Cathie Black

Lunch: Happy Birthday, Cathie Black! - Posted April 29, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE We missed Evander Holyfield by a day, but there was plenty of action to keep our attention in Michael's jam-packed dining room today. Between the surprise birthday party for Hearst Magazines president Cathie Black on Table One, a smattering of fashionistas, and the bumper crop of beauty industry bigwigs... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Barbara Walters, Barry Diller & Dana Perino - Posted April 15, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE I'm glad I got to Michael's early today because by 12:30 they were literally lining up outside the front door to get in the joint. Even the Garden Room (Siberia to the uninitiated) was SRO. The groups of wannabe diners at the bar and in the lounge were enviously... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Barbara Walters, Barry Diller & Dana Perino - Posted April 15, 2009
— DIANE CLEHANE I'm glad I got to Michael's early today because by 12:30 they were literally lining up outside the front door to get in the joint. Even the Garden Room (Siberia to the uninitiated) was SRO. The groups of wannabe diners at the bar and in the lounge were enviously... [FishBowlNY]

Cathie Black to Stay On at Hearst - Posted January 12, 2009
No one is going anywhere! That at least appears to be today's media news theme regarding the industry's top dogs. We already told you that Bill Keller has denied rumors he is going anywhere and today the New York Post is reporting that Hearst president Cathie Black will also... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch: Joy Behar, Star Jones & Another Sarah Palin Doppelganger - Posted October 8, 2008
— DIANE CLEHANE What recession? The joint was jumping at Michael's today. Media mavens, television types and fashionistas were still trying to digest the week's head spinning events but, in true New York style, weren't letting a worldwide tanking economy get in the way of a good time. There was plenty of... [FishBowlNY]

Morning Reading List, 09.24.08 - Posted September 24, 2008
Good morning Washington. Got a blind item, interesting link, funny note, comment, birthday, anniversary or anything of the sort for Morning Reading List? Drop us a line or let us know in the tips box below. We've got your morning mix of media Muesli after the jump...... [FishBowlDC]

Lunch At Michael's: Lance Armstrong — For Governor? - Posted November 28, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE Remember a few weeks back when I promised Lunch readers a full report on the off chance we had our own encounter Lance Armstrong at 55th & Fifth? Well, here's your early holiday treat. The Tour de France winner-turned-man about town was holding court at Table One today so... [FishBowlNY]

Lunch At Michael's: Barry Diller, Bob Iger & The Literary Lioness Club - Posted September 19, 2007
— DIANE CLEHANE For those who like their cobb salads served up with a side order of adrenaline, 55th & Fifth was the place to be today. Media moguls and literary lionesses convened their cliques for some lively conversation that kept the dining room buzzing. Esther Newberg and Anna Quindlen... [FishBowlNY]

Mag Editors On Truth Serum: 'I Have So F*cked Up' - Posted January 30, 2007
All hail the editors-in-chief (from left): CosmoGIRL!'s Susan Schulz, Redbook's Stacy Morrison, mediabistro.com founder and CEO Laurel Touby, Men's Journal's Tom Foster, Slate's Jacob Weisberg; Jane's Brandon Holley, and Departures's Richard Story Photo by David Vanderheyden Slate's Jacob Weisberg called Slate a "cult." Jane's Brandon Holley advised to "kill them with kindness." ... [FishBowlNY]

Cathie Black Has An E-Crush - Posted January 11, 2007
Cathie Black, the president of Hearst Magazines, loves the way they get magazines done in places like London and Moscow and Sydney. There, they put out nice, glossy mags with good newsstand sales and a small staff, say 15-20 people, compared to about twice as many people for similar publications in... [FishBowlNY]

Seventeen's New Atoosa: Ann Shoket - Posted January 3, 2007
It took but three days into the new year for Cathie Black to name Atoosa Rubenstein's replacement at Seventeen. Ladies, gentlemen, meet ... Ann Shoket: Shoket, 34, has been executive editor of CosmoGIRL! since October 2003. She has been with CosmoGIRL! since its launch in 1999 in positions of increasing responsibility, developing... [FishBowlNY]