Michael Klingensmith bio

Age: 57

Childhood home: Fridley, Fridley High School '71

Career: Managing director, AdMedia Partners Inc. in New York (2008-2009); Time Inc. (1976-2008)

Education: University of Chicago, BA and MBA

Family: Wife, Ruth Shields; children, Carolyn, 21, and James, 19

Person who inspired you the most: Don Logan, former chairman and CEO of Time Inc.

Favorite movies: "Fargo," "Notting Hill," "Groundhog Day," "Ghostbusters." "I don't call it cinema. I call it the movies."

Favorite junk food: Pizza

Books on your night stand: "The Curse of the Mogul: What's Wrong With the World's Leading Media Companies." He calls it "the best business book I've ever read, especially about media."

Latest iPod addition: Singer Steve Tyrell

What most people don't know about you: "That I come from such a big family." (He's the youngest of 10.)