Samantha Agate is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.

Samantha was previously a full-time senior editor at Us Weekly, focusing on the latest Hollywood blockbusters, red carpets and upcoming movie releases from 2025 to 2026. Prior to that, she was an associate editor for In Touch, Life & Style and Closer from 2021 to 2025, covering a mix of classic Hollywood icons and the stars of today across all three brands.

Before joining the company in 2021, she worked as a video host and reporter for Talent Recap, where she interviewed celebrities and stars of reality competition shows, including American Idol, America’s Got Talent and The Voice. Her all-time favorite competition show is and will always be Survivor. Her previous work includes freelance writing for The Blast and freelancing as a screenplay editor for the Big Apple Film Festival after studying journalism at Hunter College.