Award-winning journalist and best-selling author Alex Ben Block has joined the staff of “Hollywood Today” as Senior Columnist, the entertainment newsmagazine reported.  His columns will appear under the banner “Alex Ben Block Reports.”

Block has been editor of both “The Hollywood Reporter” and “TV Week” as well as associate editor of “Forbes Magazine.” His books include “Outfoxed: The Inside Story of America’s Fourth Television Network” and international best-seller “The Legend of Bruce Lee.”

Block said “I come to ‘Hollywood Today’ with a commitment to bringing the highest standards of journalism found at the best newspapers to the online media environment. This is not a blog, it is a fact-based column. There will be no commentary unless it is identified as such.”

“We are thrilled and honored to have Alex on board. His credentials as a senior entertainment editor, reporter, pundit and historian speak for themselves,” said publisher/editor Jeffrey Jolson-Colburn.  “Plus, he’s terrific writer whose insider perspective interests both consumers and the industry. He will be a key to our goal of creating an entertainment newsmagazine set apart by solid journalism, credibility and just being a great read.”

Block can be heard weekly on NPR’s affiliate KPCC-FM, where he provides commentary on the entertainment business.