Dorian Benkoil, one of Big Head DC’s favorite media giants, is leaving Mediabistro (the parent company of FBDC) at month’s end. A statement from Mediabistro indicates that he will be pursuing “entrepreneurial opportunities through his company, Teeming Media.”

Benkoil had been at the job just over a year, and Gawker had predicted that he would last only a short time in the position.

Patrick Gavin, the editor of FishbowlDC, is reportedly “sad.” Sources tell BHDC that he’s thinking about leaving Mediabistro sometime in 2007 as well.

No word on whether our investigation into FishbowlDC’s “Inky” played a role in Benkoil’s sudden departure.