America's 50 Most Powerful People in Food Slideshow

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by Anonymous, Feb 19, 2011 @ 10:58 AM

i cant stand ppl that whine about women not equal to men, you lose focus on whatever the topic is and concentrate on that. its foolish. you should be more worried about yourself.

by Anonymous, Jan 19, 2011 @ 10:29 AM

It really disappoints me that you could not post a picture of Brooke Johnson. In an industry and world where women do not occupy an equal number of top spots that men do, I am saddened that you have wasted this opportunity to highlight her instead of showing us a picture of Iron Chef....

by Valaer Murray, Special Contributor, Jan 20, 2011 @ 11:41 AM

Sorry about that. Food Network would not provide us with a photo of her and she was unable for comment.

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#7 Brooke Johnson, President, Food Network

Think about how powerful food TV stars like Guy Fieri and Rachel Ray are; then consider the power of the person responsible for giving them their platforms. Johnson became president of the Food Network in 2004, and since 2010 has been in charge of all food content for FN owner Scripps Networks Interactive, including the recently-launched Cooking Channel and a family of websites. Having engineered the development of Iron Chef America, it’s clear that Johnson understands the power of turning food into entertainment, and pretty likely that she'll keep finding new ways to do so.

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