NEW
YORK, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dotdash
Meredith, the largest digital and print publisher in America, today
named Charlotte Triggs as its
first-ever GM and Editor-in-Chief of PEOPLE Group, effective
immediately. A veteran of the PEOPLE brand, Triggs will have
strategic oversight of all its platforms and content operations for
digital and print. She succeeds Wendy
Naugle, the Editor-in-Chief, who, after five years, has
decided to leave the company to complete her novel. Triggs will
continue reporting to Leah Wyar,
President of the PEOPLE Group at Dotdash Meredith.
"PEOPLE is a mediasphere – known as much for its
minute-to-minute digital breaking news as it is for its iconic
weekly magazine – and has experienced explosive growth in the last
few years," says Wyar. "Now is the right time to rethink the role
of our editor-in-chief: a single brand – and business leader to
unify our teams and platforms and navigate the continued change.
Charlotte has touched nearly every category at PEOPLE during her
20-year tenure, and is undoubtedly the person to continue our lead
as the number-one entertainment news brand."
Wyar adds, "Wendy has been an integral part of PEOPLE's
evolution over the past five years and elevated the brand in the
years serving as editor-in-chief. We thank her for her dedication
and leadership and wish her all the best in her next chapter."
Prior to Triggs's role as SVP and GM of PEOPLE, she held
numerous positions at PEOPLE including beginning her career as an
editorial intern and various roles such as cover writer, TV editor,
podcast producer, and news director.
"The PEOPLE legacy is timeless, but it's the future that holds
the next iteration of the brand," said Triggs. "This exciting new
phase merges our classic offerings with innovative ways of
consuming content and new levels of interactivity with the readers
that will give them a voice."
About Dotdash Meredith
Dotdash Meredith is the largest
print and digital publisher in America. Nearly 200 million people
trust us each month to help them make decisions, take action, and
find inspiration. Dotdash Meredith's over 40 iconic brands include
PEOPLE, Better Homes & Gardens, Verywell, FOOD & WINE, The
Spruce, Allrecipes, Byrdie, REAL SIMPLE, Investopedia, and Southern
Living. Dotdash Meredith is based in New
York City and is an operating business of IAC (NASDAQ:
IAC).
About PEOPLE
Dotdash Meredith's PEOPLE revolutionized
personality journalism when it launched as a weekly in 1974 with a
mission to celebrate extraordinary people doing ordinary things and
ordinary people doing extraordinary things. Ubiquitous and still at
the center of pop culture for 50 years, the PEOPLE brand is
accessible across all media and platforms (print, digital, video,
podcasts, social) bringing more than 100 million consumers a unique
mix of breaking entertainment news, exclusive photos, video,
unparalleled access to the red carpet, celebrities, and in-depth
reporting on the most compelling newsmakers of our time. An
essential component of PEOPLE's editorial vision remains human
interest stories, which touch and often mirror the lives of our
passionate audience. ComScore ranks the PEOPLE/Entertainment Weekly
Digital Network No. 1 in the entertainment news category.
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