Samantha Highfill
Executive Editor·Entertainment Weekly
Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Celebrities · Comedy · EntertainmentRecently activeReviewed Aug 2026
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Samantha Highfill works as an executive editor at Entertainment Weekly and is publicly associated with celebrities, comedy and entertainment, working into North America. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
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Television
Market
North America · Los Angeles
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- The release story and why it fits Entertainment Weekly.
- 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 Samantha Highfill cover?
Coverage
- Celebrities
- Comedy
- Entertainment
- Entertainment Weekly
Market
- Los Angeles
- United States
- North America
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- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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Who is Samantha Highfill?
Samantha Highfill is a Los Angeles-based executive editor associated with Entertainment Weekly. Their published work centres on Celebrities, Comedy and Entertainment. Coverage runs through Television. The audience sits primarily in North America. Executive Editor · Entertainment Weekly. Samantha Highfill works as a executive editor with Entertainment Weekly, based in Los Angeles. Samantha Highfill is executive editor at Entertainment Weekly, 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 Celebrities, Comedy, Entertainment, Entertainment Weekly and Fashion, 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: Executive Editor. Works at: Entertainment Weekly. 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 Samantha'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
- Executive Editor
- Works at
- Entertainment Weekly
- Based in
- Los Angeles, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Press Feature
- Territories
- North America, United States
- Languages
- English
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About Samantha Highfill
Samantha Highfill works as executive editor and covers Celebrities, Comedy, Entertainment and Entertainment Weekly. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Samantha Highfill 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 Samantha 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 Samantha'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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