Loren LoRosa’s Life Completely Changed When She Quit TMZ — Now She's Hosting Her Own Podcast

The Breakdown: Pop culture correspondent Loren LoRosa is beginning to see the fruits of the labor she has put into her craft. After deciding to leave TMZ in 2024, she achieved breakout success on The Breakfast Club and her own podcast.

Loren LoRosa proves that good things come to those who put their 10,000 hours in. The media correspondent and news producer's grind is quite astounding, and it's on its way to paying off in ways she never imagined.

Loren's passion for pop culture and her ability to succinctly report on the tea that everyone's brewing has kept her on the media's radar.

And it all began with her 7-year stint with TMZ, a job she took not long after graduating college. But after spending nearly a decade at one of the most reputable news sites in the world, Loren decided to bet on herself. Here's why Loren left TMZ.

According to her LinkedIn, Loren entered the TMZ family in 2016, two years after graduating with a Bachelor of Science from Delaware State University. She began working for the company as a reporter and was eventually promoted to news producer. She covered exclusive news and appeared on TMZ on TV. However, in 2024, Loren resigned from the Harvey Levin-owned platform.

Loren spoke on what led to her leaving TMZ during her guest co-hosting gig on The Breakfast Club, which she accepted while the show's main co-host, Jess Hilarious, was on maternity leave. During her first day of the gig, she told hosts Charlamagne Tha God and DJ Envy that her decision to leave TMZ came after she realized she wanted to have her own show.

"I started feeling like, if I do this here when I leave, they're not going to let me own it," Loren explained, adding TMZ's plan for the show, "wasn't structured the way that I wanted it to be and how I felt like I needed it to be for me to really just grow as a brand and as a company."

Loren added that she felt she needed to take the "leap of faith" and put her energy into her broadcast and media brand, Brown Girl Grinding. While she ultimately needed to choose herself, she was a class act while discussing her time with the outlet, though she noted the outlet should put more of its Black writers and creators in the forefront.

"I wanted to go to school for my master's, and this was the best master's program I could have ever done," Loren said.

Loren isn't officially hosting The Breakfast Club. However, after Jess Hilarious returned from maternity leave in late 2024, the former TMZ reporter stayed on the staff as a senior news producer and delivered "The Latest with Loren." In addition to working behind the scenes, Loren appears on the show during its celebrity interviews. To make her new gig even sweeter, The Breakfast Club partnered with her brand, Brown Girl Grinding. Take notes!

Loren has shown those wanting to be in similar fields that there's no traditional way to get what you want. After accepting a full-time role on The Breakfast Club, Charlamagne tapped her to host a daily pop culture podcast, The Latest With Loren LoRosa. The podcast allows Loren to bring her "same unfiltered energy" listeners have become accustomed to in a show where she has full creative control.

"Pop culture moves fast, and I want to give listeners a smart, fun, and straight-to-the-point take on what’s happening every single day," Loren told Power 105.1. "Whether you’re a pop culture junkie or just trying to keep up, this podcast is your front-row seat to the conversation."

Loren also announced the show on The Breakfast Club, where she received congratulations from Jess Hilarious, Charlamagne, and Envy. Her story is a reminder that when you bet on you, magic can happen.