Jake Penkethman
Senior Showbiz Reporter·The Sun
London, United Kingdom, Europe
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Awards · Celebrities · EntertainmentRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Jake?
Jake Penkethman works as a senior showbiz reporter at The Sun and is publicly associated with awards, celebrities and entertainment, working into Europe. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Newspaper · Television
Market
Europe · London
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Jake
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits The Sun.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Jake Penkethman cover?
Coverage
- Awards
- Celebrities
- Entertainment
- Entertainment Awards
Market
- London
- United Kingdom
- Europe
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Jake Penkethman?
Jake Penkethman is a London-based senior showbiz reporter associated with The Sun. Their published work centres on Awards, Celebrities and Entertainment. Coverage runs through Newspaper and Television. The audience sits primarily in Europe. Senior Showbiz Reporter · The Sun. Jake Penkethman works as a senior showbiz reporter with The Sun, based in London. Jake Penkethman is senior showbiz reporter at The Sun, based in London. Virtual Publicist does not yet have enough specific music-coverage evidence to place this profile in a genre or opportunity Collection. The topics that recur across their output are Awards, Celebrities, Entertainment, Entertainment Awards and London, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Newspaper and Television, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on Europe, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Senior Showbiz Reporter. Works at: The Sun. Based in: London, United Kingdom, Europe. Campaign types: Press Feature. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jake's newspaper coverage and the Europe market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Senior Showbiz Reporter
- Works at
- The Sun
- Based in
- London, United Kingdom, Europe
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- Europe, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Jake Penkethman
Jake Penkethman works as senior showbiz reporter and covers Awards, Celebrities, Entertainment and Entertainment Awards. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Jake Penkethman is based in London, United Kingdom, Europe. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Jake is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Jake's newspaper coverage and the Europe market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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