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Sharon Knolle

Sharon Knolle

West Hollywood

Summary

Award-winning journalist with 20+ year history conceptualizing and reporting on diverse stories. Versed in digital media and skilled in writing and editing pieces for online platforms

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

TV Reporter, Audience Writer

TheWrap
01.2022 - 06.2025
  • Pitched and wrote in-depth features about the TV and film industry
  • Brainstormed timely ideas for audience engagement
  • Wrote news, headlines, captions and social media content optimized for SEO
  • Covered live events including premieres and WGA and SAG strikes

Freelancer Entertainment Journalist

Various
10.2001 - Current
  • Wrote and researched articles across numerous industries, including entertainment, real estate, technology, design and healthcare
  • Developed and pitched stories to Moviefone, Fandango, LA Weekly, PBS' ITVS blog, Paste and Film Noir Foundation's Noir City e-mag
  • Covered entertainment events and awards shows for multiple outlets, including Us Weekly, USA Today, IMDb, J-14 and TV Guide

Founder and Editor-in-chief

Moviepaws.com
06.2015 - 12.2022

Created and ran entertainment site about animal-related movies and television

  • Researched and wrote "All About..." audience features for animals in popular movies such as Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Luca and Cruella
  • Moderated Q&As for Pick of the Litter documentary
  • Promoted the site on social media and at events

Staff Writer & Editor

WENN
05.2021 - 07.2022

Writing, sourcing and editing multiple entertainment stories per day for international news service in British voice and style to meet morning and evening newsletter schedules

Education

B.A. - English Literature

University of Washington

Skills

  • SEO
  • Social media
  • Photo editing
  • CMS
  • WordPress
  • News writing
  • Storytelling
  • Interviewing techniques
  • Media relations
  • Deadline oriented
  • Audience engagement
  • Fact-checking

Awards

Southern California Journalism Awards, 2023:

  • Female Comics Say Stand-Up Has 'Never Been Safe' for Women (First Place)
  • Is 'And Just Like That…' Ageist? Why Carrie and Her Friends Seem Over the Hill at 50 (First Place)


National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, 2023:  Inside Trans Pioneer Marlene Parker's Journey From Nazi Germany to Hollywood - and Beyond (First Place)

Timeline

TV Reporter, Audience Writer

TheWrap
01.2022 - 06.2025

Staff Writer & Editor

WENN
05.2021 - 07.2022

Founder and Editor-in-chief

Moviepaws.com
06.2015 - 12.2022

Freelancer Entertainment Journalist

Various
10.2001 - Current

B.A. - English Literature

University of Washington

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