Gretchen Sterba
School
Columbia College Chicago
Expertise
Movies, TV, Celebrities
- Gretchen is a member of The List News team, and has specialized in editorial, essay, profile, and celebrity news writing.
- Gretchen ran a website interviewing influential artists such as Retta ("Parks and Recreation, "Good Girls"), designer Adriana Sahar, and model and disability advocate Jillian Mercado.
- Gretchen freelances continuously about entertainment. Her most recent article was for the Chicago Reader writing about the network-hit "Abbott Elementary."
Experience
Gretchen Sterba is a Chicago-based writer, essayist, and journalist. Previously, her writing has been published in BUST Magazine, where she previously worked as an intern generating site coverage, HuffPost Personal, and the Chicago Reader, among others. Even when she's not writing, she's probably thinking or analyzing the last film or TV shows she's binging. In her spare time, you can find her at a local city coffee shop sipping oat milk lattes and refreshing her TMZ app.
Education
Gretchen attended Columbia College Chicago and earned a Bachelor of Arts in magazine journalism and creative nonfiction writing. There, she worked with experienced journalists and writers who got her into the field and nurtured a passion of news and profile writing. In addition, she also holds a Masters in education from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Although she also loves to work with youth, writing is her number one passion.
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Stories By Gretchen Sterba
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Marjorie Taylor Greene is not afraid to speak out on Twitter and often stirs the pot. Her latest tweet has people looking up the unusual word she mentioned.
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The classic white tee has been a wardrobe staple for years, and it's now taking Twitter by storm thanks to "The Bear," a new Hulu show people are loving.
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Mother-daughter duo Dawn and Cher Hubsher from TLC's "sMothered" shared how Season 4 of the reality series is upping its game from the previous seasons.
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Meghan Markle's father, Thomas Markle, is now being compared to Britney Spears for this reason.
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Existing at the center of a number of scandals, Donald Trump is facing some grim news when it comes to polled voters.
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Generation Alpha has grown up in a social media world. Here's why a parenting expert says keeping an open dialogue about social media is essential.
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In now-viral footage from a podcast episode, Anne Heche opened up about advice she had for Portia de Rossi about her ex Ellen DeGeneres.
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Nicole Aunapu Mann is set to make history as the first Indigenous woman to go to space. Here's what you should know about her.
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Here's what Donald Trump has to say about his latest scandal.
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Prince Harry's wild past is coming back to haunt him -- for a good cause.
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Dawn and Cher Hubsher of TLC's "sMothered" share much more than the typical mother-daughter duo. They revealed why they took a pole dancing class together.
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There have been over 300 mass shootings in the United States in 2022 alone, and the staggering data has left many Americans grappling with the aftereffects.
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In the moments leading up to her accident, Anne Heche had an unexpected interaction, as posted online.
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Before her fiery car crash, here's what Anne Heche's final Instagram post was about.
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J.Lo and Ben Affleck are moving towards blending their families for good.
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Oliva Newton-John's niece is speaking out about her aunt's death.
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Mother and daughter duo Dawn and Cher Hubsher of TLC's "sMothered" discussed the changes in their lives and the show for the upcoming season.
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Lauren Boebert's comments have Twitter in an uproar.
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For nearly a decade, Elizabeth Warren has been a voice for progressive issues, but here are obstacles Elizabeth Warren had to overcome to get where she is.
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On February 17, WBNA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia for carrying cannabis oil, sparking a national conversation.
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Kylie Jenner hit back at accusations that she was ignoring safety protocols in photos of her in a cosmetics lab that went viral this week.
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Former Vice President Dick Cheney is speaking out against Donald Trump in a campaign advertisement for his daughter, Liz Cheney.
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Monica Lewinsky was met with a somewhat heated reaction online after she made an unusual request of Beyoncé on Twitter.
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Rudy Giuliani's ex-wife, Judith Giuliani, filed court documents that claim her former husband owes her money, and they are demanding his attention.
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Donald Trump is once again in hot water. This time the former president had an interesting reaction to a patriotic anthem played at the LIV Golf Tournament.
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Brittney Griner has been detained in Russia for about five months, and Donald Trump's comments on the matter have social media up in arms.
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While thinking about television sitcoms, it's almost impossible to not recall "Full House." Here's the "Full House" episode that also featured Kirk Cameron.