Chicago Magazine appoints Tribune’s Carr as editor

The following announcement was sent out to the staff by Par Ridder, general manager of Chicago Tribune Media Group:

All,

I’m thrilled to announce that Amy Carr will take over leadership of Chicago Magazine.

Amy is the ideal editor to run such a storied title. She has proven time and again to be an inspiring and innovative journalist with a knack for finding the best ways to tell stories across all platforms.

Since coming to Chicago Tribune in 2013, Amy has had a hand in every significant new business development effort, new editorial product launch and new audience initiative. She is adept at using data to drive decisions while protecting and furthering our journalistic mission.

Amy’s experience in communicating the value of our journalism–and the importance of preserving its integrity–will be key in her role at Chicago Mag. As, of course, will her years at Time Out Chicago, which Amy helped found in 2005 and then led from an editorial side until coming to Tribune.

Amy’s work at Tribune has ranged wide, from business development, to events to some of our most engaging features journalism.

Most recently Amy has led the Lifestyle, Entertainment and Food & Dining teams, focusing efforts on and producing strong results with our digital audiences. She took the lead in launching Food Bowl, a unique three-week series of more than 50 events that displayed the reach and influence Tribune has in this awesome food town.

I look forward to Amy’s ideas for leveraging what we do at Chicago Tribune with Chicago Magazine’s reach and reputation in the dining world to better serve our audiences and create new business opportunities.

Working with Amy as she hits the ground sprinting will be David Syrek, who will serve as the magazine’s interim design director.

David brings to the magazine a remarkable eye for design and engaging content. He was the driving force behind much of the success of the late, lamented Tribune Magazine. He executes beautiful, classic design for many of our monthly print premium sections, with the Gift Guide being a yearly favorite and standout. And he has deftly made the jump to digital with our most visually engaging style, fashion and shopping journalism.

I would like to thank Susanna Homan and Terry Noland for their strong stewardship of Chicago Magazine over the last several years. They have kept the magazine readable and relevant through some extremely challenging times. Thank you.

Terry will bring home the August edition of Chicago Magazine and then, after a transition, hand over September to Amy and David.

We cannot wait to see what they cook up.

Parr Ridder
General Manager