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Donovan Roche

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Covers:  Music, Arts/Entertainment, Consumer & Lifestyle, Business, Public Relations & Marketing, Crisis Communications
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Donovan Roche is a writer, editor and communications executive based in San Diego. A journalist for 30-plus years, he has covered music and entertainment, consumer/lifestyle, business, public relations/marketing, and crisis communications. His work has appeared in Entrepreneur, Fast Company, Inc., Adweek, The San Diego Union-Tribune, San Diego Reader, and Locale Magazine, among others. He also served as editor at the Daily Californian, Entertainer, and SLAMM, a SoCal music and lifestyle publica…

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Still Rocking, Less of a Thrill

Still Rocking, Less of a Thrill

Night Ranger's long-awaited San Diego return delivered nostalgic hits, but an uneven performance fell short o…

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Night Ranger's long-awaited return to Del Mar delivers nostalgia - but frustration too

Night Ranger's long-awaited return to Del Mar delivers nostalgia - but frustration too

Performing beneath the glow of carnival rides, Night Ranger delivered moments that reminded fans why the band…

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Zinadelphia Shines in the Shadows of Jazz Giants at Historic Lou Lou's Jungle Room

Zinadelphia Shines in the Shadows of Jazz Giants at Historic Lou Lou's Jungle Room

Tucked in the belly of the elegantly restored Lafayette Hotel on El Cajon Boulevard, you'll find one of San D…

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Zinadelphia shines in the shadows of jazz giants at Lou Lou's Jungle Room

Zinadelphia shines in the shadows of jazz giants at Lou Lou's Jungle Room

The trendy supper club formerly called The Mississippi Room showcased emerging neo-jazz artist Zinadelphia on…

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Gator by the Bay is thriving: Bayou bash adds free kickoff, late-night party in year 23

Gator by the Bay is thriving: Bayou bash adds free kickoff, late-night party in year 23

Year 23 of Gator by the Bay, the annual Bayou bash, is adding a free Thursday night kickoff party and Saturda…

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Bayou to Bayfront: Gator by the Bay '26 Goes Big

Bayou to Bayfront: Gator by the Bay '26 Goes Big

Free Cajun kickoff, neon-lit late-night party spice up Mardi Gras in May

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Still Rocking, Less of a Thrill

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By Donovan Roche Verified
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Storming more than 4,000 stages across the globe, Night Ranger returns to San Diego. (Photo by the author) It didn’t take long for Night Ranger frontman Jack Blades to address the elephant in the room when he greeted the grandstand-filled crowd at the San Diego County Fair on June 17, opening for headliner Bret Michaels. “We played here in 1984 and 1987.
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Night Ranger’s long-awaited return to Del Mar delivers nostalgia – but frustration too

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By Donovan Roche Verified
| Times of San Diego Verified
Night Rangers performs at the San Diego County Fair on June 17, 2026. (Photo by Donovan Roche) It didn’t take long for Night Ranger frontman Jack Blades to address the elephant in the room as he greeted the crowd in the grandstand at the San Diego County Fair on Wednesday, when the band opened for headliner Bret Michaels. “We played here in 1984 and 1987.
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Zinadelphia Shines in the Shadows of Jazz Giants at Historic Lou Lou’s Jungle Room

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By Donovan Roche Verified
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Zinadelphia has opened for Teddy Swims and Tori Kelly, among others. Now she’s headlining her own shows. (Photo by the author) Tucked in the belly of the elegantly restored Lafayette Hotel on El Cajon Boulevard, you’ll find one of San Diego’s most historically significant jazz clubs. And yet, many might not realize that it’s still a thriving music venue today. Built in 1946, the North Park hotel, then known as Imig Manor, became a retreat for Hollywood’s elite.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

Arts Editor of UCSD's campus paper, The Guardian

Have you ever used a typewriter?

I did! As a writer and PR pro. I'm also familiar with White Out.

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Rolling Stone
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