◊ Lead Arts, Music & Entertainment Writer • The Chronicle
◊ Featured Contributor • Sound Waves Magazine
◊ Freelance Correspondent
◊ Live Event Photographer
Associations
Hello & Welcome.
• Joby Rogers • With over four decades of experience in the Entertainment Industry, I am a seasoned journalist specializing in Music, Arts, Entertainment, and Political reporting. I am also an accomplished event photographer. I have had the privilege of conducting exclusive interviews with a diverse range of A-list figures, including Presidents William Clinton and Joe Biden, renowned musicians like Aerosmith, The Jacksons, The Beach Boys, and Hall & Oates. Acclaimed actors such as Kevin Bacon, Matthew McConaughey, Kevin Hart, Jeff Daniels and Richard Dreyfuss and Chevy Chase.
• Rogers journalistic work, including editorials, interviews, and reviews, has been featured in a wide range of esteemed publications, including Rolling Stone, Billboard, The New York Post, USA Today, Reuters, London Now, News of the World, Marie Claire, Houston Style, Miami New Times, DIG Magazine, The National, Associated Press®, and Forbes®.
• Rogers unique interviewing style, a potent blend of insightful questions and genuine curiosity, consistently elicits candid and captivating responses. This has not only earned me repeat invitations from prominent figures but also garnered widespread praise and admiration from both interviewees and readers alike.
Publications
Rolling Stone Magazine - Cover Dec. 1999
Rolling Stone Featured Editorials
U.S.A. Today
T.V. Guide
New York Post
"D" Style Magazine (Dallas)
Forbes Magazine
Essence Magazine (Scandinavia)
Iltalehti Magazine (Scandinavia)
London Now
Hartford Courant
Hartford Advocate
Connecticut Post
Marie Claire
Houston Style
MTV Video Music Awards Program
Miami New Times
Billboard Magazine Feature
News Day
News of the World
Straits Times (Singapore)
Odeum (Ontario Canada)
Brampton Ontario Guardian
Decatur ILL Herald
DIG Magazine Louisiana
Baton Rouge Advocate
The National (United Arab Emirates)
The Sun Chronicle
New Britain Herald
Meriden Record Journal
New Haven Register
CT Insider
"It’s been a great interview. I didn’t know we were going this deep, but I liked it. Great talking to you Joby, you’re a good interviewer."
- John Oates (Hall & Oates)
"You’ve Amazing, I've so enjoyed this, you really did your homework. I wish every interview was like this Joby, You’re really good, I really mean that. This has been a great conversation, you’re very good at what you do and I appreciate talking to you.
- The GO GO's Gina Schock
"I must tell you, you ask very interesting questions and in a different way. I like that!"
- Olivia Newton John
Thank you! I had an amazing time. I really appreciate your questions and thoughtfulness and you really brought things out in me that I haven’t had the chance to talk about.
- Smashing Pumpkins • Jeff Schroeder
"Incredible interview! In the end John (Oates) complemented Joby for being such a great interviewer and I agree! One of the best I've ever watched. He touched on much more than the usual fluff and it felt like a natural conversation between two people."
- Kellie Howard
"This interview was superb. Through this video I experienced Donny (Osmond) as a warm, down to earth guy and you captured that!"
- Andrea Becker
"This is the best and deepest interview I have ever heard with Kevin (Bacon). The questions were relevant and thoughtful. Stuff we have not known. The answers came right from the brain and the heart. Kudos to Joby Rogers. You are a great interviewer and made it seem effortless."
- Marie Stoneh
"This is a must see interview. Even if you think you’ve heard every thought of Nancy (Wilson), you have not. This was a professional interviewer who carried on a detailed questionnaire that was fascinating. The interview peeled away at Nancy's philosophy of life and music. Kudos to Joby!"
- Terri Monesmith