith and Gary Bongiovanni are to scale back their involvement with the US concert business magazine, ahead of an impending relocation to Los Angeles after 37 years in Fresno, California.

Editor in chief Bongiovanni will retire this month, while former CEO Gary Smith will remain with the magazine in an advisory capacity, owner Oak View Group (OVG) has announced.

OVG – the venue development and investment vehicle founded by ex-AEG CEO Tim Leiweke and former Live Nation chairman…

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