Jump to content

Roy Sekoff

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by DanTD (talk | contribs) at 16:02, 7 November 2019 (refchapter). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

Roy Sekoff is the founding editor of The Huffington Post. He was born and raised in Coral Gables, Florida.[1][2]

Before helping launch The Huffington Post, he was a writer, producer, and on-air correspondent for Michael Moore’s Emmy-winning TV Nation. Sekoff served as the head writer for the 2000 Shadow Conventions, and as Communications Director for Arianna Huffington’s 2003 gubernatorial campaign.

He has also worked as a screenwriter, penning scripts for 20th Century Fox, Universal Pictures, Disney, Caravan, and Sony Pictures. As a freelance journalist, his work has appeared in The Village Voice, The Times, Elle, Redbook, and Rock Magazine. His authorial debut, Lacks Self-Control: True Stories I Waited Until My Parents Died to Tell, releases June 2018.[3]

Sekoff is a frequent guest on TV and radio shows, and has appeared on The Ed Show, The Joy Behar Show, Larry King Live, The O’Reilly Factor, Entertainment Tonight, and Anderson Cooper/360, among others.[citation needed]

In 2010, he was one of the executive producers of Freshmen, a pilot for ABC created by Greg Malins.[citation needed]

Sekoff is a graduate of Coral Gables Senior High School (Class of 1977). In college (at the University of Miami) he was voted "Funniest Man on Campus". He starred in a "B" movie Animal-House-type comedy "King Frat" filmed in Miami and Coral Gables.

References

  1. ^ Huffington Post,
  2. ^ Sonki Fitness - All-Star (Roy Sekoff)
  3. ^ Sekoff, Roy. "Author Website". www.roysekoff.com.