Variety Promotes Joe Otterson to Television News Editor

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William Earl Joe Otterson has been promoted to TV News Editor for Variety. With the promotion, Otterson takes on greater responsibility for organizing and driving Variety‘s coverage of television news and related subjects across digital, print and video platforms.

Otterson will continue to work closely with and report to Michael Schneider, Variety‘s Television Editor, in steering one of Variety‘s core areas of focus.

Otterson will also collaborate with colleagues across departments on event coverage, investigative reports, series recaps, profiles of talent and creatives and a range of other entertainment business journalism delivered by Variety. “Joe is such a pleasure to work with as the heart and soul of our TV team, and so respected across the biz for his integrity and keen insight into TV shows and talent — especially, of course, ‘Cobra Kai,'” Schneider said. “And also, he continues to undisputedly possess the best hair in the biz.” Otterson first joined Variety in 2017 after working for the Wrap.

Since then, Otterson has been one of Variety‘s most prolific writers, publishing nearly 8,000 stories under his byline to date.