Richard Nalley Named ForbesLife Editor

Wed Nov 4, 2009 2:12pm EST
 
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NEW YORK--(Business Wire)--
Forbes announced today that Richard Nalley has been named the new Editor of
ForbesLife, the luxury lifestyle and culture bi-monthly magazine published by
Forbes. In this new position, he will be responsible for all content of the
magazine. 

Mr. Nalley has been with ForbesLife (formerly Forbes FYI) since 2001, and he was
most recently a Senior Editor, responsible for originating, planning, assigning
and writing articles on topics that have ranged from personality profiles and
book reviews to a trip down the Peruvian Amazon. He also does numerous speaking
engagements on behalf of Forbes throughout the year, discussing wine, travel and
luxury lifestyle topics. 

In making the announcement, ForbesLife President Robert Forbes said: "Richard is
a great talent with expertise in all areas of luxury lifestyle and culture. He
was deeply involved in the revitalization of ForbesLife that began in fall 2008,
and under his stewardship, ForbesLife will continue to bring excitement and
enduring value to our readers." 

Prior to joining Forbes, Mr. Nalley was a Columnist and Contributing Editor at
Esquire, Men`s Journal and Departures, and wrote the nationally syndicated
weekly newspaper column, "Wine Talk" for Copley News Service. He is a past
winner of The Nation`s Poetry Prize and the James Beard Foundation Award for
Magazine Wine & Spirits Writing. A cum laude graduate with a BA from Harvard
University, Mr. Nalley was President of The Harvard Advocate, 1978-1979, editing
its content, its managing staff and year-long reading series. 

He replaces Gary Walther, who joined the magazine in 2008. 

ForbesLife is the dedicated luxury lifestyle and culture publication of Forbes.
The magazine is mailed to Forbes subscribers bimonthly, and its issues include:
The Fashion Issue; The Travel Issue; The Culture Issue; Style & Design; Great
Escapes; and Handmade Luxury. 

Forbes Media:

Forbes Media encompasses Forbes and Forbes.com, the #1 business site on the Web
that reaches more than 18 million people monthly. The company publishes Forbes
and Forbes Asia, which together reach a worldwide audience of more than 5.5
million readers. It also publishes ForbesLife and ForbesWoman magazines, in
addition to licensee editions in China, Croatia, India, Israel, Japan, Korea,
Poland, Romania, Russia and Turkey. Other Forbes Media Web sites are:
ForbesTraveler.com; Investopedia.com; RealClearPolitics.com;
RealClearMarkets.com; RealClearSports.com; and the Forbes.com Business and
Finance Blog Network. Together with Forbes.com, these sites reach nearly 40
million business decision makers each month. 

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Forbes
Elizabeth Wasden, 212-367-4157
ewasden@forbes.com

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