Ken Schlager was Editor of New Jersey Monthly, the leading general-interest magazine in the Garden State, from April 2008 until his semi-retirement in August 2021. He continues as a correspondent for the magazine. Prior to joining New Jersey Monthly, Schlager was Executive Editor of Billboard, the music business newsweekly. In his 20 years at Billboard, he also served as Managing Editor and VP of Business Development. He also has served as Associate Features Editor of the New York Post, and as a reporter and copy editor at Gannett Westchester Newspapers and the Fort Lauderdale (Fla.) News.
Schlager has a master’s degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia.