Wayne Green

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Wayne Sanger Green II (September 3, 1922 – September 13, 2013) was an American publisher, writer, and consultant who helped launch many early computer and hobby magazines. Born in Littleton, New Hampshire, he edited CQ magazine before starting his own publications for radio amateurs and computer enthusiasts. In 1960 he created 73 magazine for ham radio, which grew into a world‑known publication with subscribers in many countries. When microcomputers appeared, he launched Byte in 1975 to cover new computer kits, and Kilobaud Microcomputing in 1977 to welcome beginners. He later started 80 Microcomputing, RUN, InCider, Pico, CD Review, and others, and ran Wayne Green, Inc.

Green was licensed by the FCC as W2NSD for the Amateur Radio Service and was known for his outspoken and sometimes controversial opinions in both the ham radio and computer worlds. He clashed with groups like ARRL and CQ magazine, and his editorials stressed that he spoke his mind and told the truth. In 1983 he sold several magazines to CW Communications, and his company merged with theirs. In the early 1980s he helped launch the Brazilian magazine Micro Sistemas. In his later years he lived in Hancock, New Hampshire, and ran an online bookstore. He died in Peterborough, New Hampshire, in 2013 at age 91.