Mary Margaret Out at EW, Patrick Gomez In

A calendar year soon after becoming Leisure Weekly’s 1st female editor-in-main, Mary Margaret is stepping down from the purpose. She’ll be replaced by EW executive editor Patrick Gomez, who has been named to the posture of General Supervisor, a agent for EW’s father or mother organization, Dotdash Meredith, verified to TheWrap.

“Gomez succeeds Mary Margaret, who has produced the final decision to action away from EW to relocate to Austin, Texas with her household. She will remain in her role until June 1,” the spokesperson said.

Gomez has been in demand of Television and tunes coverage for the past year. He formerly labored for 10 yrs at EW’s sister publication, Men and women, and served as editor-in-main of The AV Club.

Soon after 32 several years, EW transitioned to electronic-only final thirty day period, along with 5 other Dotdash Meredith houses, together with InStyle.

“Patrick is certainly the suitable person at the right time to direct one particular of our most legendary entertainment manufacturers,” stated Leah Wyar, president of Dotdash Meredith’s entertainment team. “His robust electronic know-how, deep information of entertainment and superstar news, and pop tradition prowess make him the great man or woman to guide this up coming chapter of digital advancement.” 

Before EW, Margaret was senior director of product or service marketing at HubSpot, oversaw item content material tactic groups for Facebook and served as Roku’s first editorial director. She began her journalism vocation at Newsweek’s London bureau and went on to hold senior roles at Folks and Parade.

“I want to thank Mary Margret for main all through a pivotal time in the brand’s historical past and bringing extra than a ten years of entertainment-insider abilities, business enterprise acumen, and multimedia understanding to carry on EW’s legacy as the primary authority in amusement,” extra Wyar.

Margaret stuffed the void still left by previous EIC J.D. Heyman, who exited in November 2020 pursuing studies of a hostile workplace.

EW’s previous mum or dad business, Meredith, was acquired last final yr by electronic publisher Dotdash. The previous About.com, which was itself obtained in 2012 by IAC, Barry Diller’s keeping company. EW began as a Time Inc. publication in 1990. Meredith acquired out Time Inc. in 2018.