Colby Hamilton is leaving WNYC for DNAInfo, where he’ll serve as a city hall reporter. Hamilton had been with WNYC since 2011, when he joined as a political blogger.

Hamilton told Capital New York that he chose to join DNAInfo because, “Writing about politics is the thing I always wanted to do.”

Prior to his time at WNYC, Hamilton worked at Capital New York.

Millennial moms who like augmented reality — probably an interesting bunch — are going to be pleased with Mom+, a new app from Meredith. Mom+ is free and downloadable at the Apple App Store or Google Play. Users can scan items found in the print editions of Parents, American Baby, FamilyFun and Ser Padres, to bring up new, exclusive content.

Dana Points, content director for Meredith Parents Network, said of Mom+, “Our research also shows that they [young moms] truly value our trusted content to help them navigate the many challenges of the modern family lifestyle. Whether they are expecting their first child or have several kids already, trusted mobile content has rapidly become an essential part of their parenting experience.”

Points is right: Mobile is big. But what Mom+ is really doing is pushing readers toward print, and the more that happens the better, because that’s where the money is.

It’s not a good time to launch a print magazine. In fact, it hasn’t been for a few years. However, the folks at Bauer Publishing aren’t trying to hear that, see? The company has plans to launch not just one, but three, new glossies this fall.

According to The New York Post, the new titles will be Closer, Girl’s World and Celebrations. Closer is described by its editor, Annabel Vered, as “a hybrid of a celebrity weekly and women’s service magazine,” because there’s nothing like that in circulation already. Marisa Sandora is editing Girl’s World, which will publish seven times a year and is aimed at girls, ages six to 10. Celebrations might have the best chance of success, as it’ll be spun out of Woman’s World, which has been doing well on newsstands.

Despite it not being the best climate to sell magazines, no one at Bauer is showing any signs of nervousness. Ian Scott, president of ad sales, told the Post, “We know how to bring out new products and we know how to find new readers.” Well then there you have it! Nothing to worry about.

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Rupert Murdoch Files for Divorce, Won’t Affect News Corp Split (Deadline Hollywood)
News Corp Chairman/CEO Rupert Murdoch filed for divorce from wife Wendi Deng Murdoch Thursday morning in New York State Supreme Court, Deadline learned at 9 a.m. The divorce will not impact Rupert’s mega-media holdings, according to insiders, and was deliberately announced for maximum transparency before News Corp spins off its publishing assets into a separately traded company by June 28. WSJ Nearly all of the Murdoch family’s voting stock — a block of 38.4 percent — is held through the Murdoch Family Trust, whose beneficiaries are Rupert’s six children. It is likely that a prenuptial agreement makes it impossible for Wendi to obtain voting shares in the company in the event of a divorce, an attorney familiar with New York laws said. The attorney added that a New York judge would probably not award her any stock in court, as New York courts generally don’t keep people as partners in business when they can’t stay partners in marriage. TVNewser The couple married in 1999, 17 days after Rupert’s divorce from his second wife was finalized. They have two daughters together: Grace, 11, and Chloe, 9. Wendi, who is the chief of strategy for MySpace in China, famously slapped a man who attempted to attack Rupert during his testimony in front of a British Parliament committee about phone-hacking at his London newspapers. NY Mag / Daily Intelligencer For years, it seemed apparent to Rupert’s lieutenants that he was living a separate life from Wendi and was OK with it. Wendi, for her part, seemed happy, too. Wendi reinvented herself as an alpha mom and Hollywood personality, striking up friendships with a diverse circle that included Sergey Brin and Nicole Kidman. THR A spokesperson for former British prime minister Tony Blair flatly denied media rumors that Wendi was romantically involved with him. FishbowlNY Is a new, future ex-Mrs. Murdoch just around the corner? Read more

UnBeige: Michael Graves’ favorite food is Peeps, so you can probably expect him to die about seven years earlier than you thought he would.

GalleyCat: Al Michaels has landed a deal for his autobiography. We hear that some of it is going to be about sports. Seriously!

TVNewser: Because you can never have too much of a bad thing, Sarah Palin is coming back to Fox News.

What do you think of when you hear the name “AOL”? Dialup? Your parents’ email? Alas, this is AOL’s brand problem. But don’t worry! At least people have heard of it!

That was AOL CEO Tim Armstrong‘s message at today’s Media Minds breakfast, where he said, “It’s incredibly expensive to implant a chip in someone’s head so they know what the name of your company is.” He shared that, up until 2006, AOL had spent $22 billion on marketing. As a result, “almost every country I go to in the world, people know AOL,” said Armstrong.

“We’re going to invest in things from a brand standpoint that human beings love. AOL is already planted in your head and [we'll] back fill it with awesome things — you’re going to love AOL again.”

Readers: Could you love AOL again? Did you ever love AOL?

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David DeVoe, CFO of News Corporation, will retire from the company after it splits, on June 28. He will retain his seat on News Corp.’s board of directors, a spot he has held since 1990.

Succeeding DeVoe is John Nallen, who will be named senior executive VP and CFO of 21st Century Fox, the entertainment side of the News Corp. split. Nallen has been with News Corp. for 18 years. His appointment will be effective July 1 and he’ll report to Chase Carey and Rupert Murdoch.

In a statement, Murdoch said of DeVoe, “I would like to express my profound gratitude to Dave for his enormous contributions to News Corp. over nearly three decades in which he has played a pivotal role in building the Company into a global leader. He is a world-class executive whose stellar financial stewardship can be credited for the enviable financial position we’re in at this exciting time in the company’s evolution.”

Carolyn Kremins is leaving her role at Condé Nast Traveler to serve as Epicurious’ senior vice president and general manager. Kremins had been VP and publisher of Traveler since 2011.

Kremins is succeeding Beth-Ann Eason, who will now serve as senior VP, digital development and general manager of ZipList, a mobile/online shopping list platform.

Both appointments are effective July 8. Kremins successor at Traveler will be named soon.

Last night, Roger Ailes, mastermind behind Fox News, gave a speech at the Kennedy Center. He made some good jokes, but what we wanted to focus on was his political ranting. Since most of his quotes were vague, we went ahead and decoded them for you. Below are our favorites, via New York.

“We’ve allowed ourselves to be manipulated by others, many of whom want to impose their culture and laws onto the manufactured utopian idea that all cultures are equal and most are better than America.”

Translation: What’s the deal with non-white people?

“Are we losing America to the inevitable onrushing tides of history? No. But we’re in a storm. Our mast is broken. Our compass is off. And there’s a damn big hole in the boat.”

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