Julian Kimble

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About Julian Kimble

Worked at big agencies, small agencies, and on the brand side. Done a variety of work for Nike, Jordan, Nissan, Fox Sports, Chevrolet, Toyota, Apple Music, Rémy Martin, Spotify, Ray-Ban, SoundCloud, Vans, and more. Served as the story editor for the official HBO podcast "The Wire at 20," which won a Signal Award in 2022. Apparently, it's called "storytelling" now. Wrote scripts and served as a field producer for Complex TV programs and consulted for First We Feast's web series "Food Grails," which was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2018. Not a journalist, but I've written for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, The Ringer, GQ, ESPN's Andscape (The Undefeated), Pitchfork, The FADER, Billboard, The Criterion Collection, Victory Journal, Essence, Men's Health, and others. Interviewed Jamie Foxx, LeVar Burton, Shaquille O'Neal, 50 Cent, Carmelo Anthony, Shannon Sharpe, Marshawn Lynch, Scottie Pippen, Mary J. Blige, Vince Carter, Idris Elba, Pharrell Williams, Donald Glover, Tariq "Black Thought" Trotter, Pusha T, Tyler James Williams, Alfonso Ribeiro, Mike Krzyzewski, Stephen Curry, ScHoolboy Q, John Singleton, Kyrie Irving, Nipsey Hussle, Vince Staples, much of The Wire's cast and crew, and many more. Also, writing a book about the cultural impact of the '96 NBA draft class for Simon & Schuster. To be frank, I just.do stuff. julianrk.com