ABOUT ILYSSA

Ilyssa Panitz is the “only” Divorce Journalist in the media industry solely and “exclusively” committed to covering every angle of this topic so others can navigate this major life transition and build back better.

Ilyssa writes two divorce columns. One is for “Authority Magazine” on Medium and the other is for 
“Pets Lifestyles Magazine.”



Ilyssa is also a contributing writer for “First for Women.”

Ilyssa serves as the Content/Editorial Producer for The National Association of Divorce Professionals and is the Creator, Writer, Producer and Host of a nationally syndicated & live streaming radio show called, “The Divorce Hour with Ilyssa Panitz” that airs every Saturday and Sunday on CRN Digital Talk Radio and then on Spotify, Google Podcasts, iTunes, Google Home, Alexa, Amazon Music and Amazon Audible.

Ilyssa’s prior experience as a Reporter/Producer was for leading media outlets such as CNN, MSNBC, 1010 WINS Radio (NY), WCBS-AM, New York-1 News, Westwood One, Star Magazine, Closer Magazine, and Meredith Publishing. 



Among the major news events that she has covered are The Tony Awards, The MTV Movie Awards, the Television Network Upfronts, the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London, The September 11th Terrorist Attacks, The NBA Finals, and the 1994/1995 Major League Baseball Strike.

While Ilyssa was front and center on a wide array of media assignments, she is perhaps best known for launching major entertainment publications, producing hundreds of “Celebrity at Home” photo shoots, and sitting down with some of the biggest names in Hollywood for exclusive, one-on-one interviews.

The evolution from Hollywood to divorce stems from Ilyssa’s own personal experience with the divorce process and noticing no one else in the media industry was covering this subject on a daily basis. Being the innovator that she is, Ilyssa decided to fill this void by starting and developing the “Divorce Beat” to help people survive and thrive from this life-altering shift.


While navigating many of the hurdles that come with a divorce, Ilyssa has developed both an emotional and practical insight to this transition, which she is passionate about sharing with others. Ilyssa fully understands the ups and downs of the journey, and is making it her mission to help, educate, guide empower, comfort, and build confidence to others going through this painful experience.

Ilyssa Panitz is “THE” Divorce Journalist.