Jennifer Pyron Succeeds Becki Moore as Editor of Soiree Magazine

Becki Moore resigned Tuesday as publisher and editor of Little Rock Soiree magazine, a monthly publication of Arkansas Business Publishing Group.

Jennifer Cobb Pyron, currently editor of ABPG’s Little Rock Family magazine, will succeed Moore as editor, and Olivia Farrell, CEO of ABPG, has assumed the publisher role.

"We appreciate Becki’s contributions to Little Rock Soiree during the past 10 years," Farrell said. "We have a strong team that has worked together to make Soiree the most-read magazine in Little Rock, and we will continue to build on that success."

ABPG produces a wide variety of business and consumer niche publications and websites, including Arkansas Business and ArkansasBusiness.com.

"I look forward to working with the team at Soiree to profile and promote good works, interesting people, great food and fabulous fashion," said Pyron, who has edited Little Rock Family for the past six years.

Little Rock Family became the most-read parenting magazine in central Arkansas under Pyron’s leadership. The magazine reaches more than 70,000 readers a month. It was the recipient of the Parenting Media Association’s Gold Award for General Excellence in 2008 and 2010.

Before returning to her hometown of Little Rock in 2006, Pyron worked in public relations and communications for Brantwood Children’s Home, Baptist Health and Jackson Hospital in Montgomery, Ala.

Amanda Hoelzeman, who most recently served as editor of some of ABPG’s annual consumer publications and as associate editor of Soiree, has been named managing editor of Soiree. Mandy Richardson continues as associate publisher.

"Jennifer brings national award-winning magazine experience and instant knowledge of the market as a Little Rock native. She’s taken Little Rock Family to a higher level of excellence, and will work with Amanda and the rest of the team to do great things with Soiree as well," Farrell said. 

Jeff Hankins, publisher of Arkansas Business, will serve as publisher of Little Rock Family. A new editor for the parenting publication has not yet been named.