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He is a Senior Editor and Writer at The Daily Beast, overseeing a team of writers covering a diverse range of subjects.

Tim is also a feature writer and interviewer, and The Daily Beast’s theater critic.

Tim’s work has won multiple awards—and honors such as Journalist of the Year—from organizations including the New York Press Club and Los Angeles Press Club.

As a former winner of ‘TV Critic of the Year’ and three-time winner of ‘Online Journalist of the Year’ at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards, the Los Angeles Press Club has praised Tim’s “cumulative online work, from incisive, extensive features on Broadway issues to impassioned commentary,” and in 2025, when he won Online Journalist of the Year for a third time, his “excellent exposition and criticism of entertainment and politics ranging from Broadway shows to celebrities.”

Tim most recently won the 2026 New York Press Club Journalism Award in the category of ‘Entertainment News — National.’