Getting "some" security is easy. You can hire a bouncer for minimum wage 'round these parts. Now, he's a high-risk body to guard, the non-violent peaceful people want to literally murder him and attempt to do so with regularity, but I'd still bet you could get some homeless or drug addicts who'd be like "a hundred bucks to watch over you for five hours? Sweet!".

Getting the security he "needs" however, is another story. We'd be looking at minimum tens of thousands of dollars, likely more, for a single night. There are more people who would legitimately make an attempt on his life, than on any actor or currently standing politician. And that level of security wouldn't go unnoticed. Which means he wouldn't be able to DO his job properly, since it would highlight his own existence, when he wants undercover, unvarnished scoops.