Brenda Saget Darling
has been named publisher of More magazine. She was previously the
publisher of Meredith’s Traditional Home magazine, which she joined
in 2003. Prior to that, Saget Darling was at Condé Nast.
Lauren Buerger has
been tapped as publisher of Meredith’s Fitness magazine. She was
previously the associate publisher of More magazine, a position
she held since August 2004. Prior to joining Meredith, Buerger was
working at Condé Nast.
Rich Berenson is the
new publisher of Child magazine. He previously held the position of
director of corporate sales for Meredith Corporation. Prior to
joining Meredith in August 2004, Berenson was with Time, Inc.
Candace Arslanian
has been named Allure magazine’s American fashion director. She was
previously at Child magazine, where she served as fashion director,
New England fashion manager, and most recently, New York manager and
fashion director.
Also at Allure,
Maria Marino Nussbaum has
been named beauty director. She joins Allure from Glamour, where she
was beauty director, and most recently, advertising manager. Prior
to that, she was a beauty manager at Marie Claire.
Pamela Daniels has
risen to publisher of Traditional Home magazine. She was previously
the magazine’s associate publisher for advertising. Daniels
joined Meredith in 2000.
Carey Witmer has
been upped from associate publisher to publisher of Country Home
magazine. She joined parent company Meredith in 1998.
How much
do sexy starlets go for these days? About $200,000, if they're
cheap.
That’s the deal father/manager Joe Simpson reportedly got for
daughter Jessica’s stint with the new celebrity title, OK!, but he
probably should have held out for more. New York
Post’s Page Six reports that media insiders are having a good
laugh at the deal that supposedly includes six more covers and a hosting
commitment for the magazine’s Sept. 20 launch party. The deal also precludes the star from working with other magazines
for major features, but Simpson’s rep says otherwise.
There are two new appointments at IDT
Entertainment. Neil S. Braun
has been named president of feature films and television and
Jerry Davis chief
creative officer of animated features.
