Jann Wenner, the founder of Rolling Stone magazine and the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, has a reputation for not caring too much for Rush's music. The crowd of usually jaded industry people suddenly goes absolutely crazy before he can even say Rush… He also had a little fun, too, saying he had no reason… "They didn't like us at all at Rolling Stone," Lifeson told Radio.com in 2014. Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner also headed up the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and despite being eligible for years and being one of the most successful acts ever, Rush just couldn't get enshrined. . Jann Simon Wenner (born January 7, 1946) is the co-founder and publisher of the popular culture magazine Rolling Stone, and former owner of Men's Journal magazine. But he was gracious in his introduction of them at the 2013 Rock Hall induction ceremony. Jann Wenner Daily Time Heart Your I don't believe that there's such a thing as objectivity in much of journalism, but I think there is a serious effort to and a regard for facts and into taking that stuff seriously is very important to the public discourse and it's very important to democracy. Born in New York City, Wenner graduated from Chadwick School and later attended the University of California, Berkeley.He dropped out, but while at Berkeley he participated in the Free Speech Movement. Jann Wenner is retiring as chairman of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Foundation as of Jan. 1, 2020. As Mayer stepped into his Escalade, he was still blown away by Rush’s fans, who cheered the band for several minutes when Hall of Fame Chairman Jann S. Wenner… until he says "and from Toronto." It's Jann Wenner announcing the 2013 Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame inductees. Publisher Jann Wenner is reportedly not a fan of prog rock in general and Rush in particular. . He rips through an impressive list of names and everyone politely applauds . Finally, in 2013, Rush made it in.