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USA Weekend

USA Weekend was an American weekend newspaper magazine published from 1953 to 2014.

Categories

Sunday magazine

Weekly

Distributed to more than 800 newspapers nationwide

1953 (1953) (as Family Weekly)

December 28, 2014 (2014-12-28)

Gannett

United States

McLean, Virginia

English

www.usaweekend.com

Founded as Family Weekly, it was purchased in 1985 by the Gannett Company, which restructured it as a sister publication to Gannett's flagship newspaper USA Today and distributed it in the Sunday editions of participating local newspapers,[1] At its peak, USA Weekend was the country's second-largest national magazine supplement (behind Parade) and was distributed to more than 800 newspapers nationwide.[2] Gannett ceased publication after the December 28, 2014, issue, citing a decline in print advertising and a company effort to minimize duplicative offerings.[3]

CookSmart – a recipe column written by

Ellie Krieger

EatSmart – a food column by , focusing on healthy recipes and tips

Jean Carper

HealthSmart – a health information column written by the hosts of

The Doctors

MoneySmart – a financial advice column written by and Walecia Konrad

Sharon Epperson

Who's News – a column focusing on newsmakers of the past week, written by

Lorrie Lynch

Wit&Wisdom – a feature focusing on humor and insight, written by

Terry Stickels

Columns and contributors featured in USA Weekend included:


Other notable contributors included:

Make a Difference Day[edit]

In 1992, USA Weekend's Make a Difference Day created an annual community service event, held on the fourth Saturday of October.


At the 2013 event, the company gave 14 community groups $10,000 to donate to their local charities.[12]

at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

USA Weekend