Michael Giarrusso
Vice President of News Strategy·The Associated Press
New York, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Business · Entertainment · New YorkRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Why reach out to Michael?
Michael Giarrusso works as a vice president of news strategy at The Associated Press and is publicly associated with business, entertainment and new york, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Formats
Associated Press · Newspaper
Market
North America · New York
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Michael
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- The release story and why it fits The Associated Press.
- 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 Michael Giarrusso cover?
Coverage
- Business
- Entertainment
- New York
- Sports
Market
- New York
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Michael Giarrusso?
Michael Giarrusso is a New York-based vice president of news strategy associated with The Associated Press. Their published work centres on Business, Entertainment and New York. Coverage runs through Associated Press and Newspaper. The audience sits primarily in North America. Vice President of News Strategy · The Associated Press. Michael Giarrusso works as a vice president of news strategy with The Associated Press, based in New York. Michael Giarrusso is vice president of news strategy at The Associated Press, based in New York. 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 Business, Entertainment, New York, Sports and United States, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. That work appears through Associated Press and 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: Vice President of News Strategy. Works at: The Associated Press. Based in: New York, 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 Michael's associated press 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
- Vice President of News Strategy
- Works at
- The Associated Press
- Based in
- New York, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Michael Giarrusso
Michael Giarrusso works as vice president of news strategy and covers Business, Entertainment, New York and Sports. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Michael Giarrusso is based in New York, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Michael 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 Michael's associated press coverage and the North America market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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