Mike Roe
(He/Him)
Burbank
As seen in:
Medium,
MSN,
MSN Singapore,
Yahoo Entertainment,
MSN Malaysia,
MSN Philippines,
Yahoo Canada,
Yahoo News Malaysia,
Yahoo Singapore,
BuzzFeed
and
Covers:
TV/streaming; Film & box office; Comedy & Late Night (SNL, talk shows); Pop culture; Los Angeles; Entertainment business; Pro wrestling; Awards season; Breaking news; Media trends; Labor; Strategy
Doesn't Cover:
food, sponsored content, generic consumer product reviews, real estate, pop-ups
Wrote The 30 Rock Book. Bylines: Vanity Fair, BBC, LAist, TheWrap. Writing TV/feature drama about crime, faith, big ideas. Hawaiian/🇵🇷. Signal: MikeRoe.39
Get in touch with Mike
Contact Mike, search articles and posts on X, monitor coverage, and track replies from one place.
Learn more about Muck RackActions
Mike Roe’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I’m an entertainment journalist and editor with more than 17 years of experience covering television, film, comedy, late-night, pro wrestling, and the business of Hollywood. I recently served as Senior News Editor at LateNighter and News Editor at TheWrap, leading fast-turn breaking news and shaping coverage across awards, industry shifts, and culture. Before that, I spent a decade with NPR station LAist/KPCC reporting on the arts and entertainment landscape in Los Angeles.
I’m the author of Th…
Mike Roe’s Journalist Portfolio
See all 91 portfolio items →
A Jubilant Hollywood Embraces Kamala Harris for President as Biden Steps Aside: 'The Dembargo Is ...
Godzilla Takes on the Great Gatsby and Sherlock Holmes in 'Monsterpiece Theatre' Comic | Exclusiv...
'Rust' Prosecutor Who Quit Says Undisclosed Bullets Led to Her Decision: 'Something Went Horribly...
Interview
See all 9 answers →What was your first job as a journalist?
I worked for my college newspaper, usually covering chapel talks & concerts, before interning in public TV, then a paid job in public radio.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes, but not for work. I'm enough of a journalism and literature romantic to think typewriters are kind of great.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent. He could conquer the world as Superman, but chooses to do the right thing in his civilian life, keeping the public informed.
Awards
Los Angeles Press Club Award
Best Feature Reporting (Entertainment)
Awarded for my oral history of 30 Rock’s “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.”