Michelle Pollino is a versatile writer, reporter, journalist, and filmmaker currently serving as an entertainment and culture reporter for Fox News and SiriusXM Radio.

Her career began San Diego State University, where she learned to fly planes and report on highway gatherings. After a near-fatal plane crash, she returned to her hometown of Philadelphia, where she gained experience in the newsrooms of CBS, NPR, and NBC.

With a growing interest in stories from marginalized voices in the Philadelphia community, she transitioned behind the camera to produce for WYBE TV, earning an Emmy nomination. Realizing public television wasn’t a sustainable path, she moved into reality television, producing and directing over 250 episodes for major networks like NBC, Showtime, and TLC, with successful shows such as Trading Spaces and Ambush Makeover.

After writing episodes for these productions, she ventured into filmmaking, directing and producing projects that reached the big screen, including G.B.F starring Megan Mullally and Mayor Cupcake featuring Lea Thompson. However, the financial challenges of producing led her to start a podcast in 2012, which gained traction, followed by a call from Fox News in 2014, where she has since thrived as an entertainment reporter and culture commentator.

The COVID lockdown in 2020 provided her the opportunity to write her first book, The Fracturing is Necessary, a provocative and poignant memoir following her journey as a Fox News journalist confronting the false media narratives—both at work and in her heart—that reveals why shattering our protective beliefs is the only path to freedom.

 

She is currently a fellow for FAIR in the arts, a nonpartisan network promoting freedom of expression and excellence in creative endeavors, and active in the SoCal Alliance of Braver Angels.

For a preview and proposal of The Fracturing, click here.