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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matthew_Belloni > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Matthew_Belloni.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Belloni > Source revision: 1349130864 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American journalist and podcaster}} {{Use American English|date=April 2026}} {{Use mdy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Matthew Belloni | birth_date = {{birth based on age as of date|50|2025|11|16}} | occupation = {{hlist|Journalist|podcaster}} | alma_mater = {{ubl|[University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))|[University of Southern California](/source/University_of_Southern_California) ([JD](/source/Juris_Doctor))}} | employer = {{ubl|''[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)'' (2006–2020)|[Puck](/source/Puck_(media_company)) (2021–present)}} | spouse = {{marriage|Kimberlin Dalehite|2011}}{{Cite web |author=T. H. R. Staff |date=2011-10-11 |title=Hitched, Hatched, Hired |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hitched-hatched-hired-246312/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US |archive-date=July 6, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240706221716/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/hitched-hatched-hired-246312/ |url-status=live }} }} '''Matthew Belloni''' (born 1975){{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/16/business/matthew-belloni-puck-hollywood.html|title = Matthew Belloni Is Yelling 'Iceberg!' on the Hollywood Titanic|newspaper = [New York Times](/source/New_York_Times)|last = Aleksander|first = Irina|date = November 16, 2025|accessdate = November 16, 2025|url-access = limited}} is an American entertainment journalist, podcaster, and former attorney. He is a founding partner of the digital media company [Puck](/source/Puck_(media_company)).{{cite news|url=https://www.natpe.com/hollywood/speakers/matthew-belloni|title=Matthew Belloni|publisher=NATPE|access-date=March 16, 2023}} Before that, he was the editorial director of ''[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)''.{{cite news|url=https://www.sagaftra.org/matthew-belloni|title=Matthew Belloni|publisher=SAG-AFTRA|access-date=March 16, 2023}} ==Education== Belloni received a bachelor's degree in political science from the [University of California, Berkeley](/source/University_of_California%2C_Berkeley), and earned a [juris doctor](/source/juris_doctor) from the [USC Gould School of Law](/source/USC_Gould_School_of_Law), where he was a member of the ''USC Law Review''. ==Career== Early in his career, Belloni was an attorney at an entertainment law firm in Los Angeles. He also wrote for magazines such as ''[Esquire](/source/Esquire_(magazine))'' and ''[Town & Country](/source/Town_%26_Country_(magazine))''. He joined ''[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter)'' in 2006,{{cite news|url=https://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-reporter-matthew-belloni-steps-down-editorial-independence/|title=Hollywood Reporter Editor Matt Belloni Steps Down Amid Debate Over Editorial Independence|publisher=The Wrap|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=April 7, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407014500/https://www.thewrap.com/hollywood-reporter-matthew-belloni-steps-down-editorial-independence/|url-status=live}} and was editorial director for the magazine from 2016 to 2020, where he was responsible for all editorial content. In April 2020, he left ''The Hollywood Reporter'' after a series of editorial disputes with the publication's management.{{cite news|url = https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/business/media/hollywood-reporter-matthew-belloni.html|title = Hollywood Reporter Loses Top Editor Over Differences|last = Sperling|first = Nicole|newspaper = [The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)|date = April 7, 2020|page = B3|access-date = March 16, 2023|url-access = limited|archive-date = March 16, 2023|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090422/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/06/business/media/hollywood-reporter-matthew-belloni.html|url-status = live}} Belloni joined ''[Puck](/source/Puck_(media_company))'' in May 2021{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/05/matthew-belloni-former-hollywood-reporter-editor-digital-media-startup-jon-kelly-1234757958/|title=Former Hollywood Reporter Editor Matthew Belloni Joins New Digital Media Startup Co-Founded By Jon Kelly|publisher=Deadline|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090422/https://deadline.com/2021/05/matthew-belloni-former-hollywood-reporter-editor-digital-media-startup-jon-kelly-1234757958/|url-status=live}} as a founding partner{{cite news|url=https://www.cnb.com/business-banking/media/conversations/conversations-matt-belloni.html|title=Matt Belloni: Taking Hollywood's Inside Track|publisher=City National Bank|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090423/https://www.cnb.com/business-banking/media/conversations/conversations-matt-belloni.html|url-status=live}} and writes a twice-weekly newsletter called ''What I'm Hearing'' about the entertainment industry. As an industry expert, Belloni appears regularly on shows such as ''[NBC Nightly News](/source/NBC_Nightly_News)'', ''[CBS This Morning](/source/CBS_This_Morning)'', [CNN](/source/CNN), [CNBC](/source/CNBC), and [NPR](/source/NPR)'s ''The Business''. In March 2022, Belloni launched the Hollywood insider [podcast](/source/podcast) ''The Town'' on ''[The Ringer](/source/The_Ringer_(website))'' Podcast Network.{{cite news|url=https://podsauce.com/articles/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-offers-insight-into-the-best-of-hollywood/|title='The Town with Matthew Belloni' offers backstories on the best of Hollywood from Marvel to 'The Bachelor' to Netflix|publisher=Podsauce|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090424/https://podsauce.com/articles/the-town-with-matthew-belloni-offers-insight-into-the-best-of-hollywood/|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://www.vulture.com/article/the-town-podcast-hollywood-streaming-crazy-year.html|title=The Town Was the Perfect Podcast for the Year Hollywood Went Crazy|publisher=Vulture|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090422/https://www.vulture.com/article/the-town-podcast-hollywood-streaming-crazy-year.html|url-status=live}} He appears as himself in episodes 1, 9 and 10 of the first season of [''The Studio''](/source/The_Studio_(TV_series)), an [Apple TV+](/source/Apple_TV%2B) comedy created by [Seth Rogen](/source/Seth_Rogen) and [Evan Goldberg](/source/Evan_Goldberg). ==Awards== In 2020, Belloni and ''The Hollywood Reporter'' won the [National Magazine Award for General Excellence](/source/National_Magazine_Awards), special interest publication, from the [American Society of Magazine Editors](/source/American_Society_of_Magazine_Editors).{{cite news|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hollywood-reporter-wins-national-magazine-award-1282547/|title=Hollywood Reporter Wins National Magazine Award for 'General Excellence'|publisher=Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 16, 2023|archive-date=March 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230316090425/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/hollywood-reporter-wins-national-magazine-award-1282547/|url-status=live}} ==Personal life== Belloni married talent manager Kimberlin Dalehite on October 1, 2011, in [Pacific Palisades, Los Angeles](/source/Pacific_Palisades%2C_Los_Angeles). ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Belloni, Matthew}} Category:1970s births Category:Living people Category:21st-century American journalists Category:21st-century American lawyers Category:American film and television podcasters Category:Lawyers from Los Angeles Category:Entertainment journalists Category:University of California, Berkeley alumni Category:The Ringer people Category:USC Gould School of Law alumni Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:American magazine editors Category:American entertainment lawyers --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Matthew Belloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Belloni) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Belloni?action=history)). 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