Variety’s Halperin leaves to become EIC of Los Angeles Magazine

Shirley Halperin

Variety executive editor Shirley Halperin has left the entertainment industry publication to become editor in chief of Los Angeles Magazine.

Chris Gardner of The Hollywood Reporter writes, “She’s replacing Maer Roshan who was ousted a month ago by bosses at parent company Engine Vision Media in what has been viewed as a shift in direction for the publication under newly-installed president and publisher Christopher Gialanella.

“In confirming the hiring, Engine Vision’s press release noted that Halperin will be tasked with shaping Los Angeles‘ ‘vision for the future, with a particular emphasis on news and culture.’ Furthermore, it stated that Halperin will ‘lead efforts to celebrate the city’s diversity while keeping current events, politics and sports related to the area relevant. Additionally, she will continue to touch on entertainment, music, society, lifestyle, dining, home, real estate and fashion, making Los Angeles Magazine the go-to source for all things L.A.'”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.