Upside Names Richard Brandt Editor In Chief

Posted on June 22, 1998

Upside Media Inc. announced a series of promotions and appointments at Upside magazine. Richard Brandt has been promoted to editor in chief from his position as editor, following three years of leadership at the magazine. Brandt will continue to set Upside's editorial direction, while focusing additional attention on new programs that reflect the magazine's reputation for delivering critical "insider" views on news, issues and trends affecting technology and business decision makers. Brandt's career spans 17 years, including several years at Business Week where he was a technology correspondent.

In addition, Kathleen Doler, who has been Upside's features editor since December 1997, has been promoted to executive editor. Doler's editorial career includes positions at Investor's Business Daily, PC Week and VARBusiness. Upside's final editorial change involves Chuck Lenatti, who was promoted from staff editor to senior staff editor. Lenatti joined Upside in March 1996 as managing editor, following more than 12 years of industry experience at MacWeek, Corporate Computing and PC Computing.

On the business side, Frank Babbitt has been named Upside's new associate publisher. Babbitt joins Upside from an Internet software company where was vice president of sales and marketing; before that he was sales manager for TV Guide in New York. Finally, Alisson Walsh has been named Upside Media's new marketing director. Walsh will oversee all marketing programs for Upside Media's print and online products, as well as Upside Events and conferences. Walsh joins Upside from Netscape Communications Corp. where she was executive communications manager.