First Name
Stephen
Last Name
Hoffman
City, State
Los Angeles, CA
Country
US
Gender
Male
Roles
Editor
Producer
Reporter
Other role
Mentor
Formats / Genre
Interviews / Roundtable
News / Journalism
Daily shows
Open to relocating
Yes
Open to branded content?
Yes
More about me
I've been around for a long time, but I didn't have a regular start in journalism. Straight out of high school I was living on my own in Chicago, my father kicked me out, so I got a cheap studio apartment. I was a lifeguard, a hotel doorman (not the cool kind) and a waiter for years before I decided to go to school at the ripe old age of 34. Took a while, but I got my degree from UCLA, and right out of college, I got an unpaid internship at NPR. I didn't know anything, but I learned quickly.
In 2006 I started as a production assistant for the business show, Marketplace. Not too long after, financial news became THE story, as we went through the financial collapse of 2008.
In 2012 I joined the team of a newly created morning show on a local NPR station - it was interesting because it was absolute chaos ... but I was able to create a production work flow (something I learned at Marketplace) and instituted some standard procedures. The host of the show used to joke that broadcasting the show in the morning was like that scene from Star Wars when they were fixing the Millennium Falcon as it was actually flying ... and that I was Han Solo.
But last year I embarked on a exciting new endeavor in my career, a reporter/producer for the newly created podcast production company, Western Sound. It's been different working for a client based company versus a news organization, but so far its been very rewarding.
Oh and if you're hear to nerd out over MMA, Black Panther, Luke Cage, Silver Surfer, Atlanta (tv show) or Game of Thrones ... I'm your man.
In 2006 I started as a production assistant for the business show, Marketplace. Not too long after, financial news became THE story, as we went through the financial collapse of 2008.
In 2012 I joined the team of a newly created morning show on a local NPR station - it was interesting because it was absolute chaos ... but I was able to create a production work flow (something I learned at Marketplace) and instituted some standard procedures. The host of the show used to joke that broadcasting the show in the morning was like that scene from Star Wars when they were fixing the Millennium Falcon as it was actually flying ... and that I was Han Solo.
But last year I embarked on a exciting new endeavor in my career, a reporter/producer for the newly created podcast production company, Western Sound. It's been different working for a client based company versus a news organization, but so far its been very rewarding.
Oh and if you're hear to nerd out over MMA, Black Panther, Luke Cage, Silver Surfer, Atlanta (tv show) or Game of Thrones ... I'm your man.
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