Please note, a headshot of Kathleen Fleury is at the end of this release.
For Immediate Release
September 18, 2013
Contact:
Gillian Britt 207-775-2126
gBritt PR
Down East names Paul Doiron Editor Emeritus and Kathleen Fleury Editor-in-Chief
CAMDEN, Maine — Down East: The Magazine of Maine announced today that Paul
Doiron has been named Editor Emeritus and Kathleen Fleury has been named Editor-in-Chief. Fleury is only the fifth Editor-in-Chief for the magazine in its nearly 60-year history, and the first woman to fill its top editorial position.
Editor Emeritus Paul Doiron will work closely with Fleury and the business, marketing,
and sales departments, helping set the editorial direction of the magazine and related products, shows, and Websites. Doiron started at Down East in 1999 and has served
as Editor-in-Chief for the past eight years. He is the author of the award-winning Mike Bowditch series of crime novels, including The Poacher’s Son and Massacre Pond; his
books have been translated into ten languages.
Fleury was most recently Managing Editor at Down East, a position she held for two years. She began work at the magazine six years ago and has covered the Maine food scene extensively during that time, including television appearances on Throwdown with Bobby Flay, as well as Food Wars as a celebrity judge. Prior to joining Down East, she worked on book projects with Rachael Ray, Giada De Laurentiis, and Ina Garten at Clarkson Potter, a cookbook imprint at Random House in New York City. She is a native of Maine and a graduate of Middlebury College.
Down East Enterprise President, Publisher, and CEO Bob Fernald said of the editorial changes, “The shift to naming Kathleen Editor-in-Chief and Paul Editor Emeritus is part of a natural transition for our magazine.” Fernald added, “The talent of these two professionals, along with an incredibly skilled team, helped lead Down East to double-digit growth this last year. Paul and Kathleen ensure Down East maintains its position as Maine’s premier magazine.”
Down East Magazine will celebrate its 60th year in 2014.
About Down East Enterprise:
Down East Enterprise, Inc., is a multimedia company based in Camden, Maine. The company’s flagship publication, Down East: The Magazine of Maine, is the largest paid-circulation magazine dedicated to the Pine Tree State. A digital version of Down East was launched in February 2013. For nearly six decades, Down East has been the authority on Maine, and today continues to capture the reader’s attention with an insider look at contemporary life in Maine. People who love Maine love Down East.
Down East Enterprise currently publishes Shooting Sportsman, the world’s largest magazine dedicated to wingshooting and fine guns, and Fly Rod & Reel, a quarterly publication for fly-fishing enthusiasts, in addition to Down East. Down East also produces Websites, mobile apps, and video programming via the Down East Channel.
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