Rachael Ray Launch Guru Finds New Digs

Christine Guilfoyle served as the publishing brains behind the launch of Rachael Ray's uber-successful magazine.

To say she did a good job would be an understatement of the first order. As the New York Post noted:
"Everyday With Rachael Ray is one of the most successful magazine launches on the American publishing scene since the launch of O, the Oprah Magazine, a decade earlier from Hearst."

Now that "Every Day with Rachael Ray" is on every newsstand in the country and coming via subscription to who-knows-how-many homes, Guilfoyle is moving on to the Conde Naste publishing group to take over "Women's Wear Daily" publishing duties.

Although I've seen a few bloggers maintain that Guilfoyle was bailing on Ray's mag because of some shortfall on Rachael's part, that speculation is completely lacking in evidence and is usually made by those with axes to grind. By all indications, this is nothing more than a smart professional move on the part of a very smart publishing person.

Congrats to Guilfoyle on helping to rocket Rachael's magazine to the top and on her new job!