American Media, Inc. Announces New Publisher for Shape Magazine.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2003 Carolyn Bekkedahl, Executive Vice President of American Media, Inc. and Publishing Director of the Weider Active Lifestyle Group, today named Diane Newman as the new publisher of Shape magazine. Until her recent promotion to Publishing Director, Ms. Bekkedahl had served as Shape's Publisher. The titles in the Weider Active Lifestyle Group are Shape, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health, and represent the leading publications in the women's active lifestyle, pre- & postnatal postnatal /post·na·tal/ (-na´t'l) occurring after birth, with reference to the newborn. post·na·tal adj. Of or occurring after birth, especially in the period immediately after birth. fitness and self-care categories. These titles have a readership read·er·ship n. 1. The readers of a publication considered as a group. 2. Chiefly British The office of a reader at a university. in excess of 9 million, with Shape the market leader in both circulation and advertising. The magazine was recently named to the list of Adweek's Top Ten Hottest Magazines of 2002. "I am so pleased to have Diane Newman as Shape's new Publisher, reporting to me," Ms. Bekkedahl said. "Diane has deep knowledge of the active lifestyle and women's service categories, as well as valuable relationships across numerous business sectors. She's the ideal candidate to take charge." Commenting on the appointment, David J. Pecker David Pecker is the Chairman and CEO of American Media. He is the publisher of National Enquirer, Star, Sun, Weekly World News, Globe, Men's Fitness, Muscle and Fitness, Flex and Shape. , Chairman and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of American Media, Inc., said, "Shape is already off to an outstanding start in 2003, leading the category in both market share and total ad pages. I know Carolyn will be a tough act to follow, but based on Diane's track record, she is more than up to the challenge." Ms. Newman added she was thrilled to have the opportunity to serve as Shape Publisher and looked forward to "taking Shape to the next level." Ms. Newman had been the Associate Publisher of Redbook since 2001. Prior to that, she had been Publisher of Fitness Magazine and had also worked with Family Circle, YM and Prevention. She began her publishing career with Woman's Day Woman's Day is an American magazine aimed at a female readership, covering such subjects as food, nutrition, fitness, beauty and fashion. It was first published in 1931 as a free A&P in-store menu/recipe planner, calculated to make customers buy more by giving them meal . American Media, Inc. is one of the largest media companies in the U.S. The company publishes six of the 14 best selling weekly magazines, including the #2 and #4 titles, the National Enquirer En`quir´er n. 1. See Inquirer. Noun 1. enquirer - someone who asks a question asker, inquirer, querier, questioner and Star. AMI recently acquired Weider Publications, the leading publisher of health and fitness magazines, including Shape, Men's Fitness Men’s Fitness is a men’s magazine published by American Media, Inc. Founded in the United States in 1987, it was originally called Sports Fitness. The premier issue featured Michael Pare from the television show, The Greatest American Hero. , Muscle & Fitness, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Flex, Fit Pregnancy and Natural Health. The company also publishes the best selling country music magazines, Country Weekly and Country Music; a Latino entertainment magazine, Mira!; two automotive magazines, AMI's Auto World and NOPI NOPI Northern Pintail (bird species Anas acuta) NOPI Number One Parts, Incorporated (parts distributors) NOPI Nopaging (assembly language ASM51 assembler control) Street Performance Compact; and more than 200 Mini-Mags and Digests. AMI recently launched its own book division with 7 titles released to date. In addition to print properties, AMI owns Distribution Services, Inc., the country's #1 in-store magazine merchandising company. |
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