The Hollywood Reporter Taps Tyler Coates and Beatrice Verhoeven as New Awards Editors
October 26, 2021 – Los Angeles, CA: The Hollywood Reporter (THR) has announced that Tyler Coates and Beatrice Verhoeven will be joining the company as leaders of the publication’s Awards Team. As its new Awards Editor and Deputy Awards Editor respectively, Coates and Verhoeven will be reporting to Deputy Editorial Director Jeanie Pyun under Editorial Director Nekesa Moody. Both Coates and Verhoeven are based in Los Angeles and will be generating print and digital content in the increasingly competitive landscape of Oscars and Emmys awards seasons’ projects and players.
“Tyler Coates and Beatrice Verhoeven are impressive journalists who have proven their ability to produce smart, compelling and forward-thinking content in the awards space,” said Moody. “THR is devoting even more resources to awards content across platforms and I’m excited to watch Tyler and Beatrice elevate our industry-leading coverage to new heights.”
Prior to his work with The Hollywood Reporter, Coates served as the senior culture editor at Esquire, where he managed entertainment coverage for the magazine’s website. He previously worked as the founding deputy editor at Decider and has also written for WIRED, Billboard, Entertainment Weekly, Columbia Journalism Review, Slate and The Village Voice.
“I’m thrilled to join the staff of The Hollywood Reporter, which was been one of my favorite publications for years,” said Coates. “It’s an honor to join such an impressive team of writers and reporters to cover an exciting and vital part of the entertainment industry.”
Verhoeven was born and raised in Germany before she came to Los Angeles, where she worked her way up from intern to film editor at TheWrap. In the last six years, she’s written investigative pieces while covering the awards space and winning several Los Angeles Press Club awards, including sharing in this year’s first-place win for best broadcast/film entertainment news.
“I could not be more excited to join the awards team at The Hollywood Reporter and to work with Tyler Coates, along with the rest of the amazing staff at the publication,” said Verhoeven. “I’ve long admired THR and the writers and editors behind it, and I can’t wait to be a part of it going forward.”
Coates and Verhoeven start at THR during a time of exhilarating growth as it continues its legacy of exceptional journalism. This year, the publication has won 10 National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards and received a Daytime Emmy nomination for its Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter roundtable series, with its website being awarded the top honors at the Southern California Journalism Awards.
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Brooke Jaffe
Head of Public Affairs and Communications, Penske Media Corporation
Steven Huizar (Los Angeles)
Manager of Communications, Penske Media Corporation