Allison Kugel is an entertainment and pop culture journalist with a syndicated interview column that reaches more than 10 million readers throughout the United States, Canada, the UK and Australia.
Her 300+ published in-depth celebrity Q&A features raise the journalism bar with insightful and entertaining conversations with public figures from film, television, music, books, sports and popular culture.
Allison’s celebrity interview features have been published by seventy digital and print media outlets around the globe including USA TODAY, MSN, PopCrush, Miami Living Magazine, San Diego Living Magazine, Hello! Magazine, Las Vegas Magazine, Beverly Hills Times Magazine, PopWrapped, Tribute.ca, Showtimes.com, Deluxe Version Magazine, BELLA Magazine, Life & Style Weekly, W.E.N.N.(World Entertainment News Network), Sorted Magazine, Ebony, HipHopDX, Innovation & Tech Today Magazine and many other outlets worldwide.
Her interviews have been mentioned, quoted and excerpted by Conan O’Brien, Jay Leno, Saturday Night Live, Fox News, MSNBC, VOGUE, InTouch Weekly, The Hollywood Reporter, USA TODAY, RadarOnline, The National Enquirer, Kourtney Kardashian, Kristin Chenoweth, Busy Philipps, Giuliana Rancic, Ralph Nader, Rush Limbaugh, Matt Drudge, Congressman Ron Paul, Congressman Dennis Kucinich and many others.
Allison's memoir, Journaling Fame, recounting many of her interviews and her journey with anxiety, panic attacks and OCD, was released in April 2017 to critical acclaim. She regularly does media interviews and speaks on the subjects of mental health and wellness, spirituality and being of service to others. Her most recent personal appearance was at New York Presbyterian's Gracie Square Hospital where she spoke before a large audience of medical professionals across several medical and wellness disciplines.
Allison is a lifelong philanthropist for various animal and children’s charities, with ongoing volunteer work for San Francisco based 501c3 organization Project Night Night. An advocate for mental health awareness, she recently shared her personal story of living with anxiety, panic disorder and OCD with ADAA.org (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) and with a panel of top healthcare professionals at New York's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. She speaks regularly on the subject. Allison splits her time between New York and Florida.
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