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PRIMEDIA Consumer Magazines Names Publisher of Automobile Magazine

21 December 1998

PRIMEDIA Consumer Magazines Names John Kennelly Publisher of Automobile Magazine

    NEW YORK--Dec. 21, 1998--PRIMEDIA Consumer Magazines, a unit of PRIMEDIA Inc. , announced today that John Kennelly, 34, currently associate publisher of Automobile Magazine has been named publisher of the magazine by Janice Grossman, executive vice president, president of advertising and marketing.
    "John has impressed all of us - advertisers, editors and PRIMEDIA management alike, with his energy and skillful piloting of the magazine," said Grossman. "He accepted enormous responsibility and deserves the title of publisher."
    Kennelly joined Automobile Magazine in 1997 from Financial World, where he was advertising director. Prior to that he spent nine years at Hearst, holding management positions at Cosmopolitan, Country Living and Countryside.
    Automobile Magazine targets the "enlightened enthusiast" whose passion for the experience and thrill of driving informs that reader's lifestyle and choices.
    PRIMEDIA Inc., with 1997 sales from continuing businesses of $1.2 billion, is the authoritative source of specialized information in targeted media (specialty magazines, trade magazines, consumer and business information) and education (classroom and workplace learning). Some key brands include Seventeen, New York, Chicago, Soap Opera Digest, Soap Opera Weekly, Channel One, Weekly Reader, Horticulture, World Almanac, Modern Bride and American Baby.