CHATSWORTH, Calif.—AVN Media Network is pleased to welcome Steve Javors on board as the company’s associate managing editor.
A Brooklyn, N.Y., native, Javors comes to AVN from XBIZ, where he was hired as a reporter in 2006. His considerable talents as a journalist as well as his acumen for the industry led to his swift ascent to the position of editor-in-chief of XBIZ Premiere. Javors broke hundreds of news stories across all sectors of the adult entertainment industry, and directly managed the content, design, production and promotion of the magazine, which covered the video, novelty and GLBT sectors.
In his new position at AVN, Javors will use his wide-ranging knowledge of the industry as well as his extensive contacts to cover all aspects of adult entertainment, reporting on daily news stories for AVN.com and writing and editing in-depth features for the company’s monthly magazine.
A respected journalist and knowledgeable observer, Javors has been a source for commentary on various aspects of the adult industry for the Los Angeles Times, US Weekly, Las Vegas Sun, E! Online, Wired.com, TheDailyBeast.com, and National Public Radio.
Javors cut his teeth in adult as the public relations director for MALLcom, where he created the company’s media kit, wrote press releases, organized its trade-show presence, and planned exclusive parties in New York, Miami and Las Vegas hosted by the industry’s top stars.
Javors got his start in journalism as a student at St. John’s University in Jamaica, N.Y., where he served as the sports editor for the student newspaper. In that capacity he covered the Red Storm’s nationally ranked men’s basketball and soccer teams. He resigned his position as sports editor in 2002 to accept a prestigious internship in the public relations department with the New York Knicks of the NBA.
In college Javors also interned for PSP Sports, the nation’s largest publisher of game-day sports programs. He edited and wrote spot copy for a plethora of publications, including the official magazines of the Seattle Mariners, New York Jets, Oakland Raiders and New England Patriots. He also edited the Heisman Trophy section of national game day insert Touchdown Illustrated.
Javors is an accomplished freelance sports journalist whose work has been published in College Basketball Illustrated, Newsday, Queens-Times Ledger, NYKnicks.com and SportsUniversity.com.
“I’ve long admired the quality of Steve’s work as a writer and editor, and have been equally impressed with his insight as well as his business savvy. When he became available, it was a no-brainer. I knew we had a special opportunity to add to our team that rarest of animals: a first-rate journalist with a vast knowledge of this industry,” AVN Vice President and Publisher Tony Lovett said. “Steve comes to us as a trusted member of this community, with a sterling reputation industry-wide for his honesty, intelligence, and dedication to his craft. I think I speak for all of us at AVN when I say we’re excited he’s here, and look forward to a bright future with him on board.”
Javors can be reached via email at [email protected] or by phone at (818) 718-5788, ext. 106.
