Jossip (Free subscription) | 24/10/2008
It wasn't the $2 million-plus Bonnie Fuller, nor Janice Min's former No. 2 (and former British OK! chief) Nicola McCarthy who will be replacing Sarah Ivens (who says she gave notice back in June) atop OK!. Instead, new-ish general manager Kent Brownridge opted for Susan Toepfer of Hearst's recently shuttered Quick & Simple, a might-as-well-be [...]
New York Post (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... shortfall that is keeping it from having enough cash flow to cover its banking covenants. Kent Brownridge, a former top executive at Wenner Media, was brought on board as CEO at the time of the acquisition, with a minority investment in the company. Although he was committed to agressively growing its branding and licensing agreements, he left suddenly in August 2008, and resurfaced...
Jossip (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
You looking for a job a job working for a magazine? Shoot, get in line, or go apply for Stylista Cycle 2. Because times are tight, but you already knew that. So you'll be pleased to know you can start sprucing up your resume: OK!'s Kent Brownridge is looking to hire five full time staffer, two [...]
Gawker (Free subscription) | 13/11/2008
Internal drama at baby picture factory OK! magazine? You don't say! Richard Desmond, the crappy celebrity mag's billionaire owner, brought in former Wenner Media exec Kent Brownridge to be GM of the...
Gawker (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
Just because we're in the midst of the and print media in general is having its worst month in the past 20 years is no reason to force editors into less-than-grand offices! We hear that , the of OK! magazine, is "having a wall removed" and combining two offices into a one big, bad, office for Kent Brownridge, at an estimated cost of $50K. "The old man is still obsessed with his old boss...
