Nekesa Mumbi Moody

Nekesa Mumbi Moody is an American journalist and editor. She is currently the editorial director of The Hollywood Reporter.

Biography Moody is a native of New York. She received her B.A. from Barnard College of Columbia University in 1992. She later became a reporter, covering state news, politics, sports, and entertainment. She became an editor on the AP's national editing desk in 1998 and was appointed musical editor in 2000.

In 2012, Moody was named the AP's global editor of entertainment and lifestyles. She is the first black woman to hold the top editor role at the publication.

Moody is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists.