Christopher Dolan Named Publisher of Muscle & Fitness Magazine

Posted on April 26, 2014

American Media (AMI) has announced the appointment of Christopher Dolan as publisher of Muscle & Fitness. Dolan joins the company from Scout, where he was Digital Director and Group Publisher. Dolan has also worked for Reader's Digest, Meredith, JM Associates, Time 4 Media and Taunton Press. He will report to Chris Scardino, Executive Vice President and Group Publishing Director for AMI.

Scardino says in a statement, "Chris has a proven track record of preparing quality print brands for their digital present and future. This is an exciting moment for Muscle & Fitness as the brand unveils a full redesign with the July/August issue that underscores our authority and heritage to cater to today's deeply engaged fitness enthusiast."

Dolan says, "Men are flocking to the idea of being at their best in all aspects of their lives and Muscle & Fitness is perfectly positioned to drive this trend. This is a performance-driven male community committed to success, and I'm excited to put in front of them the editorial content and advertiser brands that will help them get there."

Wrestler John Cena covers the April 2014 issue of the magazine and actor Dwayne Johnson covers the March issue. AMI says the magazine has a monthly audience of 3,683,000.