Editorial & Support Staff
Valerie Milano
Senior Editor, Publisher, Entertainment Critic, Assignments
Judy Shields
Managing Editor, Video content editor, social media, Reporter
Teri Kinne – Video Content Editor, Reporter
Ana Maria Gill – Editor, Photographer
Webmaster – Patrick Donovan
Sister Publication – Aspiringmag.com
Cynthia Hudson — Editor-in-Chief/Publisher
Active Contributing Writers & Photographers – LA & Surrounding Areas
Alex Banx
Allison Kugel
Amy Diana Ramirez
April Diamond
Bethany Aline
Billie Shields
Brad Ellis
Brian Maddox
Brianna Oppenheimer
Cameron Enzor
Cathy Carlson
Cheri Fox
Dale Nickey – Music
Darbrielle Thomas
Uche David Layiwola
Debra Wallace
Earl K. Sneed – Sports
Eliza Daniek
Elizabeth Carbé – Music
Ethlie Ann Vare
Emily Safron
Gordon David Durich
Griffin Topoloski
Jason Thompson – Red-Carpet Reporter
Jennifer Corday
Jennifer McGregor
Jim Gilles
Jimmy Steinfeldt – Writer & Photography
John Lavitt – Theatre (Winner of Theatre/Performing Arts Critic – All Media at SoCal Journalism Awards 2026)
Josie Goldberg
Juan Markos – Entertainment and Red-Carpet Reporter
Kitten Kay Sera
Kristiina Hackel
Lucas Camacho – Sports
Rachel Deal
Rachel Tampa
Renée Santos – Theatre
Sarah Key – Classic Movies
Sarah Spitz
T. Felder
Tequila Mockingbird
Tyrel Earnest
Vida Ghaffari
Virginia Schneider
Viviana Manzo
Xavier Carwell
City / Regional / Beats & Columns
Brian Maddox – Alabama
David Hoffman – Washington D.C & Virginia
Earl K. Sneed – Texas
Emily Safron – Alabama & Chicago
Faith Bryan – Minnesota
James Randall Chumbley – Palm Springs
Jenny Castro – Seattle, Washington
Jesus Olivares – Georgia
Julia Peterson – Massachusetts
Kevin Dranoff – New Jersey
Kim Sanchez – Palm Springs
Lee Roderick – Salt Lake City, UT
Megan Lipari – San Francisco, CA
Michael Milano – Music and Festivals – San Francisco, CA
Patrick Donovan – Seattle, Washington
Patty McCall – Panama City, Florida
Sara (Peru) Collas – Cleveland Heights, OH & Muncie, IN
Teri Kinne – Palm Springs
Tobe Pilato – San Diego
Valerie Milano – Palm Springs
Victoria Stevens – New York
Robyn Reede – Santa Fe, New Mexico