Transworld Media has promoted Kevin Duffel to the position of Editor of Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, according to a story on Transworld Business.
“Duffel has been a key part in the success of TransWorld SKATEboarding as we’ve most recently embarked on our 30th year in existence,” said Editor In Chief Skin Phillips. Duffel was first hired on at TransWorld SKATEboarding back in September 2010. He joined the team with an extensive skateboarding background and impressive writing skills, contributing to TransWorld SKATEboarding in addition to various national and international lifestyle publications including The Huffington Post, Color Magazine, Huck Magazine, Lifelounge, and more. Duffel’s scholastic acheivements most notably include graduating Magna Cum Laude from UCLA with a BA in Philosophy.
For all the details, follow the jump.Carlsbad, CA – TransWorld SKATEboarding is proud to announce the recent promotion of Kevin Duffel from Associate Editor to Editor.
“Duffel has been a key part in the success of TransWorld SKATEboarding as we’ve most recently embarked on our 30th year in existence,” said Editor In Chief Skin Phillips. Duffel was first hired on at TransWorld SKATEboarding back in September 2010. He joined the team with an extensive skateboarding background and impressive writing skills, contributing to TransWorld SKATEboarding in addition to various national and international lifestyle publications including The Huffington Post, Color Magazine, Huck Magazine, Lifelounge, and more. Duffel’s scholastic acheivements most notably include graduating Magna Cum Laude from UCLA with a BA in Philosophy.
In his new position as Editor, Duffel will be responsible for the day-to-day execution of TransWorld SKATEboarding across all mediums including print, digital, social, video, events, and more. He will contribute as a writer on all levels, providing strong headlines, full-length features, interviews, short news blurbs, and captions. Duffel will also oversee key in-house editorial staff and contributors.
“Over the past nearly two years here, Duffel has proven to be the perfect fit for the position of Editor,” continues Phillips. “We are confident that with his proven talents and leadership skills, he will successfully lead the brand as we strive to reach and exceed our goals tied to remaining number one in the skateboarding industry.”
About TransWorld SKATEboarding
TransWorld SKATEboarding has been the largest, most respected skateboarding media outlet in the world for 30 years. Known widely by its mantra, skate & create, and delivering the most innovative photography, cutting-edge editorial, and top-notch videos, TransWorld SKATEboarding offers its audience an inside look at the skateboarding culture through its magazines, videos and website. TransWorld SKATEboarding can be found online at skateboarding.com.
TransWorld SKATEboarding is published by TransWorld Media, the world’s leading action sports media company. TransWorld is a division of the Bonnier Corporation. Bonnier Corporation (bonniercorp.com) is one of the largest consumer-publishing groups in America and the leading media company serving passionate, highly engaged audiences through more than 50 special-interest magazines and related multimedia projects and events. Bonnier Corp. is the US division of the Bonnier Group (bonnier.com), a 200-year-old family-owned media group based in Sweden with business operations in 25 countries.
