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Robert Charles Guccione, Jr. (born 1956) - the eldest son of Bob Guccione (founder of Penthouse magazine) - is best known for founding the music magazine Spin.
In 1978, after two attempts at going into the publishing business on his own, Guccione went to work for General Media International - his father's publishing empire. By the early '80s, at which time he was running the marketing and circulation department, he left the company (and purported position as heir apparent) to once again attempt to establish his own brand.
He launched Spin in 1985 with a loan from Guccione Sr., who abruptly shut down the magazine two years later after General Media experienced a financial dip. These events resulted in a still-ongoing estrangement between the two. Guccione Jr. found new investors and relaunched Spin in late 1987. He managed to gather most of the magazine's old staff, and missed only one month of publication.
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