Hollywood Reporter names Roshan its co-EIC

Maer Roshan

The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday announced the appointment of Maer Roshan to co-editor-in-chief, sharing the role with editorial director Nekesa Mumbi Moody.

A story on its website states, “Both Roshan and Moody report to Penske Media chief operating officer George Grobar and are based in Los Angeles. Maer will begin in his new role Sept. 25.

“Roshan is an award-winning editor, writer and media entrepreneur with a long record of creating exceptional content. He joins the team from Los Angeles Magazine, where he served as editor in chief since 2019.

“Roshan has served as a top editor for several premium brands, including New York Magazine, Interview, Talk and 429 and successfully launched and edited a series of trailblazing print and online publications including Radar, TheFix.com and Punch!”

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Chris Roush

Chris Roush was the dean of the School of Communications at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He was previously Walter E. Hussman Sr. Distinguished Professor in business journalism at UNC-Chapel Hill. He is a former business journalist for Bloomberg News, Businessweek, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Tampa Tribune and the Sarasota Herald-Tribune. He is the author of the leading business reporting textbook "Show me the Money: Writing Business and Economics Stories for Mass Communication" and "Thinking Things Over," a biography of former Wall Street Journal editor Vermont Royster.