Variety hires Low as senior TV reporter

Elaine Low

Variety has hired business journalist Elaine Low as a senior TV writer.

A story on its website states, “She comes to Penske Media Corp.-owned Variety from Investor’s Business Daily, where she was a news reporter and producer.

“In her new role, Low will handle breaking-news stories on all aspects of the television industry, from the executive suite to programming. She will be based in Los Angeles and report to Daniel Holloway, executive editor, TV, working closely with Variety‘s TV team on the west and east coasts. She will start on Jan. 7.

“‘I’m incredibly excited to welcome Elaine,’ Holloway said. ‘Her skill and experience as a business reporter will prove valuable to Variety as we continue to expand our TV team.’

“At Investor’s Business Daily, Low covered the retail and media sectors, as well as personal finance.”

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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.