Jacqueline Leo

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Jacqueline Leo

Jacqueline McCord Leo is an American magazine editor and media producer. She is the former editor-in-chief of the Reader's Digest. Her prior roles included editorial director of Consumer Reports . She was the founder of Child magazine, which was acquired by The New York Times Company, and became editor-in-chief of Family Circle.

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Education

Leo graduated from Baruch College of the City University of New York in 1968. [1]

Career

Jacqueline Leo is founder and former Editor-in-Chief of The Fiscal Times , a news website she launched in February 2010.

Leo worked as the fashion editor for Modern Bride magazine, and in this role shared advice for people preparing for a wedding, advice that she published in a 1982 book. [2]

Leo founded and launched Child (magazine) in 1986. [3] A year later, The New York Times Magazine Group acquired the magazine and appointed her editor-in-chief of Family Circle magazine. [4] While she was editor-in-chief,Family Circle an article on toxic waste dumping written by Stephanie Abarbanel won the 1990 National Magazine Award for Public Interest. [5]

She later became editorial director of The New York Times Women's Magazine Group. [6]

In 1999 she was named head of interactive services for Meredith Publishing Group. [7]

She was senior producer and editorial director for ABC News' Good Morning America ; and she served as editorial director for Consumer Reports magazine and their varied media products. [8]

From 2001 [9] through November 2007, Leo was vice president and Editor-in-Chief of Reader's Digest. [10] [11] She was responsible for converting the magazine from reprints to digital content, [12] and led the magazine in a move towards computer assisted reporting. [13]

Selected publications

Awards and honors

Leo is a former president of the American Society of Magazine Editors. [16] In 1993 Leo received a Matrix Award from New York Women in Communications. [17] [18]

Personal life

Jacqueline Leo was married to columnist and author John Leo. [8]

References

  1. "Spreading the News" (PDF). City University of New York. 2015.
  2. Flaherty, Mary Pat (1982-02-02). "Something old, new and some solutions". The Pittsburgh Press. pp. 46, . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  3. Lovenheim, Barbara (1986-12-14). "Magazine Aimed at Parents". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  4. Guy, Pat (1988-01-20). "Woman heads 'Family Circle'". USA Today. p. 15. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  5. Carmody, Deirdre (1991-04-25). "Women's Magazines Take Top Awards". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  6. "The Media Business; Promotion at Times Co. Unit". The New York Times. 1994-03-08. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  7. "The Media Business; Meredith Names Editor". The New York Times. 1999-08-19. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  8. 1 2 Risen, Clay (2022-05-11). "John Leo, Columnist Who Took Aim at Liberal Pieties, Dies at 86". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  9. Scheier, Rachel (2001-08-15). "Leo lands 'Digest' post". Daily News. p. 55. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  10. Pérez-Peña, Richard (2007-11-12). "Editor of More Replaces One at Reader's Digest". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  11. Granatstein, Lisa (October 21, 2002). "Not fade away". Brandweek. ProQuest   218059986 . Retrieved 2025-01-19.
  12. "New page in magazine's history". Asbury Park Press. 2005-07-27. p. 22. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  13. Gleeson, Jerry (2005-07-26). "Hitting a bench mark". Public Opinion. p. 8. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  14. Reviews of The New Woman's Guide to Getting Married
    • Feldkamp, Phyllis (8 April 1982). "Advance planning is key for full-scale weddings". The Christian Science Monitor ; Boston, Mass.
    • Spiro, Helen Ganz (1982-07-26). "Couple's priorities change with times". Mount Vernon Argus. p. 11. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  15. Reviews of Seven
  16. "Journal of Magazine and New Media Research, Fall 1999". Archived from the original on 2006-04-29. Retrieved 2007-12-19.
  17. Wyeth, Deirdre. "Matrix Awards Hall of Fame". NYWICI. Retrieved 2025-01-13.
  18. "RD's 2006 Tell Us a Joke Contest: Meet the Participants". May 3, 2006. Archived from the original on October 13, 2007.