Steven Russell and Robert Love Join the World's Best-Selling Men's Magazine As
Deputy Editor and Editor-At-Large, Respectively
NEW YORK, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- James Kaminsky, editorial
director of Playboy magazine, today announced that he has named Steven Russell
to be Playboy's deputy editor, the magazine's second-in-command, and Robert
Love to be
editor-at-large, helping to oversee non-fiction and long-form journalism in
the magazine. Both will report to Kaminsky and will be based in PEI's
Publishing Group headquarters in New York.
As deputy editor, Russell will assist in all facets of Playboy's planning,
top-editing and management. He was most recently the executive editor at
Maxim where he edited 49 consecutive cover stories and supervised all
entertainment, pop culture and celebrity coverage, as well as humor features,
news stories, columns and product coverage.
Prior to joining Maxim, Russell was editor-in-chief of Tribe, a New
Orleans-based arts-and-culture monthly magazine, and managing editor of
Memphis' alternative weekly. He began his career as a crime reporter for the
Knoxville Journal. He graduated from the University of Mississippi with a
Master's degree in magazine journalism, where he also served as managing
editor of two editions of Samir Husni's Guide to New Consumer Magazines.
As editor-at-large, Robert Love will be charged with helping to further
establish Playboy's narrative non-fiction while working with the nation's top
writers and also developing new talent. Love most recently spent five years
as managing editor of Rolling Stone, the magazine's top editorial position.
During his leadership, Rolling Stone won the American Society of Magazine
Editors (AMSE) National Magazine Awards for General Excellence and Reporting
(both in 1998) and Feature Writing (2001), and won an additional 14 ASME
nominations.
Prior to his two-decade career at Wenner Media, Love was a staff editor at
New York magazine. He is currently an adjunct professor at Columbia
University's Graduate School of Journalism and was the editor of two recently
published books: George Harrison (Random House, 2002) and Tattoo Nation
(Bullfinch, 2002).
James Kaminsky, editorial director of Playboy magazine, said: "As Playboy
enters its 50th year as the best-selling monthly men's magazine in the United
States, we are dedicated to continuing the tradition of editorial excellence
and finding new ways to evolve the magazine's mix for a new generation of
readers. Both Steve and Bob have unique skills that will enable them to make
meaningful contributions to the future of Playboy. We are excited to welcome
them on board in these leadership roles."
Russell will start on January 13, 2003 and Love will begin on January 20,
2003.
Playboy Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: PLA) is a brand-driven, international
multimedia entertainment company that publishes editions of Playboy magazine
around the world; operates Playboy and Spice television networks and
distributes programming via home video and DVD globally; licenses the Playboy
and Spice trademarks internationally for a range of consumer products and
services; and operates Playboy.com , a leading men's lifestyle and
entertainment website.
SOURCE Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
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