Phoebe Eaton is a renowned journalist and playwright-screenwriter who has made numerous appearances on various documentary and news shows, including Fox's Good Day New York, Dateline NBC in 2008, Entertainment Tonight, truTV in 2005, and NY1, showcasing her exceptional skills in covering a wide range of topics.
Throughout her illustrious career, she has contributed to prestigious publications such as the New York Times Magazine, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, Air Mail, the Guardian, and many others, focusing on business, crime, politics, and style.
Notably, Phoebe Eaton is an organized crime expert, having received a 2021 International Journalism Award from the Press Club of Mexico for her cartel reporting in Sinaloa and a 2017 New York Press Award for her reporting in Guerrero state, Mexico.
Her academic background includes a degree from the University of Chicago, where she later received a U.S.-Japan Foundation media fellowship to interview Tokyo yakuza and police detectives, marking the beginning of her successful career as a reporter.
In addition to her journalism accomplishments, Phoebe Eaton is a member of the Actors Studio Playwright/Directors Unit and the Dramatists Guild, having been a finalist-winner for her plays and TV pilots, shortlisted for the American Zoetrope Screenplay Award in 2021, and a finalist in the 2023 Harvardwood Screenwriting Competition, demonstrating her versatility and talent in the world of playwriting and screenwriting.
