John P. Loughlin ’79
Hometown: Rye, NY
Profession: President, TV Guide Publishing Group.

St. Lawrence Trustee John Loughlin was named to his current position in September 2002. The newly-formed business unit of Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc., contains all of TV Guide's print and on-line businesses, including the TV Guide Magazine Group and TV Guide Online(SM). John had been at Primedia, Inc., where he was president and CEO of Primedia Consumer Media and Magazine Group and an executive vice president of Primedia Inc. There, he led one of the largest magazine publishing operations in the United States, with over 150 magazine titles and Web sites including Seventeen, American Baby, Motor Trend, New York Magazine and Soap Opera Digest. He has an MBA from Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration.

At St. Lawrence, John was president of the Thelomathesian Society, the student government organization. A government and English double major, he earned academic honors and was a member of the leadership honorary Omicron Delta Kappa. He also participated in St. Lawrence’s study program in Kenya.

As an alumnus, John has been very active. He has been a career advisor to students, a fund-raising volunteer, a Reunion volunteer and a member of the Alumni Executive Council. He and his wife, Darlene, have two children.