‘Hard Fork’ Hosts Kevin Roose, Casey Newton Sign With UTA (EXCLUSIVE)

By Corbin Bolies

Corbin Bolies

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Kevin Roose and Casey Newton, two prominent tech journalists and hosts of the New York Times podcast “Hard Fork,” have signed with UTA for representation in all areas, signaling the duo’s independent ambitions as they form their own company.

The signing comes less than a week after Roose said he would leave his role as a Times columnist in August after nine years to start a new media venture with Newton, including a new shoe focused on AI. “Hard Fork” began in 2022 as a podcast examining the world of tech before adopting an AI focus concurrent with the boom of the AI industry. Roose and Newton have interviewed OpenAI’s Sam Altman, Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and, in a live event in April, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella.

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