Jon Burlingame
Journalist·Variety
Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Entertainment · Los Angeles · MusicRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Jon Burlingame works as a journalist at Variety and is publicly associated with entertainment, los angeles and music, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Television
Market
North America · Los Angeles
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Jon
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Variety.
- 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 Jon Burlingame cover?
Coverage
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles
- Music
- Trade
Market
- Los Angeles
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Jon Burlingame?
Jon Burlingame is a Los Angeles-based journalist associated with Variety. Their published work centres on Entertainment, Los Angeles and Music. Coverage runs through Television. The audience sits primarily in North America. Jon Burlingame works as a journalist with Variety, based in Los Angeles. Jon Burlingame is journalist at Variety, based in Los Angeles. 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 Entertainment, Los Angeles, Music, Trade and United States, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Television, so material should be prepared in a form those formats can actually use. Reach concentrates on North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Journalist. Works at: Variety. Based in: Los Angeles, United States, North America. 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 Jon's television coverage and the North America 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
- Journalist
- Works at
- Variety
- Based in
- Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
Questions
About Jon Burlingame
Jon Burlingame works as journalist and covers Entertainment, Los Angeles, Music and Trade. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Jon Burlingame is based in Los Angeles, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Jon 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 Jon's television coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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