Laren Brown, the sales representative for the EAST COBBER magazine the last eight years, has been named the new owner and publisher.
Founder and current publisher Cynthia Rozzo made the announcement Friday, a month after she said she was stepping down after a 29-year tenure.
Rozzo said that “after some weeks of getting the legalities worked out, the purchase was made official this week.”
In a message posted to the EAST COBBER website, Brown said that “I want to bring (the magazine) to the next level. I want to enhance what is already here. The EAST COBBER will continue to promote the exceptional people and events that make East Cobb such a great place to live and uphold the value the magazine has built over the years.”
Brown, 46, is a native of Oklahoma who has lived in East Cobb for 22 years.
She said in the message that she plans to revive the EAST COBBER parade and festival, which has not been held since 2019.
Brown said she was drawn to taking over as publisher and owner because of “the brand itself and also the magazine is wanted and needed here . . . There’s nothing else like it in this area.”
Rozzo founded the EAST COBBER in 1993, publishing 11 times a year and peaking with a print circulation of more than 40,000.
The parade and festival began in 1995 but was halted in 2019 due to the COVID pandemic.
Since last year, publication of the EAST COBBER has been reduced to six times a year.
Rozzo, whose retirement is effective next Thursday, said Friday that there will be three more issues this year, and in 2023 the magazine will return to its 11-issue publishing schedule.
“I am thrilled EAST COBBER will continue to embody the vibrant, thriving East Cobb community under Laren’s very capable care,” she said.
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