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Fort Worth Report
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Babs Rodriguez is listed as Managing Editor at Fort Worth Report, based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. AeroLeads shows phone signal with area code 817 and a matched LinkedIn profile for Babs Rodriguez.
Babs Rodriguez previously worked as Content Editor at Fort Worth Report and Writer/Editor/Content Creator at Texas Monthly, Dallas News, Texas Highways, Texas Co-Op Power Magazine, Others. Babs Rodriguez holds English, Communications, Journalism, Literature from The University Of Texas At Austin.
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About Babs Rodriguez
Write. Edit. Manage. Inspire. Make you laugh. Create a team. Launch a magazine. Tell a story. Cook a feast. All of that. Barbara “Babs” Rodriguez has worked on both sides of the publishing desk from both sides of the Atlantic ocean. Won international awards for her essays. Written and edited cookbooks. Traveled and told the tales. Ghost-written corporate histories, been a food editor for a gardening magazine, written endlessly about design. Conjured up magazines about family life, honeymoons, Mexico and home design. Funny and insatiably curious, she is a quick study who is deadline driven and stress-proof. Able to work both independently and as a valued team member, she is as smart and solid as she is witty. As an editor she can make anything better. As a writer, her voice is adaptable and memorable. She excels at translating anything complicated into a good read. As a mentor, she can make your team tighter. She developed a premier list of regional titles for Texas Monthly Press; contributed special sections on entertaining and cooking to Organic Gardening magazine; and created food, travel, gardening and lifestyle titles for a West Coast book packager. The challenge of any start-up thrills her. Her experience in launching magazines includes stints as Editor-at-Large for the start-up of Family Fun and Editor-in-Chief of Honeymoon magazine, which she created. In 2016, she was tapped to develop 817HOME and worked as the Editorial Director for that magazine as well as the Editor of luxury lifestyle magazine 360 West and it’s ancillaries. Babs is a matchmaker by nature, and for a time she represented a diverse stable of authors and illustrators as an agent and book packager. She has written for a variety of publications — from Texas Monthly to L.A. Style and Vogue — where readers unrelated to her write kind letters to the editor about her prose. She has published short fiction, caloric dining reviews, stories involving fish hooks and torches and is the author of The Interstate Gourmet. For 10 years, she was the Executive Director of the Rice University Publishing Program and many former students, now successful figures in publishing, stay in touch. As the Travel Matters columnist for Texas Highways magazine, she won a GOLD International Regional Magazine Award (IRMA). A recent book was the 20th anniversary cookbook for Central Market. She ghost wrote the centennial history of Blue Bell ice cream and has been an on-air spokesperson for KitchenAid. Her favorite claim to fame: writing the label copy for Beefeater Gin.
Listed skills include Editorial, Publications, Editing, Publishing, and 46 others.
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13 roles · 46 years
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Managing Editor
Current
Jun 2024 - Present
Content Editor
Aug 2023 - Jun 2024
Writer/Editor/Content Creator
Texas Monthly, Dallas News, Texas Highways, Texas Co-Op Power Magazine, Others
I contribute articles about gardening, architecture, design, travel, lifestyle, food and essays on all things witty, wise and mad. I have written cookbooks and company histories and also work as a contract editor.
2001 - Aug 2023
Food, Travel, Style, Gardening And Design Writer & Editor
American Magazines & Newspapers
I contribute features and essays about gardening, architecture, design, travel, lifestyle, food and all things witty, wise and mad to magazines such as 360WEST, 817 HOME, 76092, Texas Monthly, Eating Well, Texas Highways, Texas Parks & Wildlife, L.A. Style, Family Fun, European House & Gardens, Playboy, American Way, Destinations, Family Circle, Vogue, New.
Jan 1986 - Aug 2023
Editor, 360 West Magazine
I assign, edit and write for 360 WEST, a lifestyle magazine covering fashion, food, home design and architecture, gardening and travel. I also edit and write for 76092, a hyper-local publication focused on Southlake, Texas and neighboring communities. I write headlines and display type for both magazines and work closely with designers and art director.
Jan 2013 - Jan 2023
Writer/Editor/Book Developer
Barbara Rodriguez Books
Barbara Rodriguez Books acted as both a literary agent to a list of 30 diversely talented writers and artists and as a book packager until 2013. Babs Rodriguez continues to work as a contract book and project editor for both packagers and publishers, as well as publishing her own essays and articles in magazines and newspapers. Special skills include food.
Jan 1996 - Jan 2013
Coordinator Of School & Community Relations
Fort Worth Isd
Developed and implemented new programs, newsletters, special events and initiatives to increase community involvement in the Fort Worth School District, including: TEAM FORT WORTH, a mentoring program; the INSIDER REPORT, a newsletter for realtors and their clients; ROCK ‘n’ READ, a program designed to increase senior citizen participation in schools..
2002 - 2003
~1 yr
Executive Director Rice University Publishing Program
Developed and directed an intense summer bootcamp for would-be book and magazine publishing professionals. Also taught a similar course at NYU. I maintain contact with many former students and continue to act as a mentor to young publishing professionals.
Jun 1986 - Sep 1996
Editorial Director
Senior manager for major book packager, responsible for the creation and project management of book projects from concept to finished goods. Research and creative development of cooking, gardening, how-to, lifestyle and humor trade books, as well as book-plus packages. Extensive writing, research and line editing as well as contract negotiation. Created.
1994 - 1996
~2 yrs
Editor In Chief
Honeymoon Magazine
Developed editorial template for high end niche travel magazine. Assigned articles, hired and supervised staff, worked closely with design team to create look of launch issue.
1991 - 1992
~1 yr
Senior Editor
Senior Food, Health and Environment Editor for ORGANIC GARDENING. Assigned and edited feature stories. Authored FOOD & HEALTH, a monthly column featuring interviews with national food authorities and breaking news in nutrition. Profiled chefs; reviewed restaurants; developed and coordinated special “Entertaining from the Garden” sections working with Alice.
1988 - 1990
~2 yrs
Editor
Developed list of 20-25 trade books for national distribution. Developed and edited the Texas Monthly Guidebooks series; acquired Martin Schreiber's Last of a Breed; helped develop How to be a Texan; and launched Linda West Eckhardt's award-winning cookbooks. Negotiated author contracts; consulted on design. Coordinated production schedules, developed.
1980 - 1983
~3 yrs
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What company does Babs Rodriguez work for?
Babs Rodriguez works for Fort Worth Report.
What is Babs Rodriguez's role at Fort Worth Report?
Babs Rodriguez is listed as Managing Editor at Fort Worth Report.
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Babs Rodriguez is based in Fort Worth, Texas, United States while working with Fort Worth Report.
What companies has Babs Rodriguez worked for?
Babs Rodriguez has worked for Fort Worth Report, Texas Monthly, Dallas News, Texas Highways, Texas Co-Op Power Magazine, Others, American Magazines & Newspapers, Arkansas Business Publishing Group, and Barbara Rodriguez Books.
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Babs Rodriguez holds English, Communications, Journalism, Literature from The University Of Texas At Austin.
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Babs Rodriguez is listed with skills including Editorial, Publications, Editing, Publishing, Proofreading, Magazines, Newsletters, and Feature Articles.
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