Wilder Hobson (February 18, 1906 – May 1, 1964) was an American writer and editor for Time (1930s-1940s), Fortune (1940s), Harper's Bazaar (1950s), and Newsweek (1960s) magazines.
He was also a competent musician (trombone), author of an history of American jazz, and long-time contributor to Saturday Review (1940s, 1950s, 1960s) magazine.
Other writers working for Chambers included: novelist Nigel Dennis, future New York Times Book Review editor Harvey Breit, and poets Howard Moss and Weldon Kees.
Chambers and Willi Schlamm led the anti-Communist camp (and both later joined the founding editorial board of William F. Buckley, Jr.'s National Review).
[11] In 1946, Hobson moved to editorial board of Fortune,[12] where he worked until severe writer's block caused him to resign.
[5] In November 1950, Hobson became managing editor of Harper's Bazaar (then with a circulation of 340,605), replacing Frances MacFadden, who retired after 18 years in that position.
Sargeant believed that the "swing" in jazz derived from complex African multi-rhythms adapted to relatively simple Western music.
Daughter Eliza Hobson became a jazz disc jockey and broadcast journalist as well as playing piano and guitar.