writer * editor * red carpet reporter * stringer * blogger * on-camera expert 

I'm a seasoned writer/editor/reporter/blogger/on-camera personality with over 13 years experience creating celebrity and lifestyles content for popular Web sites and magazines. Currently I'm a contributor to Name Candy's Celebrity Names Blog, writing about the meanings of celeb baby names and other names in the news (see Well Stated? Ethan Hawke Names Daughter Indiana), but I am taking new freelance projects in the New York City area or that can be completed remotely. 

Prior to going freelance, I held full-time positions as Web Editor at Star (2008-2011), freelance writer/editor at People.com (2007-2008), Senior Entertainment Editor at  iVillage.com (2003-2007) and Associate Editor/Producer at SoapOperaDigest.com (1998-2003). My bylines have also appeared on Zap2It.com, TimeOutNewYorkKids.com, TheFrisky.com, MSN.com, Momtourage.com, SoapOperaWeekly.com, Gaiam.com, RiverWired.com and various national newspapers syndicated through Tribune Media Services. 

My specialties include all aspects of celebrity content (breaking news, red-carpet fashion, award shows, parenting/celebrity kids, opinion pieces, party reporting) as well as general lifestyles: eco-friendly living, pets, bicycling and style. I've conducted interviews with celebrities from Matthew McConaughey to Brad Pitt as well as relationship, parenting and fitness experts. I've written blogs for iVillage (their No. 1 blog, Daily Blabber, which had over 1.5 million pageviews a month), Gaiam.com (Celebrity Planet), Star (Twinkle) and NameCandy (Celebrity Names Blog). 

I also have television/video experience. For both Star and iVillage I was a TV commentator appearing on national shows including Entertainment Tonight, The Insider, CBS' Early Show and Showbiz Tonight to promote the stories and their brands. I had media training at NBC. At iVillage I hosted/wrote my own daily gossip show, Daily Blabber, which was the site's most successful video series with over 1 million streams a month. Later, I created/wrote/hosted a six-part video series about celebrities going green for RiverWired.com. I also have interviewed celebrities on-camera at press junkets, red carpet events, premieres and award shows. 

You'll find some writing clips on my MediaBistro freelancer profile page and video clips on YouTube.

I can be contacted at suzymbyrne@gmail.com.