Article: EX-"VIBE" EDITOR-IN-CHIEF EMIL WILBEKIN JOINS "COMPLEX.".(Brief Article)

His June 1999-through-November 2003 tenure was highlighted by his accepting Vibe's 2002 National Magazine Award for "General Excellence" (500,000 to 1 million circulation) for issues that included the November 2001 tribute to the late singer Aaliyah (min, October 1, 2001). Now, 11/2 years after being succeeded by Mimi Valdes (Wilbekin was briefly Vibe editorial director), he joins the 325,000 rate-base "edgy" men's magazine Complex as "fashion and brand guru." Publisher Rich Antoniello (ex-Men's Journal) tells min that Wilbekin is helping to put the bimonthly Complex (plus two newsstand-only shopping guides) on the map, as is creative director ...

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