Hillary Atkin
Website: www.atkinreport.com
Hillary Atkin is an award-winning journalist who began her career as a television news writer, reporter and producer at KOB-TV. As a broadcast producer at KCBS in Los Angeles, she won numerous Emmy, Associated Press and Golden Mike Awards for live coverage and entertainment special events programming, and then produced biographies on Robert Duvall, Elizabeth Montgomery, Linda Darnell and Nicolas Cage for A&E and E!. She has written extensively for USA Today, The Los Angeles Times, The Hollywood Reporter, Television Week, Entertainment Weekly, Daily Variety, The New York Observer and LA Confidential.
She is the editor and publisher of The Atkin Report, (www.atkinreport.com) a trend newsletter focusing on beauty, fashion, entertainment and lifestyle topics.
Ms. Atkin graduated cum laude from the University of New Mexico with a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Speech Communication. Her continuing education credits include courses in movie marketing at AMPAS, music video production at UCLA and film directing and producing at AFI.
With mixed feelings, she Twitters at www.twitter.com/HillaryAtkin
Recent Stories by Hillary Atkin
ABC News Interview of Janet Jackson Enough to Make You Cringe
It was Janet Jackson’s turn to shine, and the pop megastar obviously put a lot of thought into who she would spill to in her first televised interview since the tragic death of her brother Michael nearly five months ago.That’s......
An Open Letter to David Letterman
Dear Dave,As a female viewer of your show and an admirer of your comedic talents, yes, you owe me an apology and yes, you gave me—and all your viewers, your staff and most importantly, your wife—one on the air Monday......
Handicapping the Emmy Race for Best Comedy
Right out of the gate of its debut 2006-07 season, “30 Rock” grabbed the Emmy for outstanding comedy series, and then took home the trophy again last year. All indicators this year point to the sitcom about a sketch comedy......
Handicapping the Races for Best Actor and Actress in a Comedy
New blood is always a good thing, and the marquee Emmy category for best actor in a comedy series is comprised of 33% of it.But those fresh faces are up against four major comedy heavyweights, including last year’s winner, Alec......
Handicapping the Race for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy
It's not often the host of an awards show is himself up for one of the trophies, but "HIMYM’s" Neil Patrick Harris will be holding his breath when the winner of the outstanding supporting actor in a comedy series is......
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