Too much to say about Tracy Connor, but chief among them: She’s a tireless newsroom advocate and a friend to all journalists. Forever grateful to have worked with her and learned from her.

Pilar is the scrappiest, savviest reporter around. There's no story she cannot jump on and call or dig her way into exclusive info. You need to hire her.

Need a thoughtful, funny, and scrappy features writer? Or someone who can do deep investigations with beautiful prose? Hire Emily.

Well, the cat's out of the bag, so I may as well confirm. Yes, I am taking a buyout and will be leaving The Daily Beast next week. It's really hard to put into words what this place has meant to me over these past 5+ years. I will miss it dearly. Once a Beast, always a Beast.

Laura is such a thoughtful and compassionate reporter who can seamlessly switch between deep investigations and hilarious cultural commentary. Hire her!

On Noah's first day, I asked him to seek comment on a breaking news story. He cold-called the billionaire who owned the company on his cellphone and landed a scoop. He's endlessly curious, extremely enterprising, a fantastic writer. Hire him!

Andrew helped build The Daily Beast to what it is, which is not only a standout news operation but an incredible place to work. He is a skilled, versatile editor & also a thoughtful, empathetic person, which makes him a dream to work with. Hire him to make your publication better

Andrew is newsroom essential—the anchor in every news storm that guides his team to scoopy, insightful, and impactful journalism. He is simply the barometer of what it means to be a great editor, reporter, and friend and The Daily Beast was a magical place to work and learn

Andrew is the best. It’s that simple. A great editor and writer, friend, compadre, supporter of all in the newsroom. Musician. Cat dad of cat dads. Scoop uncoverer. All editors shd join what I’m sure will be a long line to hire him!

Andrew has been my editor on so many stories over the last six years, all of which were made significantly better because of his work. He's insightfiul, tireless, and fearless. More to the point he's great person who would be an invaluable addition to any newsroom.

Words can't express how much Andrew has meant to me over the past few years. With his deft editing and keen eye, he's made my stories exponentially better. But more than anything, he's become one of my closest friends, and I'm going to miss joking around with him every day.

The idea of losing Andrew Kirell 🤙🏻 as a colleague is a tough pill to swallow. His news judgement is impeccable, his presence is grounding, and he can do just about anything in a newsroom with consistency & grace. Lucky to have worked with him and even luckier to call him a friend.

Working with Andrew was one of the highlights of my time at the Beast. The amount of knowledge in this man’s brain about everything from politics to pop culture is astounding. He’s a fantastic editor and on my list of great humans. He’d make any newsroom better.

I’ve called Andrew the best boss I've ever had so many times, and it’ll never be enough. Level-headed. Empathetic. Communicative. Informed me I hum the theme-song to Doug when I’m nose-down writing. A girl dad before he even had a daughter. Mostly: A generous and constant friend.

Andrew is a gem. One of the most talented folks out there. what a run he had

I'll add that Noor Ibrahim has constantly impressed me with how she excels at everything essential to a newsroom: editor, reporter, manager, researcher, advocate, and colleague. She's so thoughtful and no-BS and I'm *very* privileged to have worked with her and become friends.

In age the age of TV and the internet, everyone knows Anna Delvey and Kelly Cutrone are. But did you know that Anna has been living at Kelly’s upstate NY home since February. Ahead of their Pornhub-sponsored New York Fashion Week shows, I spent the day with the pair, where they