Jenna Busch is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Legion of Leia (now part of Vital Thrills) and has hosted and written for sites like SYFY Fangrrls, Nerdist, ComingSoon.net, Metro, Birth. Movies. Death., IGN, AOL, The Washington Post, Huffington Post and more. She co-hosted Cocktails With Stan with the legendary Stan Lee and has appeared on ABC’s Nightline, Attack of the Show, Fresh Ink, Tabletop with Wil Wheaton, What the Flick?!, in the documentaries She Makes Comics, Rise of the Superheroes, Write of Passage: An Author’s Journey, and on NPR and Al Jazeera America. Jenna is a member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association, as well as the Greater Los Angeles Writers Society. She's been published in the comics anthology Womanthology: Heroic, is a contributing author and assistant editor for the #PsychGeeks book series, and owns a terrifying amount of swords and 20-sided dice. She’s currently co-hosting the Histerical Podcast.
Jenna is currently available for hosting, news and editorial writing, book contributions, panel hosting and guest appearances.
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Jenna Busch
Host/Writer/Producer
jennabusch13@gmail.com
323-719-1623
Experience Summary:
Host/Writer/Producer specializing in movie reviews, press junkets, red carpets, celebrity interviews, features, set visits, breaking news, conventions, publicist outreach, podcasts, panel moderation and maintaining a strong presence in social media. In addition to the selected writing and hosting experience below, Jenna is a contributing author to the PsychGeeks series of books and has written comics.
Selected Hosting/Entertainment Reporting:
SYFY Host/Writer
LEGION OF LEIA/VITAL THRILLS Host/Writer
COMINGSOON Host/Writer
MOST CRAVED (weekly show) Host/Writer
NERDIST Host/Writer
'COCKTAILS WITH STAN' LEE Host/Writer/Producer
FANHATTAN Editor/Host
TABLETOP WITH WIL WHEATON Guest Gamer (2 seasons)
ZAP2IT Contributing Editor
AFTERBUZZTV Host/Producer
MOVIEFONE MINUTE (daily show) Host/Producer
INSIDE HORROR Host/Writer/Producer
AOL Host/Writer/Producer
THE HUFFINGTON POST Host/Writer/Producer
IGN Host/Writer
BLASTR Host/Writer
AMC THEATERS Host/Writer
JOBLO Host/Writer/Producer
NEWSARAMA Host/Writer
UGO Host/Writer
Television/radio/guest writer appearances:
SHE MAKES COMICS (documentary)
ABC’s NIGHTLINE
THE WASHINGTON POST
AL JAZEERA TV
G4: ATTACK OF THE SHOW
NPR
RISE OF THE SUPERHEROES (documentary)
Contributing book author:
“Star Wars Psychology” “Game of Thrones Psychology” “Star Trek Psychology” “Captain America vs. Iron Man Psychology” “Doctor Who Psychology” “Wonder Woman Psychology” “Supernatural Psychology” “Daredevil Psychology” “Westworld Psychology” “Black Panther Psychology” (soon to be released)
Special Skills:
Writer/line producer, teleprompter, vast knowledge of geek culture and strong presence in the geek online community, strong presence in social media with 19K Twitter followers and counting, ability to cover movies, television, video games and comic books with authority, singing, comedy writing/performing, voice overs, makeup artist, improv, podcasts, web publishing, live events, strong relationships with studio publicists, board member Broadcast Television Journalists’ Association, Broadcast Film Critics’ Association