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The mysterious dismissal of Bauer publisher Bob Davidowitz – announced late yesterday and ruminated about today – has brought with it its series of rationalizations for his muted exit. But only one explanation for why Davidowitz's subordinate and colleague are taking over his duties seems to stick.
A Bauer insider tattles that while Bob seemed to be upping the ad pages for In Touch, his progress at Life & Style wasn't so spectacular. Our source says Bauer brass thinks "it should be just as easy to sell pages for Life & Style as it is for In Touch." Then again, "if you can't tell the difference between the quality between the two magazines, you're blind." While we haven't picked up a copy of L&S in months, we're told its ad pages per issue are hitting only single digits, while In Touch's are hitting double digit numbers. And what's Davidowitz hitting? Right about now, we'd guess the bottle.
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The staff at in touch say they keep bobby thomas (who writes the buzz column) around because she is friends with Lyne Harless (Justin Timberlakes mom).. i dont see any Cameron or Justin exclusives in the magazine. She is paid by Bauer Publishing, but tells everyone that she is freelance. It seems as though there is much more to this story…
jack says:
The staff at in touch say they keep bobby thomas (who writes the buzz column) around because she is friends with Lyne Harless (Justin Timberlakes mom).. i dont see any Cameron or Justin exclusives in the magazine. She is paid by Bauer Publishing, but tells everyone that she is freelance. It seems as though there is much more to this story…
November 13, 2006 3:24 PM