Mary Kate McGrathMary Kate McGrath has been named Editor in Chief of PureWow. This is a newly created role at PureWow, a free, email-based lifestyle publication targeting Gen X women.

According to a press release, “McGrath will be responsible for PureWow’s editorial strategy for its local and national email editions as well as the expansion of its website, PureWow.com.”

McGrath comes to PureWow from Real Simple magazine, where she was Senior Editor. Prior to that, she was a Senior Editor at Food Network Magazine and Design Market Editor at InStyle.


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Posted by: Gina Barrett