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John P. Loughlin ’79 continues to lead the publishing industry as the new executive vice president and general manager of Hearst Magazines.

Loughlin's general management duties at Hearst Magazines Division include oversight of circulation, Internet operations, finance, manufacturing, distribution and strategy. In addition, he will assume the role of executive vice president of the advisory board and senior vice president of Comag Marketing Group LLC (CMG), and director and vice president of Communications Data Services, Inc. (CDS).

Loughlin joins Hearst after three years at the TV Guide Publishing Group where he helped develop and implement the strategies to introduce a full-size, full-color TV Guide magazine, scheduled to launch in October, and to launch the new weekly television magazine for women, Inside TV, which debuted in April.

Loughlin was president and CEO of Primedia Consumer Media and Magazine Group for two years, and before that he served as president of Meredith Corporation's television broadcasting group beginning in 1997. He joined Meredith in 1993 and held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility including managing Meredith Custom Publishing and Marketing, Country Home Publishing Franchise, Meredith Books, and Traditional Home Publishing Franchise. From 1991 to 1993, he was senior vice president/group publisher of The New York Times Company Women's Magazines, having joined the Times Company in 1985 as a planning analyst. Loughlin holds an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, with a degree in government and English.
At St. Lawrence, John was president of the Thelomathesian Society, the student government organization. He earned academic honors and was a member of the leadership honorary Omicron Delta Kappa. He also participated in St. Lawrence’s study program in Kenya.
As an alumnus, John has been very active. He has been a University trustee, a career advisor to students, a fund-raising volunteer, a Reunion volunteer and a member of the Alumni Executive Council.

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View Past Profiles Return to Graduates Page	John P. Loughlin ’79 continues to lead the publishing industry as the new executive vice president and general manager of Hearst Magazines. Loughlin's general management duties at Hearst Magazines Division include oversight of circulation, Internet operations, finance, manufacturing, distribution and strategy. In addition, he will assume the role of executive vice president of the advisory board and senior vice president of Comag Marketing Group LLC (CMG), and director and vice president of Communications Data Services, Inc. (CDS). Loughlin joins Hearst after three years at the TV Guide Publishing Group where he helped develop and implement the strategies to introduce a full-size, full-color TV Guide magazine, scheduled to launch in October, and to launch the new weekly television magazine for women, Inside TV, which debuted in April. Loughlin was president and CEO of Primedia Consumer Media and Magazine Group for two years, and before that he served as president of Meredith Corporation's television broadcasting group beginning in 1997. He joined Meredith in 1993 and held a variety of positions with increasing responsibility including managing Meredith Custom Publishing and Marketing, Country Home Publishing Franchise, Meredith Books, and Traditional Home Publishing Franchise. From 1991 to 1993, he was senior vice president/group publisher of The New York Times Company Women's Magazines, having joined the Times Company in 1985 as a planning analyst. Loughlin holds an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and is a graduate of St. Lawrence University, with a degree in government and English. At St. Lawrence, John was president of the Thelomathesian Society, the student government organization. He earned academic honors and was a member of the leadership honorary Omicron Delta Kappa. He also participated in St. Lawrence’s study program in Kenya. As an alumnus, John has been very active. He has been a University trustee, a career advisor to students, a fund-raising volunteer, a Reunion volunteer and a member of the Alumni Executive Council.
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