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Wesley Morris

Wesley Morris

Keynote Speaker: Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist; Critic-At-Large for The New York Times; Co-Host of "Still Processing" Podcast

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Wesley Morris Biography

Wesley Morris is a Pulitzer Prize-Winning journalist. He currently serves as critic-at-large for The New York Times and co-hosts their "Still Processing" podcast.

Before joining The Times, Morris worked as a staff writer at Grantland, a sports and pop-culture blog owned and operated by ESPN. At Grantland, Morris wrote about movies, television, and the role of style in professional sports. While there, he also served as the Sportstorialist columnist and co-host of the podcast “Do You Like Prince Movies?”

Morris previously worked at The San Francisco Chronicle and The San Francisco Examiner. From 2002 to 2013, he served as a film critic at The Boston Globe, during which time he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his criticism in 2012. While at Grantland, Morris was a National Magazine Award Finalist for Columns and Commentary in 2015.

In September 2016, Morris and NYT colleague Jenna Wortham began hosting a podcast called "Still Processing," produced by The New York Times and podcasting company Pineapple Street Media. The podcast received enthusiastic reviews and was named to several year-end lists of the best podcasts of 2016.

Morris was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and received a Bachelor’s degree in Film Studies from Yale University. During his time at Yale, Morris worked as a film critic at the Yale Daily News for three years.

Some of his spare time is spent making piecrusts, complaining about real estate development and teaching writing to high school students in Bushwick. Morris resides in Brooklyn, New York.

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Wesley Morris Videos

Wesley Morris: A Critic on Criticism
NYT's Wesley Morris on why he thought "Leaving Neverland" was "convincing"
Chew it over with Jenna Wortham, Wesley Morris, and Samin Nosrat ...

How to book Wesley Morris?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Wesley Morris for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Wesley Morris, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Wesley Morris or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Wesley Morris?

Booking fees for Wesley Morris, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Wesley Morris, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Wesley Morris?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Wesley Morris for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Wesley Morris for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Wesley Morris or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Wesley Morris or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


Wesley Morris is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including News & Media, Social Activism and Diversity. The estimated speaking fee range to book Wesley Morris for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Wesley Morris generally travels from Brooklyn, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ellen McGirt, Nikki Giovanni and Dorothy Roberts. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Wesley Morris for an upcoming event.

Wesley Morris Videos

Wesley Morris: A Critic on Criticism
NYT's Wesley Morris on why he thought "Leaving Neverland" was "convincing"
Chew it over with Jenna Wortham, Wesley Morris, and Samin Nosrat ...
2012 Pulitzer Prize Winner Wesley Morris

Wesley Morris Reviews

  • Out & Equal Workplace Advocates - Oct 09 2020

  • This experience was great and working with All American Entertainment was not only easy but effective. They were very responsive to emails and calls and thorough with any questions our office had. Wesley was a fantastic speaker and our community really enjoyed him. We engaged in conversation with him surrounding cultural criticism and other topics and his knowledge on these topics was undeniable. Overall, it was a great experience and I would recommend working with all three parties to any of my colleagues.
    Georgetown Day School, Inc. - Feb 20 2020

  • Wesley was a gracious, easygoing, and fantastic guest who was kind and wonderful to everyone on our team that interacted with him. Many thanks! Ali
    KUER 90.1 NPR Utah - Sep 24 2019

Wesley Morris News

How to book Wesley Morris?

Our booking agents have successfully helped clients around the world secure talent like Wesley Morris for speaking engagements, personal appearances, product endorsements, or corporate entertainment for over 15 years. The team at All American Entertainment represents and listens to the needs of organizations and corporations seeking to hire keynote speakers, celebrities or entertainers. Fill out a booking request form for Wesley Morris, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to discuss your upcoming event. One of our experienced agents will be happy to help you get pricing information and check availability for Wesley Morris or any other celebrity of your choice.

How much does it cost to book Wesley Morris?

Booking fees for Wesley Morris, or any other speakers and celebrities, are determined based on a number of factors and may change without notice. Pricing often varies according to the circumstances, including the talent's schedule, market conditions, length of presentation, and the location of the event. Speaker fees listed on this website are intended to serve as a guideline only. In some cases, the actual quote may be above or below the stated range. For the most current fee to hire Wesley Morris, please fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536 to speak with an experienced booking agent.

Who is the agent for Wesley Morris?

All American Entertainment has successfully secured celebrity talent like Wesley Morris for clients worldwide for more than 15 years. As a full-service talent booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Fill out the booking request form or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Wesley Morris for your next private or corporate function.

What is a full-service talent booking agency?

All American Speakers is a "buyers agent" and exclusively represents talent buyers, meeting planners and event professionals, who are looking to secure celebrities and speakers for personal appearances, speaking engagements, corporate entertainment, public relations campaigns, commercials, or endorsements. We do not exclusively represent Wesley Morris or claim ourselves as the exclusive booking agency, business manager, publicist, speakers bureau or management for Wesley Morris or any other speaker or celebrity on this website. For more information on how we work and what makes us unique, please read the AAE Advantage.


Wesley Morris is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics including News & Media, Social Activism and Diversity. The estimated speaking fee range to book Wesley Morris for live events is $10,000 - $20,000, and for virtual events $10,000 - $20,000. Wesley Morris generally travels from Brooklyn, NY, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ellen McGirt, Nikki Giovanni and Dorothy Roberts. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Wesley Morris for an upcoming event.

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