By Kevin McCauley
WSJ EUROPE CHIEF QUITS
Andrew Langhoff, publisher of Wall Street Journal Europe and managing director of Dow Jones in Europe/Africa and the Middle East, resigned following a probe that found ties between the WSJE's circulation department and a Dutch company that received positive coverage.
Two reports that featured Executive Learning Partnership stemmed from an agreement with the paper's circulation department.
In an email to staffers, Langhoff said the agreement "could leave the impression that news coverage can be influenced by commercial relationships, as publisher with executive oversight, I believe that my resignation is now the most honorable course."
WSJE's circulation unit also ironed out a bulk distribution deal with ELP, in which in purchased 12K copies a day for just one European cent apiece.
That deal enabled the WSJE to maintain its 75K circulation.
BALDWIN TEAMS WITH WNYC
Actor Alec Baldwin will host a new podcast, "Here's The Thing," to be produced with national public radio's WNYC. It debuts Oct. 24.
An interview with Michael Douglas kicks off the series. Other notables on tap include political consultant Ed Rollins, Dick Cavett, Chris Rock, Kris Kardashian Jenner, Erica Jong and Kathleen Turner. A new podcast will be available every two weeks.
Baldwin says the podcast will emphasize the positive and be "forward-looking." Since 2009, Baldwin has hosted "The New York Philharmonic This Week, which airs on WNYC's sister station, WQXR.
MEREDITH COOKS UP DEAL FOR RAY
Meredith Corp. has purchased "Every Day with Rachel Ray" magazine from Reader's Digest Assn.
The deal "will further extend our leadership and deepen our reach in providing women with best-in-class food content, while offer advertisers multiple avenues to reach them," said Tom Harty, Meredith's national media group president, in a statement.
The magazine is published ten times a year and has a ratebase of 1.7M. The purchase will be finalized by the end of year.
Rachel Ray's daytime cooking program is produced by CBS.
CBS UPS FREDBERG
CBS has promoted Luke Fredberg to the VP-international communications post. He is based in London.
The move puts Fredberg in charge of CBS foreign programming initiatives as well as outdoor and interactive activities.
Fredberg joined CBS in 2009 from Visa, where he was head of European consumer and sponsorship PR at Visa.
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