Topher Gauk-Roger Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Covering red carpet premieres, parties, and events for People Magazine and People.com
• Observational reporting from inside events and celebrity hotspots
• Filing text pieces from covered events

Los Angeles, California, United States

Newsgather on CNN’s West/Midwest Region Newsdesk, breaking and confirming stories for air, digital, and social.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

Los Angeles, California, United States

• Oversaw a staff of 20 producers creating entertainment news content for ET’s streaming platform ET Live.
• Reviewed pitches and assigned pieces to team to hit target release dates and live time slots.
• Created editorial plans for major events ranging from the Oscars to the Kids Choice Awards, as well as rollout plans for targeted content.
• Maintained open dialogue with the entire brand, including broadcast and online to foster collaborative planning.
• Developed and carried out the editorial objectives for ​ET Live​ from its inception, helping it grow to over 1 million streams per week.
• Curated content for ​ET Live’​s YouTube channel from its start, garnering over 50k subscribers as well as over 26 million total views in its first year.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Oversaw the editorial content of three daily news shows on ET’s streaming platform E​T Live​ since their launch.
• Pitched, wrote, produced, and edited video packages for digital and social platforms, as well as text pieces and reporting for digital.
• Spearheaded over 50 live red carpet streaming events - including major award shows and red carpet premieres - from creating editorial plans, producing on site, and handling elements coming back to the bureau.
• Coordinated all daily shoots and guest bookings with publicists for E​T Live.
• Lead team of 4 producers handling all newsgathering and daily guests for E​T Live.​

West/Mid-West Region

Field produced reporters on shoots - from major award shows to wildfires & hurricanes - and produced reporters for live shots. Newsgathered on a daily basis on CNN’s West/Midwest Region Newsdesk, breaking and confirming up to 50 stories a week. Assigned staff for all breaking news in CNN’s West/Midwest Region, as well as developed daily coverage plans for.

West/Mid-West Region

Field produced reporters on shoots - from major award shows to wildfires & hurricanes - and produced reporters for live shots. Pitched, wrote, produced, and edited video packages for broadcast and digital platforms, as well as text pieces and galleries for digital. Handled all field shoot video content for CNN Entertainment, from pitching to publishing.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Produced field shoots both solo and with talent, from red carpets to press junkets to one-on-one sit-down interviews. Supervised elements coming in house from field shoots. Assisted with video pieces for broadcast and digital, seeing them through from pitch to completion. Wrote & cut video for daily breaking news stories for affiliate networks.

Greater Los Angeles Area

Responsibilities: Running teleprompter, assisting show anchor in all aspects, printing scripts, handling all social media content, greeting guests, researching stories.

HLN’s “Showbiz Tonight"

CNN Entertainment

Entertainment Unit, Los Angeles Bureau