''I'm from Rolling Stone'' is a

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show directed by Norman Green. It began airing in January 2007 and was planned for ten episodes. Six aspiring

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were given the summer

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in hopes of getting a contributing editor position at ''

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'' magazine. The contestants included six twenty-somethings that applied through a write-in contest: Krishtine de Leon is a local

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magazine editor from San Francisco, CA; Peter Maiden, an

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; Tiq Milan, a queer

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and

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from

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; Russell Morse, a former juvenile delinquent turned reporter for a local

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newspaper; Krystal Ann Simpson from Salinas with a love for

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; and Colin Stutz, a 20-year-old

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student from

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. The show was co-produced by Yolo Films, Rolling Stone,

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, and MTV.

Results

Later it was revealed that the winner of the year-long contributing editor position was Krishtine de Leon. It was speculated that her extensive understanding of

music and

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and her ability to turn in usable, relevant material was what catapulted her over the top.

After ''I'm from Rolling Stone''

Krishtine de Leon became a full-time artist under the stage name Rocky Rivera and has released multiple music projects over the years. She no longer does music journalism but currently writes for KQED under her colum
Frisco Foodies
Her first book ''Snakeskin: Essays by Rocky Rivera'' was published in 2021''.'' Peter Maiden is now a video editor for ''Rolling Stone''. He is also a bartender in New York. Tiq Milan became a

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for a new magazine called Dapper, before

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as a

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. Russell Morse returned to

and his position at New American Media. He now works as an Outreach Coordinator at a Youth Development Organization called The Door in

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. Krystal Ann Simpson currently splits her time between

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and

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designing, modeling, and writing for her social commentary blog WhatisRealityAnyway.com. Colin Stutz returned to Los Angeles to complete his junior year at

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and work as the editorial assistant at Filter Magazine.

Viewership

The show was plagued by low ratings, getting only 369,000 viewers for the premiere episode. To further exacerbate the problem, the show's time slot was also pushed back to 11 PM.Idolator: I'm From Rolling Stone, Episode Guide, Part 6
The show was generally considered a flop due to very little promotion and its aim towards an older demographic, thus it was not renewed for a second season.

References

External links

* {{MTVNetwork Shows Rolling Stone MTV reality television series 2007 American television series debuts 2007 American television series endings 2000s American reality television series Internship programs Television series by Vertigo Entertainment