U.S. Army soldiers and Air Force airmen will no
longer be able to read Playboy, Penthouse,
and other such magazines without leaving the base, following a decision by the
Army & Air Force Exchange Service to stop selling them at PX stores. Navy
and Marine Corps exchanges will continue selling nudie mags, at least for the
time being.
Welker To Publisher, CRO for New Dr. Oz Title
Hearst Magazines has named Kristine Welker to the position of vice president, publisher and chief revenue officer for the publisher’s planned magazine collaboration with Dr. Mehmet Oz. The magazine -- which has yet to be named -- is scheduled to debut in the first quarter of 2014, with newsstand distribution of 350,000 and another 450,000 copies delivered directly to certain Hearst subscribers. Welker previously served as vice president and chief revenue officer of Hearst Magazines Digital Media since 2010. Prior to that, she was the founding publisher of CosmoGIRL! Her previous position of vice president and CRO of Hearst Magazines Digital Media will be filled by Todd R. Haskell, effective September 3. Haskell comes to Hearst from the New York Times, where he served as group vice president for advertising at NYTimes.com.Meredith Promotes Execs
Meredith Corp. has promoted a number of executives to new spots in the company. Christine Guilfoyle has been promoted to vice president and group publisher, with additional responsibility for Allrecipes magazine, set to launch this fall. She will continue to lead Every Day With Rachael Ray and EatingWell magazines. Linda Fears has been named vice president and editor in chief of Family Circle, following eight years as EIC; she will also continue as editorial director of Meredith’s Food Content Center of Excellence. Cheryl Brown has been named editor in chief of Allrecipes magazine, having previously served as editorial director of Recipe.com.
Welker To Publisher, CRO for New Dr. Oz Title
Hearst Magazines has named Kristine Welker to the position of vice president, publisher and chief revenue officer for the publisher’s planned magazine collaboration with Dr. Mehmet Oz. The magazine -- which has yet to be named -- is scheduled to debut in the first quarter of 2014, with newsstand distribution of 350,000 and another 450,000 copies delivered directly to certain Hearst subscribers. Welker previously served as vice president and chief revenue officer of Hearst Magazines Digital Media since 2010. Prior to that, she was the founding publisher of CosmoGIRL! Her previous position of vice president and CRO of Hearst Magazines Digital Media will be filled by Todd R. Haskell, effective September 3. Haskell comes to Hearst from the New York Times, where he served as group vice president for advertising at NYTimes.com.Meredith Promotes Execs
Meredith Corp. has promoted a number of executives to new spots in the company. Christine Guilfoyle has been promoted to vice president and group publisher, with additional responsibility for Allrecipes magazine, set to launch this fall. She will continue to lead Every Day With Rachael Ray and EatingWell magazines. Linda Fears has been named vice president and editor in chief of Family Circle, following eight years as EIC; she will also continue as editorial director of Meredith’s Food Content Center of Excellence. Cheryl Brown has been named editor in chief of Allrecipes magazine, having previously served as editorial director of Recipe.com.
