Maegan Carberry is a journalist and consultant who specializes in politics, media and the so-called spoiled Millennial Generation.

She has previously worked as Arianna Huffington’s chief of staff, where she ran the west coast offices of The Huffington Post . Prior to that she was an advertising sales executive at The Los Angeles Times and a reporter and columnist for The Chicago Tribune ’s RedEye edition.

In addition to blogging at MaeganCarberry.com , Maegan contributes to The Huffington Post and Editor & Publisher , among other sites. She is a co-host of the online show, Wilshire & Washington , which airs Wednesday mornings on Blog Talk Radio with Variety managing editor, Ted Johnson, and conservative blogger Teresa Valdez Klein. Recent guests of the show include pollster John Zogby, The Onion columnist and pundit Baratunde Thurston, The Nation’s net movement correspondent Ari Melber, conservative pundit Elizabeth Blackney, Election Law Blog’s Rick Hasen, Annenberg Online Communities founder Karen North, Editor & Publisher’s Greg Mitchell, Seattle Post-Intelligencer cartoonist David Horsey, documentary filmmaker Jason Pollock, among others. Maegan also speaks about the mainstream media’s transition to online media and the civic and media-consumption habits of the millennial generation, appearing before groups such as Ladies Who Launch, as well as universities such as USC, UCLA, Northwestern and Occidental.

Maegan has a unique perspective on how the millennial generation processes and participates in media and politics, having transitioned from the best of the mainstream media institutions to the best of the blogosphere and online media. As Arianna Huffington’s chief of staff, she was exposed to the internet’s most successful and innovative online news and opinion venture, and worked with America’s most prominent political, business and entertainment leaders who blog on the site.

This experience came on the heels of several years with the Tribune Company, where she succeeded in both the advertising and editorial departments. She was a top-rated advertising sales executive at The Los Angeles Times , where she won honors for her negotiating skills. As a reporter and columnist for The Chicago Tribune , she was featured weekly in print and published throughout the company’s dozens of newspaper and web properties, as well as on Chicagoland television and WGN radio. Her interviews included: bowling with Jerry Springer, hanging in the private offices of Mayor Daley, talking the ideal number of girlfriends with Hugh Hefner, fashion tips with JLo, Sarah Jessica Parker and Nicky Hilton, arguing the cultural relevance of misogynist rap lyrics with Russell Simmons, and discussing the pros and cons of life-as-political-progeny with Cate Edwards and Vanessa and Alexandra Kerry.

Maegan has a master’s degree in journalism and media management from Northwestern University, where she won the school’s highest honor, the Harrington Award for professional excellence. As an undergraduate she studied political science and English at UCLA, where she was a proud member of the Daily Bruin opinion page staff.

She lives on the east side in Los Angeles, with her best pal, Shannon, and her enormous, over-indulged cat, Scarlett O’Hara. She is a rabid UCLA basketball fan, followed closely by the Chicago Bulls and da Bears. Originally from San Diego, her father, Ed, is the head football coach at Southwestern College, and her mother, Dianna, is the assistant superintendent of the Sweetwater Union High School District.

Represented by:
Christopher Pappas
United Talent Agency
9560 Wilshire Blvd
Beverly Hills, CA 90212
310-273-6700