Larry Hackett was named managing editor of PEOPLE on January 4, 2006, overseeing all editorial operations for the weekly magazine. He previously served as the magazine’s deputy managing editor. In 2010, Hackett was named President of ASME.

With more than 45 million readers each week, PEOPLE is widely regarded as the world’s most popular and successful magazine. With Hackett at the helm, PEOPLE and People.com were both nominated for National Magazine Awards in 2008. Capell’s Circulation Report placed PEOPLE #1 on its annual “Best Performers in Circulation” list in January 2008. In October 2007, PEOPLE was ranked #5 on Adweek’s “Brand Leaders” list. PEOPLE was on both Ad Age’s “A-List” and Adweek’s inagural “Brand Blazers” list in 2006. PEOPLE ranked #1 on Adweek’s annual “Hot List” 2006 and Capell’s Circulation Report placed PEOPLE #1 on its annual “Best Performers in Circulation” list in January 2006. PEOPLE was named Advertising Age’s 2005 “Magazine of the Year” and also took the #2 spot on Mediaweek’s annual “Hit List” of industry leaders that year.

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