Our Story

Pajamas Media, which began in 2005 as an affiliation of some of the most influential weblogs on the Internet, has significantly expanded its reach over the years.

The PJM Portal now provides exclusive news and opinion 24/7 with correspondents in over forty countries. Its distinguished line-up of XpressBloggers is widely respected for their punditry. Pajamas Media also has its own weekly show on Sirius satellite radio – PJM Political.

In September 2008, Pajamas Media debuted its own online television network – PJTV – that broadcasts daily from studios in Los Angeles, Washington DC, New York, Denver, Knoxville and Tel Aviv.

Roger L. Simon – CEO
Los Angeles-based Roger L. Simon is the author of ten novels, including the prize-winning Moses Wine detective series, and six screenplays, including “Enemies: A Love Story” for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. He served as president of the West Coast branch of PEN and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Writers Guild of America. Mr. Simon was on the faculty of the American Film Institute and the Sundance Institute. He is a graduate of Dartmouth College and the Yale School of Drama. In February 2009, he published his first non-fiction book – Blacklisting Myself: Memoir of a Hollywood Apostate in the Age of Terror. Mr. Simon is the co-founder of Pajamas Media.

Sandra Graves Rozanski – COO
A native North Carolinian, Sandra Graves Rozanski received her undergraduate degree from the University of North Carolina. She has a strong background in finance and strategic planning and has worked for a variety of Fortune 500 companies, including Bank of America. She received her MBA from the University of Southern California and most recently she was the Vice President of Customer Service and Satisfaction for Candle Corp. She has served as a Malcolm Baldrige National Examiner and under her guidance, Candle received two California State Quality Awards.

Glenn Reynolds – Supervising Executive Editor
A law professor at the University of Tennessee, Glenn is the creator of the popular Instapundit blog. He has written various law review articles and op ed. He’s a Contributing Editor at Popular Mechanics and a prolific author, including titles such as An Army of Davids: How Markets and Technology Empower Ordinary People to Beat Big Media, Big Government, and Other Goliaths and The Appearance of Impropriety: How the Ethics Wars Have Undermined American Government, Business and Society, (The Free Press, 1997) coauthored with Peter W. Morgan.

Aaron Hanscom – Managing Editor
A former elementary school teacher in South Central Los Angeles, Aaron Hanscom holds a degree in economics from the University of California at San Diego. His writing has appeared in publications such as the Los Angeles Times, the Christian Science Monitor, and the Orange County Register.

Rick Moran – Chicago Editor
Rick Moran is a freelance writer living in Streator, IL. In addition to his duties as PJ Media Chicago Editor, Moran is also Associate Editor of The American Thinker and manages his own personal blog Right Wing Nuthouse. He has extensive experience in grass roots organizing and has worked on several political campaigns.

David J. Rusin – Philadelphia Editor
Dr. Rusin earned a Ph.D. in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Pennsylvania and has published more than thirty articles in peer-reviewed scientific journals. He has held research positions at Harvard, Penn, and the University of California. Dr. Rusin also investigates the interface between Western and Islamic culture for Islamist Watch.

Stephen Green – Denver Editor
Stephen Green began blogging at VodkaPundit.com in early 2002, and has since been featured in publications as diverse as Guard Experience Magazine, The New Individualist, TCS Daily, and right here at Pajamas Media. Along with frequent appearances on PJTV, he also hosts PJM Political for XM Satellite Radio. Steve lives with his wife and son in the hills and woods of Monument, Colorado, where he enjoys the occasional lovely adult beverage.

Sibylla Nash – Blogger Relations & Communications Manager
A graduate of USC with a degree in print journalism, Sibylla has written hundreds of articles that have appeared in a variety of publications including The Chicago Tribune, Essence magazine, Vibe magazine and many others. She is also the author of three books.

Ed Driscoll – PJM Political Producer
Ed earned a degree in history, and was a financial planner and registered investment advisor in South Jersey before California beckoned in 1997. He sold his practice, became a full-time writer, and settled in the San Jose area where he lives with his wife, a lawyer.

Aaron DelloIacano Thies – Technical Advisor – Manager of Ad Operations
In 2003, Aaron founded Ad Delivery Solutions, a consulting business providing ad operations planning and execution, advertising revenue generation strategies, ad serving technology implementation, and ad technology project management for Internet publishers and site networks. As a consultant, Mr. DelloIacono Thies has worked with such clients as USATODAY.com, LexisNexis, The New England Journal and many others. DelloIacono Thies received a B.S. degree in mechanical engineering from the University of California at Davis in 1994.

Nina Yablok – Attorney
Nina Yablok is the owner of The Law Office of Nina Yablok, a business and corporate law firm in Milpitas, California (near San Jose) specializing in representing privately held businesses. She has been the Pajamas attorney since its inception. Nina’s been active with both the State Bar of California and Santa Clara County Bar Association’s Business Law sections. She has written and lectured extensively in the areas of independent contractor disputes and business start ups.

Charles Johnson – Co-founder
Charles Johnson – musician and editor of the Little Green Footballs weblog – co-founded Pajamas Media in 2005. Although he has not been part of the company since early 2007, Pajamas is grateful to Charles for helping us get started.

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