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Mary Margaret Out as Entertainment Weekly EIC, Patrick Gomez Named General Manager of Digital Publication (EXCLUSIVE)

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Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment WriterMary Margaret has exited her role as editor-in-chief of Entertainment Weekly, and she’ll be replaced by EW executive editor Patrick Gomez, who has been named to the position of General Manager, said a spokesperson for Dotdash Meredith.The news comes after EW published its final print issue last month, part of Dotdash Meredith’s decision to cease print editions for six of its titles, including EW and InStyle.

EW will continue as a digital-only outlet.Gomez has overseen TV and music coverage at EW for a year, prior to working as the editor-in-chief of The AV Club and working for a decade at EW’s sister publication, People.“Patrick is absolutely the right person at the right time to lead one of our most iconic entertainment brands,” said Leah Wyar, president of Dotdash Meredith’s Entertainment Group, in a statement to Variety. “His strong digital know-how, deep knowledge of entertainment and celebrity news, and pop culture prowess make him the perfect person to lead this next chapter of digital growth.” Before her year-long tenure at EW, Margaret worked at the sales-software platform HubSpot as senior director of product marketing, after leading product content strategy teams for Facebook’s entertainment products and working as Roku’s editorial director.

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