Barbarella Fokos

Barbarella is an author, emcee, television host, award-winning columnist, humorist, journalist, Emmy Award-winning producer, and award-winning documentary filmmaker. She loves art, travel, drinking, dining, and raccoons. She is most known for two things: Art Pulse TV (a 20-episode television program she produced and hosted that appeared weekly on NBC San Diego and COZI TV, and Diary of a Diva (her column, which appeared in the weekly San Diego Reader for 12 years.) Barbarella's book, Diary of a Diva: Behind the Lipstick, was released on the 10th anniversary of her column. Barbarella also co-hosted a weekly radio program on KOGO (a Clear Channel station), and produced and hosted two different segments for NBC San Diego - Stepping Out With Barbarella on NBC News in the Morning, and 5 Questions with Barbarella on NBC's California Nonstop channel. Her Youtube videos have drawn 2.5 million pairs of eyes. As a writer, editor, and PR consultant who is known for having her finger on the pulse of arts, entertainment, and dining, Barbarella has been a repeat guest on nearly every San Diego news outlet, from morning, midday, and evening television and radio programs. As executive producer, director, and editor for The Artist Odyssey and co-founder of Salt and Sugar Productions, Barbarella produces, directs, and edits award-winning documentary films about artists, combining her passions for art, storytelling, travel, and filmmaking.