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Andrews McMeel Universal Names Kirsty Melville Chief Executive Officer

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Tuesday, February 6, 2024
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) board of directors has named Kirsty Melville chief executive officer of AMU effective February 6, 2024.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) board of directors has named Kirsty Melville chief executive officer of AMU effective February 6, 2024.
  • Melville is the third person to assume the role of CEO of the company and will oversee all AMU operations.
  • She will continue as president and publisher of Andrews McMeel Publishing (AMP).
  • I am honored to build upon the outstanding legacy established by the Andrews and McMeel families and AMU's boundless potential.

Former Andrews McMeel Universal Vice Chairman and Andrews McMeel Publishing CEO Kathleen Andrews Dies

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Sunday, April 18, 2021
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b'KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kathleen Whalen Andrews, former vice chairman of Kansas City-based media company Andrews McMeel Universal and chief executive officer of Andrews McMeel Publishing, and founding director of The Andrews Family Foundation, passed away April 16, 2021, announced Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) Chairman Emeritus John McMeel and AMU Chief Executive Officer Andy Sareyan.

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  • b'KANSAS CITY, Mo., April 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Kathleen Whalen Andrews, former vice chairman of Kansas City-based media company Andrews McMeel Universal and chief executive officer of Andrews McMeel Publishing, and founding director of The Andrews Family Foundation, passed away April 16, 2021, announced Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) Chairman Emeritus John McMeel and AMU Chief Executive Officer Andy Sareyan.
  • "She has been integral to many of its most successful ventures from Ziggy and Doonesbury to The Far Side and Calvin and Hobbes.
  • "\n"Kathy was the indispensable Mom in the Mom-and-Pop basement operation that drew young creators to Leawood, Kansas," said Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury.
  • She met her future husband, James (Jim) Andrews, as a graduate student.\nWith Jim, Kathleen founded Universal Press Syndicate (now AMU) in 1970 with John and Susan McMeel.

Longtime Andrews McMeel Syndication Editor and President Lee Salem Dies

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Tuesday, September 3, 2019
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KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Lee Salem, longtime friend, beloved editor and former president of Andrews McMeel Syndication, passed away September 2 after suffering a severe stroke on August 19, 2019, announced Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) Chairman Emeritus John McMeel and AMU Chairman Hugh Andrews.

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  • KANSAS CITY, Mo., Sept. 3, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --Lee Salem, longtime friend, beloved editor and former president of Andrews McMeel Syndication, passed away September 2 after suffering a severe stroke on August 19, 2019, announced Andrews McMeel Universal (AMU) Chairman Emeritus John McMeel and AMU Chairman Hugh Andrews.
  • "Lee was respected and revered by associates, creators and representatives throughout the media industry," said McMeel.
  • "The impact that Lee had on the lives of our creators and associates cannot be underestimated," said Andrews.
  • He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Anita; daughter Laura Salem and son-in-law Rob Schnittker; son Matt Salem and daughter-in-law Elizabeth Salem; and his five grandchildren, Julia, Andrew, Hadley, Allison and William.