About Mike Rezendes

Mike Rezendes has been a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter with The Associated Press and the Boston Globe Spotlight Team. His recent journalism includes investigations into the cover-up of child sex abuse in the Mormon Church and the Catholic Church. Rezendes is also a television writer, a screenwriter, and a biographer. In 2022, he was a staff writer on the ABC TV drama Alaska Daily, starring Hilary Swank. His debut book, The People’s Voice, is a biography of the late Jimmy Breslin, the legendary New York reporter who gave voice to the powerless and helped create the New Journalism.

Rezendes shared two Pulitzer Prizes while working for the Boston Globe, one for revealing the cover-up of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church, and one for covering the bombing of the Boston Marathon. Rezendes was running the marathon when the bombs exploded and worked into the night covering the tragedy. Rezendes was also a Pulitzer Prize finalist twice, once for an investigation of the debt collection industry, and again for an exposé of the mental health care system in Massachusetts. He is the coauthor of two books: Betrayal: The Crisis in the Catholic Church, and Sin Against the Innocents: Sexual Abuse by Priests and the Role of the Catholic Church.

Rezendes was played by Mark Ruffalo in the Academy Award-winning movie, "Spotlight," which won the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Screenplay in 2016, and earned Ruffalo a nomination for Best Supporting Actor.

Rezendes is available for book-related, media, and public speaking requests. Contact for more details.

Mark Ruffalo and Mike Rezendes on CBS This Morning discussing the movie Spotlight

Mark Ruffalo and Mike Rezendes on CBS This Morning discussing the movie Spotlight

Mike Rezendes takes in the view from a New York rooftop just before an interview for his book on Jimmy Breslin.

Mike Rezendes takes in the view from a New York rooftop just before an interview for his book on Jimmy Breslin.

Mike Rezendes on Hardball with Chris Matthews as part of the 7 Days of Genius programming on MSNBC

Mike Rezendes on Hardball with Chris Matthews as part of the 7 Days of Genius programming on MSNBC

Mike Rezendes responds to a question from Stephen Kitsakos during an interview for "Between Two Palms," the conversation series at the Studios of Key West.

Mike Rezendes responds to a question from Stephen Kitsakos during an interview for "Between Two Palms," the conversation series at the Studios of Key West.