Sharon Tharp: The Reality of Entertainment Journalism | Pod Friends
RHAP: We Know Reality TV
Friends of Rob Has a Podcast
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 2 February 2025
⏱️ 89 minutes
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Summary
This week’s Pod Friends guest is the talented Sharon Tharp (@SharonTharp), a leading entertainment journalist and host of The Exclusive podcast. In this insightful conversation with host Matt Scott (@MattScottGW), Sharon shares her journey covering reality TV for nearly 20 years, from writing for top magazines to navigating the ever-changing digital media landscape.
Listen as Sharon dives into the behind-the-scenes world of entertainment reporting, including the challenges of maintaining journalistic integrity, handling exit interviews, and balancing personal connections with objective storytelling. She opens up about the evolution of media, the impact of social media on celebrity coverage, and how she brings empathy into her interviews. Whether you’re a media enthusiast or a reality TV superfan, this episode offers a fascinating look at the art of entertainment journalism and the power of adaptability in an ever-changing industry.
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| 0:45.4 | Sharon Tharp, why should people listen to this episode of PodFriends featuring you? |
| 0:52.2 | Well, if you're not familiar with me, I hope you get to know me a little bit. |
| 0:57.1 | I've been covering reality TV and some of your favorite reality shows for almost 20 years now. |
| 1:02.6 | And if you are familiar with me, I hope you learn a little bit just about me, my career, my background. |
| 1:07.8 | I'm always happy to share those things and help anyone that wants to break |
| 1:11.9 | into this. And the other thing is, like, if you just are a huge reality TV fan and want to learn |
| 1:16.9 | a little bit about behind the scenes and how things work and how exit interviews work and how |
| 1:20.6 | these interviews work and how to prepare for an interview and all that good stuff, we dive a little |
| 1:24.8 | deep into that. And I'm happy to share that because it's kind of fun. |
| 1:28.4 | And I hope everyone thinks it's fun too. |
| 1:46.0 | Part friends, my friend. It's time to take a look behind the mic and your... |
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