Liz Crokin
Liz M. Crokin is an American journalist, columnist and novelist.[1]
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Born | February 8, 1979 |
Occupation | columnist and novelist |
Residence | Los Angeles, California |
Alma mater | University of Iowa |
Home town | Glenview, Illinois |
Website | |
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Early life and career
Crokin grew up in Glenview, Illinois and graduated from New Trier High School. She attended the University of Iowa studying political science and journalism. While there, she was an organizer for Students for Bush, a large organization supporting the George W. Bush 2000 presidential campaign. She later interned at the U.S. State Department during Bush's first term and for conservative pundit Bill O'Reilly's show The O'Reilly Factor on Fox News.[2]
Crokin began work in 2002 for the Chicago Tribune, before moving to their RedEye daily tabloid writing a column called "Liz in the Loop" (previously "Eye Contact") which covered celebrity news in the Chicago area. In 2010, Crokin moved to Los Angeles and began working as a freelance entertainment reporter for National Enquirer, Star, In Touch Weekly, US Weekly where she focused on celebrity breakups. Crokin returned to Chicago in 2012 to work for Splash, a Chicago Sun-Times publication at the time, writing a column called "LA LA Liz".[2]
In September 2012, Crokin developed a viral form of meningitis which progressed into meningoencephalitis and caused daily migraines, vertigo, and photophobia resulting from brain damage. Her health problems resulted in a loss of work, including being laid off in 2013 by American Media Inc., parent company of Star and National Enquirer. Crokin and others had previously accused AMI content officer Dylan Howard of sexual harassment, and has suggested that the layoffs were done in retaliation.[3][2] Crokin's column in Splash ended in February 2014.[2]
Malice book
Malice won the "Wild Card" category at the 2015 Hollywood Book Festival.[4][5]
Recent work
References
- "Observer Archives - Liz Crokin". Observer.com. 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- Smith, Ryan (April 6, 2018). "Former Chicago gossip columnist Liz Crokin is now a star among far-right conspiracy theorists". Chicago Reader. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- Pearson, Jake; Horwitz, Jeff (December 5, 2017). "Top editor of National Enquirer, Us Weekly accused of sexual misconduct". Chicago Tribune. Associated Press. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- "10th Annual Hollywood Book Festival Honors "Old Earth" with Top Prize". Hollywood: Hollywood Book Festival. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
- McCoppin, Suzy (August 14, 2015). "Liz Crokin Vows To Win Herpes Lawsuit—Has Obligation To Protect Future Victims". Popdust. Retrieved April 14, 2020.