I’m extremely excited to tell you all that the owners of Golf Course Industry made me an offer I couldn’t refuse: a chance to return to the magazine business as publisher and editorial director of GCI.
In short, as Michael Jordan once said, “I’m baaack!”
But seriously, I’m honored and humbled by the challenge. The great news for me is that I’m taking the reins of an already terrific publication. Mike Zawacki, our editor, and Marisa Palmieri, our senior editor, have done a tremendous job of producing a publication that provides readers with a great mix of features, technical reports, profiles, research and opinion pieces every single month. I’m delighted that Mike will continue on as editor (i.e., do all the actual work) while Marisa will get to return to her first love, our sister publication Lawn & Landscape, as senior editor on that market-leading magazine.
So, the task before me is simple: find out what we should do to improve our content, readability, relevance and industry leadership across the board? I think I have a few answers (as always), but mainly I want to hear from you.
So, starting now, Jonesy’s Hotline is open for business. Got an idea? Got a beef? Loved the last issue? Hated it? Just want to say hi? I’m at 330-523-5384 or pjones@gie.net.
Remember that it may be my job, but GCI is your magazine…and I want to know what you think.
Regards,
Pat
