Mikey O'Connell
Senior Entertainment Editor·The Hollywood Reporter
Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Entertainment · Entertainment Industry · FeaturesRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Mikey O'Connell works as a senior entertainment editor at The Hollywood Reporter and is publicly associated with entertainment, entertainment industry and features, 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
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- 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 Mikey O'Connell cover?
Coverage
- Entertainment
- Entertainment Industry
- Features
- Los Angeles
Market
- Los Angeles
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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Who is Mikey O'Connell?
Mikey O'Connell is a Los Angeles-based senior entertainment editor associated with The Hollywood Reporter. Their published work centres on Entertainment, Entertainment Industry and Features. Coverage runs through Television. The audience sits primarily in North America. Senior Entertainment Editor · The Hollywood Reporter. Mikey O'Connell works as a senior entertainment editor with The Hollywood Reporter, based in Los Angeles. Mikey O'Connell is senior entertainment editor at The Hollywood Reporter, 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, Entertainment Industry, Features, Los Angeles and Trade, 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: Senior Entertainment Editor. Works at: The Hollywood Reporter. 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 Mikey'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
- Senior Entertainment Editor
- Works at
- The Hollywood Reporter
- Based in
- Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Mikey O'Connell
Mikey O'Connell works as senior entertainment editor and covers Entertainment, Entertainment Industry, Features and Los Angeles. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Mikey O'Connell 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 Mikey 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 Mikey'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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