Silver King Media Group
was founded in 1997.

   The collective talent of Silver King Media Group is impressive. More than thirty employees and regular contributors make up the qualified and creative fabric of our media company. They bring their collective professional work experience from New York, Chicago, Paris, Milan, Florence, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Hawaii and throughout the Southwest.

   Silver King Media group executives have key management experience at several international companies including Condé Nast, Hearst Magazines, Hachette Fillipachi and International Thompson. In addition, staff members and contributors have worked with or for national and regional magazines/newspapers including Condé Nast Traveler, Bazaar, Vogue, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Momentum/Mercedes Benz, Sony Style, Cuccina, Architectural Digest, Salt Lake Magazine, The Salt Lake Tribune, Salt Lake Observer, Deseret News and High Country News.

Here are a few bios of the Silver King Media Group:

Staff & Frequent Contributors

Michael J. Kearns is currently President of Silver King Media Group, publisher of Utah Homes & Gardens magazine. Michael lived in Manhattan for 15 years where for the last 6 years he was Managing Director of TriLiopard, a marketing and communications company. Among his clients were, Alexander Julian, Inc, Newman/Haas IndyCar Racing team for Colours marketing, Hearst Magazines and Hachette Filipacchi, where as Associate Publisher, he published magazines for Sony (Sony Style), Mercedes-Benz (Momentum) start-up, Aveda, Mary Kay Cosmetics and Johnson Wax Co. In addition, Michael has had several successful start-up experiences, most notable as an advertising manager for Conde Nast Traveler, one of the most successful magazine launches in the history of Conde Nast magazines. He is the great-grandson of U.S. Senator Thomas Kearns and was a stockholder of the Kearns-Tribune Corp., owner of the Salt Lake Tribune, Utah’s largest newspaper. He lives in Salt Lake City with his wife Miriam and their two-year-old son. michael@kearnscorp.net

Miriam Clare Kearns Born in Vancouver, B.C., Miriam Clare Kearns was raised in England and has spent the last ten years as a professional in the fashion business in New York City and Paris. She worked early on in sales for Ralph Lauren, as the National Sales Director for Alexander Julian Collection Menswear and Sales & Marketing Director for French couture designer Thierry Mugler. Miriam moved to Utah four years ago and married Michael Kearns, a native of Utah, whom she met in New York. She is the co-founder and Editor-in-Chief of the award winning Utah Homes & Garden magazine and the mother of a two year old son. miriam@utahhomesgarden.com

Traci O'Very Covey Art Director, illustrator and graphic designer, Traci has 15 years professional experience. She has received numerous awards for her work both locally and nationally. Traci has been a judge of Communication Arts Annual 1998, and was featured in HOW’S Business Annual and was recently featured in Step-By-Step Electronic Design. She has been a guest instructor at the University of Utah and is a past president of the Salt Lake chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts.

Michael Covey has had 19 years professional experience in Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Salt Lake City. He has won numerous awards for his photography. His work has been published in Rolling Stone, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Psychology Today, Architectural Digest, Photo District News and several regional publications. Michael is past president of Art Directors Salt Lake City and past Chairman of the Board of Utah Film and Video Center. He was recently named one of the best photographic digital imagers in the country by Photo District News magazine and his work is included in the current national Society of Illustrators Digital Salon.

Brett Colvin hails from Ogden, Utah but calls Salt Lake City home. He holds a BFA in fine arts from the University of Utah and began his professional career in advertising photography in 1989. Colvin has been recognized locally and nationally, for creating stunning images regardless of subject or circumstance. His work, for example, was included in the prestigious trade publication Communication Arts 38.