Meet Michelle
Michelle Marie is a versatile television host, journalist and producer with more than 15 years of experience covering entertainment, music and sports across television and digital media platforms. She has held on-air talent roles for ESPN, Associated Press, E! News, Billboard and Rolling Stone. Her wide-ranging skillset includes hosting studio talk shows before live audiences, presenting daily entertainment news, anchoring live red carpet pre-shows during award season, conducting in-depth interviews and long-form storytelling.
Michelle’s diverse Filipino, Spanish, Mexican and Italian background reflects the multicultural perspective she brings to her work and her ability to authentically connect with audiences across the globe.
A veteran of live television and awards season coverage, Michelle has hosted official live red carpet pre-shows including The ESPYs Countdown Show, American Music Awards, and Billboard Music Awards. She also served as anchor of The Associated Press’ Global Live Red Carpet Show for The Oscars and Grammy Awards across multiple award seasons. Michelle has also been the backstage digital host for ABC, conducting interviews with artists for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. She also co-hosted the Billboard Music Awards Backstage Live Stream – a second-screen experience with live interviews, commentary and social media interaction.
Michelle has sat down with countless entertainers and athletes and has built a strong rapport with talent throughout her career. From in-depth conversations to quick, candid moments backstage or on a carpet, Michelle’s warm and disarming interview style naturally allows her to draw out authentic conversations that bring out the best in her subject. Her experience both in front and behind the camera has allowed her to build a strong foundation of trust with talent and their publicity teams, booking and producing many of her interviews and landing exclusives for various outlets throughout her career.
Drawing on her music expertise and years of covering artists and festivals, Michelle expanded into long-form storytelling as the host and investigative journalist of a special episode of MTV True Life: Crime docuseries. Leading the narrative and guiding the viewers along her journey, Michelle was followed verité style as she moved through different locations to uncover infamous Fyre Festival grift rocking the worlds of pop culture and social media.
Michelle has also built a distinctive niche at the intersection of sports and pop culture. Her sports broadcasting experience included hosting studio talk shows for ESPN and hosting and reporting for Y! Sports. Michelle brings a human interest and entertainment perspective to sports storytelling, interviewing athletes on their careers and lives beyond the game.
Currently, Michelle works as a freelance entertainment reporter and producer for Getty Entertainment Video, where her coverage is distributed to over 1500 media outlets worldwide. Michelle is also the founder of Michelle Marie Productions (MMP), where she creates and produces branded content and talent-driven projects in collaboration with brands, agencies and entertainment partners.
Career History
ESPN
Michelle was tapped by ESPN as the host of the “Guinness Suite,” a studio interview talk series featuring athletes and celebrities. Guests sat down with Michelle for wide-ranging conversations that focused on personal stories of overcoming adversity, sports and pop culture news, as well as fun and irreverent game segments. Her interviews aired weekly on SportsCenter, ABC, and ESPN.com.
During her time at ESPN, she was also a regular guest host on sports and pop culture talk show, SportsNation. Her duties included moderating discussions between Max Kellerman and Marcellus Wiley, and conducting guest interviews before a live, studio audience.
She also served as a co-host with fellow ESPN broadcasters for “ESPYs Countdown”, the official, live red carpet pre-show on ESPN. Stationed at the “360 Fashion Stage” alongside NBA Star Nick “Swaggy P” Young – together they provided fashion commentary and interviewed athletes and celebrities.
While at ESPN, Michelle made a cameo appearance on the viral sketch, Key and Peele’s East/West Bowl – Pro Edition , co-anchoring alongside NFL Network’s Eric Davis. Airing on Comedy Central’s Key and Peele Super Bowl Special, their sketch generated 10-million digital views within two days, prior to it’s TV debut.
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS & TALK SHOWS
As an entertainment news anchor and correspondent, Michelle has covered every angle — from awards season pre-shows to tv/film premieres, set visits, junkets, film festivals, and more. She is currently a freelance entertainment reporter for Getty Images Entertainment, where her coverage is distributed to over 1500 media outlets worldwide. She also hosted the Rolling Stone Live’s interview studio during various tentpole events including Sundance Festival.
Previously, Michelle was announced by The Associated Press as the anchor of “AP Live” – a global live red carpet pre-show, where she covered multiple award seasons. From AP’s prime platform at The Oscars and Grammy Awards, Michelle led coverage of their two-and-a-half hour show watched by millions across the world. Her duties included conducting live interviews, moderating commentary with AP’s global entertainment editors, fashion experts and real-time social media interaction.
Prior to AP, Michelle was an entertainment anchor for E! News Now for three years, where she presented daily entertainment news stories across all of E!’s digital platforms and syndicated partners.
She also was an anchor for “The Daily Buzz” – a live, entertainment news and talk show from Buzzmedia. From their Hollywood studio, Michelle moderated live commentary remotely between editorial panelists, experts and in-studio daily guests. She was their red carpet correspondent at the VMAs, Golden Globes, People’s Choice Awards, and the official livestream host at various film premieres for the “Twilight” franchise.
MUSIC HOST & CORRESPONDENT
As one of the first correspondents to interview Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift and Justin Bieber, Michelle has cultivated a strong foundation of trust among artists and music label executives throughout the course of her career. She’s interviewed hundreds of musicians across multiple genres, holding on air talent roles for Billboard, Rolling Stone and VEVO.
As a host/producer for Rolling Stone, Michelle conducted one-on-one interviews with musicians and entertainers. She hosted “Rolling Stone Live” during Bonnaroo Music Festival and the Sundance Film Festival. While at Sundance, she booked and conduced one of the final on-camera interviews with rock legend, Scott Weiland just months before his tragic passing. Michelle also sat down with The Weeknd for an exclusive one-on-one at Rolling Stone Live’s Grammys event.
Michelle was tapped by Billboard as the official, pre-show and backstage host for The Billboard Music Awards. Staged at the top of the carpet, Michelle interviewed the year’s biggest chart-toppers during the two-hour live stream. Following the carpet, she joined Billboard’s editorial director, Bill Werde to co-host The Billboard Music Awards Backstage Live Stream, She was also Billboard’s correspondent for their annual Grammy after-party and hosted “Billboard Park City Live,” conducting in-depth sit downs with artists and entertainers at the ‘Sonos’ pop-up interview lounge during Sundance.
Michelle is also no stranger to the music festival circuit. She was the host/producer for Rock the Vote at Coachella, discussing the upcoming election and importance of youth voting with artists and attendees. Michelle was also a documentary host for the Life is Beautiful Festival, covered Budweiser’s Made in America during their inaugural year in Philly, and served as the official, livestream host for Rock the Bells Music Festival. Drawing on her experience covering music festivals, MTV tapped Michelle as the Host/Investigative Music Journalist for a docuseries episode of True Life: Crime, where she covered the notorious Fyre Festival grift.
Michelle whe was the first female on-air talent for VEVO NEWS, serving as their red carpet correspondent and music expert. As a VEVO correspondent and music expert, Michelle was the digital host for ABC and Dick Clark Productions on Dick Clark’s New Years Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest and The American Music Awards.
SPORTS LIFESTYLE & LIVE EVENTS
Michelle has thrived at the intersection of sports and pop culture for several years, recently joining a panel of female sports broadcasters for Diageo’s “Women in Sports Media” panel in New York, where they discussed the barriers women face in sports media. A moderator of live events, Michelle was tapped by YPO (Young President’s Organization) to conduct an in-depth interview with the first openly gay NBA athlete, Jason Collins during their private event with members. She also co-hosted Disney’s ‘Million Dollar Arm Pitching Competition, a live event that took over Hollywood Boulevard to kick off the film’s world premiere. Nike tapped Michelle as their official live host and emcee during NBA All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles for the “NIKE Los Fearless Tournament” alongside Big Tigger and Terrence J. Soon thereafter, Michelle was Nike’s host/emcee for “NIKE Fight Night at the Montalban.”
Previously, Michelle was a recurring anchor for “Yahoo Sports Minute” – a daily sports show on Yahoo!. She made headlines as a sports reporter for Yahoo! Sports, where she secured an exclusive, sit-down with Carmelo Anthony moments before his trade to the NY Knicks. She also contributed to Y! Sports’ Super Bowl XLV coverage in Dallas, earlier that year.
Early on, Michelle developed her niche of covering sports with an entertainment angle – rooted in fun and focusing on the players personalities and lifestyles. Weaving in editorial sports topics with her personal approach to sports storytelling became a winning solution for Yahoo! Sports, as Michelle’s interviews generated millions of daily clicks.
EARLY CAREER
YOUNG HOLLYWOOD
Michelle’s cut her teeth as a full-time host and senior producer at entertainment media company, Young Hollywood. During their start-up years from 2007-2010, Michelle gained tremendous experience at the ground level and was instrumental in launching and growing the brand. This rare opportunity allowed her to develop multiple skillsets as their lead on-air host, producer and talent booker. During her tenure, Michelle cultivated vital industry relationships across entertainment, specializing in music and sports. Establishing trust with talent publicists, record label publicity execs, TV/Film publicity and event PR teams, Michelle helped grow YH into a reputable media brand by securing access to major events, set visits, and one-on-one’s. She helped develop and create YH’s evergreen interview format and worked on her interview packages from soup to nuts. Michelle’s work generated millions of clicks, as she. collaborated with weekly distribution partners – Yahoo! Sports, Yahoo! TV, People, and TV Guide to amplify that coverage. Michelle also co-developed, produced and hosted their branded content video campaigns – AT&T “Verge to Emerge” series, and integrations for vitaminwater (Sundance) and Ray Ban (Coachella). She also co-developed, produced and hosted YH’s long-form shows, “Backstage Pass” and “Beyond the Athlete”on HULU.
Kickstarting her career, Michelle landed her first TV hosting job as co-host of “Street Tuner Challenge” on FOX’s SPEED Channel. Previously, she traveled across the country as a host/live emcee for various corporate clients including: Yamaha, VOLVO, Suzuki, Infinity, Tecmo and Sharp.
MUSIC & DANCE BACKGROUND
Michelle holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications (PR), studied Broadcast Journalism at UCLA Extension, and is a Southern California native.
A natural born performer, Michelle began training as a dancer and musician at 5-years-old. Michelle’s passion began to develop through daily practice and recitals. A violin and piano player at a young age, she shifted her focus to dance at around ten years old and began to excel as a competitive dancer in the jazz, hip-hop, and lyrical categories. 
As Michelle’s leadership skills began to evolve, her competitive drive became undeniable. After winning numerous awards at national dance competitions as member and co-captain of California Dance Academy’s “TnT Dance Team,” Michelle was scouted by a dance agent at 16-years-old. She gained experience working on commercials, live shows and music videos for artists like 50 Cent and Beyonce. From storytelling through music and movement on stage to storytelling on screen, Michelle made a seamless transition in front of the camera.
Michelle’s strong work ethic and love for storytelling is undeniable. Her decision to stay true to herself throughout her career has become a key component to her success. Always pushing herself to new levels with tenacity and sheer determination, Michelle’s career goals are limitless.
MICHELLE MARIE PRODUCTIONS (MMP)
Michelle Marie Productions is a full-service video production company providing multi-media content for entertainment and corporate clients. MMP has created original content for a variety of clientele including: Rock the Vote, Microsoft/Xbox, Franklin Sports, Unilever, Providence Health System, CMN Hospitals, Patrón, UDI’s Gluten Free, Colgate, Avia/Ryka, and Foster Grant. As founder and executive producer, Michelle and her team develop, produce and distribute premium originals, ranging from short form docs, interview series, branded content, EPKs and more.
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