Frank Markus Joins Motor Trend As Technical Director
December 15 2003 - 8:00AM
PR Newswire (US)
Frank Markus Joins Motor Trend As Technical Director NEW YORK, Dec.
15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- MOTOR TREND, the world's number one
automotive authority and part of the PRIMEDIA Consumer Automotive
Group, today announced that Frank Markus will join the editorial
staff of MOTOR TREND as Technical Director. He will be based in the
Detroit office. Mr. Markus is an experienced journalist who has
worked as a writer, test driver, and Technical Director for Car and
Driver magazine. He succeeds former MOTOR TREND Detroit Bureau
Chief Jack Keebler who has joined General Motors in vehicle
development and analysis. In his new position, Mr. Markus will have
the dual role of heading up MOTOR TREND's technical and testing
operations, as well as representing MOTOR TREND in the Detroit
area. On the technical front, he will have lead responsibility for
vehicle testing and evaluation, including an overall upgrade of
MOTOR TREND's test procedures to incorporate new GPS-based timing
equipment. Additionally, Mr. Markus will oversee the creation and
presentation of all technical material in the magazine, as well as
write tests and feature stories. Mr. Markus will work with Detroit
Editor Todd Lassa, and report directly to editor-in-chief, Kevin
Smith. "We are thrilled to welcome Frank to the MOTOR TREND team,"
said Kevin Smith, Editor-in-Chief of MOTOR TREND. "He is a gifted
journalist and automotive engineer with years of solid experience
under his belt. His skills, creativity and leadership will be huge
assets for our operation. We're proud to have him represent the
MOTOR TREND name in this senior position and look forward to the
significant contributions he will make to our publication." Mr.
Markus' notable career in the automotive industry began at Chrysler
where he graduated from the Chrysler Institute of Engineering, and
later went into Advanced Vehicle Packaging. In 1991, Mr. Markus
joined Car and Driver magazine and was appointed to the Technical
Director position there in 1995. Mr. Markus earned a BS in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Illinois and an MS in
Mechanical Engineering from the University of Michigan Rackham
School of Graduate Studies. About MOTOR TREND MOTOR TREND, a
PRIMEDIA publication, was founded in 1949 and has a circulation of
1.27 million and a total readership of 7.1 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 is comprised of motortrend.com; MOTOR TREND Television; MOTOR
TREND Radio; Truck Trend; MOTOR TREND International Auto Shows;
MOTOR TREND en Espaqol; and the renowned MOTOR TREND Car,
Sport/Utility and Truck of the Year Awards program. About PRIMEDIA
PRIMEDIA is the leading targeted media company in the United
States, with positions in consumer and business-to-business
markets. Our properties deliver content via print as well as video,
the Internet and live events and offer highly effective advertising
and marketing solutions in some of the most sought after niche
markets. With 2002 sales from continuing businesses of $1.5
billion, PRIMEDIA is the #1 special interest magazine publisher in
the U.S. with more than 250 titles. Our well known brands include
MOTOR TREND, Automobile, New York, Fly Fisherman, Power &
Motoryacht, Creating Keepsakes, Ward's Auto World, and Registered
Rep. The company is also the #1 publisher and distributor of free
consumer guides, including Apartment Guides. PRIMEDIA Television's
leading brand is the Channel One Network and About is one of the
largest sources of original content on the Internet. PRIMEDIA's
stock symbol is: NYSE: PRM. DATASOURCE: Motor Trend CONTACT:
Michelle Alvarez, for Motor Trend, +1-212-446-1879, or Web site:
http://www.primedia.com/ http://www.motortrend.com/
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