Mike Roe joined the staff as Weekend News Editor for TheWrap in 2023. Before that, he wrote “The 30 Rock Book” for publisher Abrams and won an L.A. Press Club award for his oral history of “30 Rock’s” “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah.” Previously, Mike spent more than a decade as a journalist for NPR station LAist/KPCC, where he hosted live event series TV Pilot Club and covered arts & entertainment as well as breaking news. He also writes TV drama scripts with his wife, Kristiana. Mike’s previously written for live L.A. talk shows and been part of house sketch teams at several local comedy theaters. He’s crafted pop culture oral history articles on topics including “Parks and Recreation’s” Galentine’s Day and the Los Angeles of “Blade Runner.” In his (too little) free time, Mike reads comics, watches as much TV as possible and nerds out over spirituality, productivity and pro wrestling.
Experience:
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Cassidy Hutchinson Says Trump Leaves ‘Bodies’ Behind, Including Her Indicted Former Boss Mark Meadows | Video
Following his Arizona indictment, the former White House aide says Meadows was involved in a lot and “has critical information, I believe, in every single investigation”
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Sydney Sweeney and Glen Powell Fanned Affair Rumors to Promote ‘Anyone but You’
The pair so knew what they were doing gazing longingly at one another while their romcom became a slow-burn hit
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Drew Carey Describes the Spiritual, Sexual Experience of Seeing Phish at the Las Vegas Sphere on ‘After Midnight’ | Video
The “Price Is Right” host compares his first Phish concert to a woman’s orgasm
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House Speaker Slams Columbia Protesters: ‘If You’re Getting Endorsed by Hamas, That’s Not a Good Look’ | Video
Mike Johnson calls for the resignation of the school’s president, tells CNN campus leadership needs to “keep peace on campus” and “this is time for a really strong hand”
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David Mamet Denies Daughter Zosia Is a Nepo Baby: ‘They Earned It by Merit’
The “Glengarry Glen Ross” writer also slams DEI, saying the notion someone can’t win “a stupid f–king statue unless you have 7% of this, 8% of that … it’s intrusive”
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Terry Anderson, AP Reporter Held Hostage for 7 Years, Dies at 76
The Middle East correspondent was abducted in Lebanon and held hostage by Islamic militants
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White House Condemns ‘Antisemitic, Unconscionable and Dangerous’ Hate Speech at Columbia University
Pro-Palestine protesters have continued to demonstrate for a fifth day following the arrests of more than 100 students
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‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Teaser Features an Emotional Appeal From Wade to Logan | Video
A new trailer for this year’s only Marvel Cinematic Universe movie drops Monday
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Fired KTLA News Anchor Mark Mester Lands New Gig in Palm Springs
He was shown the door after going off-script on-air and calling the way his co-anchor Lynette Romero’s exit was handled “cruel”
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Bella and Gigi Hadid’s Father Apologizes for Racist, Homophobic Language in DMs to Rep. Ritchie Torres
But Mohamed Hadid defends the anger behind his point, calling Torres “a shill being used by Israel”
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House Passes Potential TikTok Ban Alongside Israel, Ukraine Aid
The bill gives TikTok’s Chinese owner ByteDance one year to sell the social media outlet to avoid a ban
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‘Quiet On Set’: Bill Maher Calls Nickelodeon ‘Neverland Ranch With Craft Services’ While Also Calling Out Disney | Video
In a “New Rules” segment on the comedian’s “Real Time,” he also expressed skepticism of how kids are exposed to nontraditional gender identities
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Bill Maher Shares Fake Reasons Potential Jurors Used to Get Off Trump Trial | Video
But, the “Real Time” host notes, he believes it’s “our civic responsibility” to try getting out of jury duty
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Taylor Swift Pays Tribute to ‘Dead Poets Society’ With ‘Tortured Poets Department’ ‘Fortnight’ Music Video Stars
“Fortnight” features Ethan Hawke and Josh Charles from the beloved 1989 film, as well as Post Malone
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Bill Maher Jokes That Ex-Vice President Loved Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’
The “Real Time” host says the album release and Trump’s trial means there’s “something for the Swifties” and the “not-so-Swiftie”
