Comments on: EXCLUSIVE: Cooking Light’s editor steps down

By: Zac Sullivan

Zac Sullivan — Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:23:55 +0000

Mary Kay Culpepper is a great person. I wish her all the best of success in all her endeavors!

Maybe she’s out there reading this…

We miss you, Mary Kay!

~ Z ~

By: EXCLUSIVE: Coastal Living editor departs after less than 6 months | Media of Birmingham

Wed, 25 Aug 2010 22:41:41 +0000

[...] Cooking Light switched editors in September. [...]

By: EXCLUSIVE: Coastal Living swaps editors « Media of Birmingham

EXCLUSIVE: Coastal Living swaps editors « Media of Birmingham — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 23:05:57 +0000

[...] Less than 2 years after becoming editor of Coastal Living magazine, Lindsay Bierman is swapping his magazine title and job title. Media of Birmingham has learned that Bierman will become deputy editor of Southern Living on Monday. The move was announced in a company e-mail sent Wednesday (included below). [...]

By: MARKY

MARKY — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 05:03:41 +0000

EDITOR MOWBREY TOOK A GREAT MAGAZINE AND TURNED IT INTO A CORPORATE RAG. WAY TO GO MORON.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 21:19:12 +0000

I totally dislike the new design of the magazine. I never received a notice when my subscription expired in August. I have recently renewed without knowing about the redesign changes and had I known, I would not have renewed. Why change something that was so good? I’ve read all the recently posted blogs and no one seems to like the new look. Very disappointing!

By: EXCLUSIVE: Cooking Light adds to Southern Progress layoffs « Media of Birmingham

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:37:37 +0000

[...] Nov. 12: We’re revising the total to six laid off Thursday. Worth noting: Editor Mary Kay Culpepper left in September; executive editor Billy Sims is leaving voluntarily; and managing editor Maelynn Cheung was laid [...]

By: MD

MD — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:27:37 +0000

I agree with all these comments! I am a very long-time subscriber and I despise the “new”, “clean” look! Rather than being an educational healthy magazine for serious cooks, it’s now an upscale version of the cooking section in Family Circle! Since when does cooking light use ingredients such as “vegetable shortening”?????? and “store bought pasta sauce”?? If this doesn’t change back to the original Cooking Light soon, I will cancel my subscription.

By: Julie

Julie — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:18:24 +0000

The “new” Cooking Light is an abomination! It looks like a cross between a church newsletter laid out in Publisher, and a cheap womens’ magazine. Too many italics, too much red font, and the cheap looking “notebook” picture that they stole from Rachael Ray’s magazine (which doesn’t have any decent recipes in it anymore, either). My thought was, if I wanted to read Taste of Home, I’d subscribe to THAT! If they ruin the Christmas issue, I’m telling them to cancel my subscription!

By: The new look of Cooking Light and Southern Living « Media of Birmingham

The new look of Cooking Light and Southern Living « Media of Birmingham — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:28:03 +0000

[...] exclusive news on the changing editors at Cooking Light pulled in some strong comments about the magazine’s redesign, unveiled in [...]

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:57:14 +0000

Cooking Light had really hit its stride recently. It had the clean and contemporary feel of Real Simple. Now, the magazine looks like Better Homes and Gardens—cluttered with awful fonts, dated clip art, stupid headings at the top. If I wanted Better Homes, I’d get Better Homes. I’m glad others agree.