Ronald Sessions Named Senior Editor of Motor Trend Magazine

    LOS ANGELES--Feb. 14, 2002--Ronald L. Sessions, 52, has been named a Senior Editor at Motor Trend magazine, it was announced today by Kevin Smith, Editor-in-Chief.
    Mr. Sessions brings experience and expertise in automotive magazines to the Motor Trend team, and will be playing a central role in planning and executing road tests, comparisons and feature articles. "Ron is a consummate pro, one of the fine editorial talents in our field," said Kevin Smith. "We are hugely fortunate to be bringing him on board at this time when we're re-energizing the magazine and the entire Motor Trend enterprise. His facility with magazine production, scheduling and all-around quality control will be especially valuable to us."
    Mr. Sessions joins Motor Trend with more than 25 years of experience in automotive journalism. His lengthy career at Road & Track (1987-2000) earned him over 15 awards not only for Road & Track Specials, including Open Road, the 4wd Adventure Magazine and Exotic Cars Quarterly, but for video productions as well. In the last few years, Mr. Sessions played a major role in DrivingMedia Inc.'s automotive web portal as the senior staff editor, and was senior copywriter for The Designory Inc., where he worked with Mercedes-Benz USA.
    Mr. Sessions received a B.S. in Communications from Temple University in 1973. He resides in Mission Viejo, California with his wife.

    Motor Trend, a Primedia publication, was founded in 1949 and has a circulation of 1.26 million with a readership of 6.8 million. Internationally recognized as the world's #1 automotive authority, Motor Trend is one of the leading brands in automotive publishing. The Motor Trend brand also includes Motor Trend en Espanol magazine, Motor Trend Television (a monthly nationwide program on The Speed Channel), Motor Trend Radio and Motor Trend Weekend (two 2-hour syndicated weekend programs), Motor Trend Online, the more than 18 world-renowned Motor Trend international auto shows and the much coveted Motor Trend Of the Year awards program.