Nikki Finke

Nikki Jean Finke (December 16, 1953 – October 9, 2022) was an American blogger, journalist, publisher and writer. She also was the founder, editor-in-chief and president of Deadline Hollywood, a website with original content consisting of her and other veteran showbiz journalists' reporting and commentary on the business of the entertainment industry. She founded and was the chief executive officer of Hollywood Dementia LLC and its website, HollywoodDementia.com, for showbiz short fiction. Early life Finke was born in New York (reported as either Manhattan or Long Island) on December 16, 1953, one of two daughters born to Jewish parents, Robert and Doris Finke. She was raised in the affluent village of Sands Point, New York. Finke was educated at Buckley Country Day School and the Hewitt School, before attending Wellesley College, where she studied political science and was the editor-in-chief of the college newspaper. Career Finke's first job after Wellesley was in New York congressman Ed Koch's Washington, D.C. office. She decided to become a reporter after seeing how Koch and his staff would show deference to reporters.