Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 371, Box 3, "The Torch," March 1981, p. 4.
Summary:
Joseph J. Bonsignore, who had been serving as acting publisher of the Smithsonian Magazine since January 1980, is named the publisher. Edward K. Thompson, founding editor and publisher, continues to serve at the Smithsonian Institution as a consultant to Secretary Ripley on print and electronic media.