Alison Rosen

Alison Michelle Rosen (born May 11, 1975) is an American podcaster, writer, and television personality.

Alison Rosen
Rosen at Caroline's Comedy Club
Born
Alison Michelle Rosen

(1975-05-11) May 11, 1975
Oakland, California, U.S.
Alma materPomona College
OccupationPodcaster, writer, television personality
Spouse(s)
Daniel Quantz
(
m. 2014)
Children2
Websitealisonrosen.com

Early life

Rosen was born May 11, 1975 in Oakland, California.[1][2] She grew up in Orange County, California and graduated from Pomona College in 1997.[3]

Career

As a freelance writer, Alison has written articles for several magazines including Rolling Stone, People, and Village Voice. From 1999 to 2002, she worked for the OC Weekly as a writer and an editor. After moving to New York, Alison Rosen was a writer and editor for Time Out New York. She has appeared as a guest and television personality for programs on CNN and Fox News.[4]

In 2011, Alison Rosen replaced Teresa Strasser as the newsgirl for The Adam Carolla Show. In February 2012, Alison launched her own podcast Alison Rosen is your New Best Friend, which releases episodes twice a week. On Monday episodes, Alison hosts a one-on-one interview with her guest, including television celebrities, comedians, other podcasters, and political commentators. Within a few months, the podcast reached over one million downloads.[5] In August 2013, the podcast was ranked #25 on the iTunes comedy podcast chart, and #121 on the overall iTunes podcast chart. In 2015, the first podcast episode of the year, it was announced that Alison would no longer be with The Adam Carolla Show.[6]

Rosen wrote a weekly syndicated newspaper column from 2013 to 2014 through Creators Syndicate. With Creators, she also published a collection of her first-year columns in the book Tropical Attire Encouraged (and Other Phrases That Scare Me) in 2018. The book came to be when her husband, Daniel Quantz, surprised her with hand-drawn illustrations to accompany her columns and told her that she should be published in book form.[7] In 2018, she launched a new podcast Childish [8] with comedian Greg Fitzsimmons.

Personal life

In 2014, Rosen married Daniel Quantz. They welcomed their son Elliot in February 2017. They reside in Los Angeles.

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
2015 Road Hard Jessica
2016 Fantasy Hospital Lady Gooseberry 4 episodes; voice role
gollark: ⍝"initiate bee strike"
gollark: ⍝"deploy secret GTech™ backdoor in all Discord libraries" --fix_errors
gollark: ⍝"deploy secret GTech™ backdoor in all Discord libraries" --fix-errors
gollark: ⍝"deploy secret GTech™ backdoor in all Discord libraries"
gollark: ⍝deploy secret GTech™ backdoor in all Discord libraries

References
  1. "Bio". Alison Rosen Official Site. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
  2. "Alison M. Rosen, Born 05/11/1975 in Alameda County". California Birth Index. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
  3. Gurza, Agustin (October 14, 2019). "The World According to Bob's Burgers". Pomona College Magazine. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020.
  4. "TV/Theatrical". August 27, 2013.
  5. "Alison Rosen, Former OC Weekling, Boasts 1 Million Downloads of Her Newish Podcast Show". May 10, 2012. Archived from the original on August 31, 2013. Retrieved August 28, 2013.
  6. "Alison Rosen Out as 'Adam Carolla Show's' News Girl, Sidekick". TheWrap. 5 January 2015.
  7. "Tropical Attire Encouraged".
  8. "Childish Podcast". December 22, 2018.
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