Matthew Belloni

Matthew Belloni
Born1976 or 1977 (age 47–48)
Alma mater
Occupations
  • Journalist
  • podcaster
Employers
SpouseKimberlin Dalehite (m. 2011)[1]

Matthew Belloni (born 1976/1977)[2] is an American entertainment journalist, podcaster, and former attorney. He is a founding partner of the digital media company Puck.[3] Before that, he was the editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter.[4]

Education

Belloni received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law, where he was a member of the USC Law Review.[4]

Career

Early in his career, Belloni was an attorney at an entertainment law firm in Los Angeles. He also wrote for magazines such as Esquire and Town & Country.[3]

He joined The Hollywood Reporter in 2006,[5] and was editorial director for the magazine from 2016 to 2020, where he was responsible for all editorial content.[3] In April 2020, he left The Hollywood Reporter after a series of editorial disputes with the publication's management.[2][6]

Belloni joined Puck in May 2021[7] as a founding partner[8] and writes a twice-weekly newsletter called What I'm Hearing about the entertainment industry.[4] As an industry expert, Belloni appears regularly on shows such as NBC Nightly News, CBS This Morning, CNN, CNBC, and NPR's The Business.[3]

In March 2022, Belloni launched the Hollywood insider podcast The Town on The Ringer Podcast Network.[9][10]

Awards

In 2020, Belloni and The Hollywood Reporter won the National Magazine Award for general excellence, special interest publication, from the American Society of Magazine Editors.[11]

Personal life

Belloni married talent manager Kimberlin Dalehite on October 1, 2011 in Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b T. H. R. Staff (October 11, 2011). "Hitched, Hatched, Hired". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved July 6, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Lee, Wendy (April 6, 2020). "Hollywood Reporter editor Matthew Belloni exits after disagreement with owners". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d "Matthew Belloni". NATPE. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c "Matthew Belloni". SAG-AFTRA. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Hollywood Reporter Editor Matt Belloni Steps Down Amid Debate Over Editorial Independence". The Wrap. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  6. ^ Sperling, Nicole (April 7, 2020). "Hollywood Reporter Loses Top Editor Over Differences". The New York Times. p. B3. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "Former Hollywood Reporter Editor Matthew Belloni Joins New Digital Media Startup Co-Founded By Jon Kelly". Deadline. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  8. ^ "Matt Belloni: Taking Hollywood's Inside Track". City National Bank. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "'The Town with Matthew Belloni' offers backstories on the best of Hollywood from Marvel to 'The Bachelor' to Netflix". Podsauce. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "The Town Was the Perfect Podcast for the Year Hollywood Went Crazy". Vulture. Retrieved March 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Hollywood Reporter Wins National Magazine Award for 'General Excellence'". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 16, 2023.