BONNIE E. ROBINSON
333 N. Palm Drive, #402 • Beverly Hills, CA 90210 • (213) 718-1962
robinson.bonnie9@gmail.com
SENIOR LEVEL EDITORIAL PROFESSIONAL │ PROLIFIC WRITER │ DIVERSE CONTENT EXPERIENCE
CORE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS
Engaging Story Packaging Excellent Writing and Editing Creative Story Pitching
Extensive Copy Editing Investigative Reporting and Research Setting Editorial Vision
Team Leadership Deep Rolodex of Media Contacts Multiple Content Expert
WRITING AND MEDIA EXPERIENCE (1991—Present)
PRINT
• Skilled writer of hundreds of articles and features from 250 words to 5,000+ words; more than 80% of which
were cover stories published in over 40 publications worldwide.
• Specializes in interviews, profiles, news stories, investigative reports, ghostwriting and books on a diverse
range of subjects including entertainment, celebrity news, health/fitness, beauty, fashion, and lifestyle.
• Applied hard-nosed investigative reporting and immersive research to break stories, including past pieces on
Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, O.J. Simpson, Demi
Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, Daryl Hannah, Charlie Sheen, Britney Spears, and
many more.
• Captured exclusive celebrity interviews, including past discussions with Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson,
Shannon Doherty, Kathy and Rick Hilton, Nicolette Sheridan, Portia di Rossi, Alison Arngrm, Tippi Hedren, Mike
Love (Beach Boys), Nancy Griffith (Singer/songwriter), Quincy Jones, to name a few.
• Publication credits include: US Weekly, New York Post, New York Daily News, Redbook, Playboy, Chicago
Tribune, In Touch, Los Angeles Magazine, Ocean Drive, Star, Globe, National Enquirer, Hello! (UK), OK! (UK &
US), Here! (UK), The Mail on Sunday (UK), Now (UK), News of the World (UK), Sunday Mirror (UK), Daily Mirror
(UK), The People (UK), Sunday Magazine (UK), Women’s Own (UK), Look! (UK), Women’s Day (Australia),
Women’s Weekly (Australia), Good Medicine (Australia), New Idea (Australia), The New Weekly (Australia),
Gala! (France), Voici! (France), VSD (France), Hola! (Spain), Bild (Germany), Noi (Italy), Public Eye (Canada),
among many others.
TELEVISION/RADIO
• Featured as regular entertainment expert on over 100 television segments for highly-rated national programs
such as Extra!, Inside Edition, American Journal, A Current Affair and Hard Copy; sole print journalist featured
on Maria Shriver’s NBC television special, Privacy and the Press.
• Experienced Associate Producer of network TV series and pilots, as well as segment/field producing for
celebrity news magazines such as Extra!, Inside Edition, and American Journal.
• Served as the American Celebrity Gossip Columnist on the Steve Mellon Show, a top-rated afternoon radio
talk show airing on London’s LBC Radio.
PREVIOUS EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
• Health and Fitness Editor for Real Talk LA, a regional lifestyle magazine; set editorial direction for the section
and managed a team of 15 freelance writers; wrote articles and created the Gymsider fitness review
column.
• Broke numerous Page 1 exclusives as a Reporter for high-circulation weeklies such as Us Weekly, the National
Enquirer and Star Magazine.
• Launched editorial career at Playboy Magazine (7 years), including receiving first writing credits crafting
several 20 Questions interviews.
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EDUCATION
University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) | BA in English/Secondary Education
University of California (Los Angeles, CA) | Certificates in Broadcast Journalism and Motion Picture/Television Arts
COMMUNITY SERVICE
WriteGirl | Mentored program participants in a variety of creative writing styles at a nonprofit dedicated to working
with underserved teenage girls in Los Angeles.
Beverly Hills Library Literacy Program | one- on- one tutoring with foreign born residents to increase their reading
and writing comprehension of English.
Bound Angeles | Promoting/publicizing a national non-profit dedicated to preventing destruction of shelter dogs
and cats.

ROBINSON RESUME

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    BONNIE E. ROBINSON 333N. Palm Drive, #402 • Beverly Hills, CA 90210 • (213) 718-1962 robinson.bonnie9@gmail.com SENIOR LEVEL EDITORIAL PROFESSIONAL │ PROLIFIC WRITER │ DIVERSE CONTENT EXPERIENCE CORE PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Engaging Story Packaging Excellent Writing and Editing Creative Story Pitching Extensive Copy Editing Investigative Reporting and Research Setting Editorial Vision Team Leadership Deep Rolodex of Media Contacts Multiple Content Expert WRITING AND MEDIA EXPERIENCE (1991—Present) PRINT • Skilled writer of hundreds of articles and features from 250 words to 5,000+ words; more than 80% of which were cover stories published in over 40 publications worldwide. • Specializes in interviews, profiles, news stories, investigative reports, ghostwriting and books on a diverse range of subjects including entertainment, celebrity news, health/fitness, beauty, fashion, and lifestyle. • Applied hard-nosed investigative reporting and immersive research to break stories, including past pieces on Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Tom Cruise, Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones, O.J. Simpson, Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher, Tom Hanks, Kevin Costner, Daryl Hannah, Charlie Sheen, Britney Spears, and many more. • Captured exclusive celebrity interviews, including past discussions with Melanie Griffith and Don Johnson, Shannon Doherty, Kathy and Rick Hilton, Nicolette Sheridan, Portia di Rossi, Alison Arngrm, Tippi Hedren, Mike Love (Beach Boys), Nancy Griffith (Singer/songwriter), Quincy Jones, to name a few. • Publication credits include: US Weekly, New York Post, New York Daily News, Redbook, Playboy, Chicago Tribune, In Touch, Los Angeles Magazine, Ocean Drive, Star, Globe, National Enquirer, Hello! (UK), OK! (UK & US), Here! (UK), The Mail on Sunday (UK), Now (UK), News of the World (UK), Sunday Mirror (UK), Daily Mirror (UK), The People (UK), Sunday Magazine (UK), Women’s Own (UK), Look! (UK), Women’s Day (Australia), Women’s Weekly (Australia), Good Medicine (Australia), New Idea (Australia), The New Weekly (Australia), Gala! (France), Voici! (France), VSD (France), Hola! (Spain), Bild (Germany), Noi (Italy), Public Eye (Canada), among many others. TELEVISION/RADIO • Featured as regular entertainment expert on over 100 television segments for highly-rated national programs such as Extra!, Inside Edition, American Journal, A Current Affair and Hard Copy; sole print journalist featured on Maria Shriver’s NBC television special, Privacy and the Press. • Experienced Associate Producer of network TV series and pilots, as well as segment/field producing for celebrity news magazines such as Extra!, Inside Edition, and American Journal. • Served as the American Celebrity Gossip Columnist on the Steve Mellon Show, a top-rated afternoon radio talk show airing on London’s LBC Radio. PREVIOUS EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE • Health and Fitness Editor for Real Talk LA, a regional lifestyle magazine; set editorial direction for the section and managed a team of 15 freelance writers; wrote articles and created the Gymsider fitness review column. • Broke numerous Page 1 exclusives as a Reporter for high-circulation weeklies such as Us Weekly, the National Enquirer and Star Magazine. • Launched editorial career at Playboy Magazine (7 years), including receiving first writing credits crafting several 20 Questions interviews.
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    BONNIE E. ROBINSON- Page 2 EDUCATION University of Iowa (Iowa City, IA) | BA in English/Secondary Education University of California (Los Angeles, CA) | Certificates in Broadcast Journalism and Motion Picture/Television Arts COMMUNITY SERVICE WriteGirl | Mentored program participants in a variety of creative writing styles at a nonprofit dedicated to working with underserved teenage girls in Los Angeles. Beverly Hills Library Literacy Program | one- on- one tutoring with foreign born residents to increase their reading and writing comprehension of English. Bound Angeles | Promoting/publicizing a national non-profit dedicated to preventing destruction of shelter dogs and cats.