HollywoodLife.com Bolsters Newsroom With Hire Of New Managing Editor Dina Sartore-Bodo

NEW YORK, Nov. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- HollywoodLife.com, owned by Penske Media Corporation (PMC),  today welcomes Dina Sartore-Bodo as Managing Editor in its New York newsroom. An experienced digital editor with a proven track record in the online space, Sartore-Bodo will work closely with HollywoodLife.com's President and Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Fuller to drive the site's exponential growth.

"Dina is an exciting addition to our HollywoodLife.com team. She comes to us with a sharp eye for the celebrity, pop culture, and style news that matters most to our readers, as well as an understanding of digital traffic growth and scale. We are delighted to add her talents to our robust editorial team," said Editor-in-Chief Fuller.

Sartore-Bodo spent the past five years at PerezHilton.com, steadily moving up the ranks from Staff Writer to ultimately serve as Executive Editor since early 2012. In her roles there, Sartore-Bodo honed her skills in creatively developing stories, with a keen eye for making smart content choices within today's online media landscape. During her time at PerezHilton.com, she played an integral part in the expansion of the brand's social media presence as well as in the launch of a video production division – areas in which HollywoodLife.com continues to thrive and expand.

HollywoodLife.com is augmenting its newsroom staff to keep pace with the site's soaring growth in site traffic, to over 35 million unique visitors and 246 million page views. Its engagement with its audience on social media channels also continues to grow – now reaching 1.9 million Facebook likes and 149,000 Twitter followers.  

Sartore-Bodo is a graduate of Emerson College in Boston, with a Bachelor's degree in Media Arts and Communications. She begins her new role immediately, based out of HollywoodLife.com's headquarters in New York.

About PMC
Penske Media Corporation (PMC) is a leading digital media, publishing, and information services company founded in 2003. PMC engages with thriving audiences across the web, television, mobile, print and social media – reaching more than 140 million consumers monthly (comScore, 2014), and was recently named one of the Top 100 Private Companies in the United States & North America. With the preeminence of its brands, PMC is one of the largest digital media companies in the world, publishing more than 22 digital brands, including an extensive joint venture in India with ZEE TV, as well as more than 50 annual events/conferences and a dynamic research and emerging data business. PMC brands include PMC Studios, WWD, Footwear News, M, Deadline.com, Variety magazine, Variety.com, CricketCountry.com, HollywoodLife, Beauty Inc, ENTV, India.com, Movieline, TVLine, BGR, AwardsLine, @hollywood, LA411, NY411, Young Hollywood Awards, The Style Awards, and Breakthrough of the Year Awards. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and 11 offices around the world.

About HollywoodLife.com
HollywoodLife.com launched in 2009 and has quickly become a top online destination for celebrity, fashion, beauty, entertainment and baby news, with explosive audience growth breaking traffic records on a near-monthly basis. Led by President & Editor-in-Chief Bonnie Fuller, Hollywood Life captures and celebrates the essence of the celebrity "Hollywood" lifestyle. Stars entertain, but they also inspire and profoundly influence what women see, hear, do, buy and share. Women identify with celebrities – their trials, triumphs, romances, obsessions, and diversions. Hollywood Life doesn't just report the scoop; Hollywood Life relates it to women's personal lives allowing real women to connect through the lens of celebrity. The site's extensive live coverage of awards shows and other notable pop culture events make HollywoodLife.com a regularly cited source on Google and Facebook trends.

SOURCE HollywoodLife.com