Jonathan Shikes
Entertainment Editor·The Denver Post
Denver, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Arts · Beverages · CrimeRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Jonathan?
Jonathan Shikes works as an entertainment editor at The Denver Post and is publicly associated with arts, beverages and crime, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Newspaper
Market
North America · Denver
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Jonathan
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits The Denver Post.
- 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 Jonathan Shikes cover?
Coverage
- Arts
- Beverages
- Crime
- Culture
Market
- Denver
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Jonathan Shikes?
Jonathan Shikes is a Denver-based entertainment editor associated with The Denver Post. Their published work centres on Arts, Beverages and Crime. Coverage runs through Newspaper. The audience sits primarily in North America. Entertainment Editor · The Denver Post. Jonathan Shikes works as a entertainment editor with The Denver Post, based in Denver. Jonathan Shikes is entertainment editor at The Denver Post, based in Denver. 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 Arts, Beverages, Crime, Culture and Denver, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Newspaper, 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: Entertainment Editor. Works at: The Denver Post. Based in: Denver, 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 Jonathan's newspaper 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
- Entertainment Editor
- Works at
- The Denver Post
- Based in
- Denver, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Jonathan Shikes
Jonathan Shikes works as entertainment editor and covers Arts, Beverages, Crime and Culture. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Jonathan Shikes is based in Denver, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Jonathan 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 Jonathan's newspaper coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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