JD Knapp is the morning news editor at TheWrap, with a personal preference for horror movies, bubblegum pop, reality TV, sitcoms, and animation. After growing up in Connecticut and graduating from Emerson College in Boston with a degree in Broadcast Journalism, he has gone on to work for national outlets such as People, E! News, The Messenger, and Variety. Outside of work, you can find him hiking Runyon Canyon, playing video games, or winning dodgeball.
Experience:
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Penske Acquires Remaining Vox Media Brands One Month After Murdoch
The deal includes Eater, The Verge, SB Nation, Popsugar, The Dodo, Punch, Thrillist, Vox Studios and Vox Creative
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Barack and Michelle Obama Welcome Famous Friends, World Leaders to Presidential Center Opening | Video
“Here you can do more than reflect on change, you can become it,” the former president tells his Chicago crowd
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‘Elle’ Star Lexi Minetree Shows Off Her Jennifer Coolidge Impression in Late Night Debut | Video
Jimmy Fallon welcomes the “Legally Blonde” prequel series star to “The Tonight Show” ahead of next month’s premiere
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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang Already Know Who They Want for Next Year’s Culture Awards
“These decisions are final, we stand by them completely,” the “Las Culturistas” podcast hosts tell TheWrap
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Tyra Banks Joins ‘Project Runway’ Season 22 as Recurring Judge | Video
The former “ANTM” host stars alongside Heidi Klum, Law Roach, Nina García and mentor Christian Siriano, July 9 on Freeform, Hulu and Disney+
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Mike Myers Insists ‘Austin Powers 4’ Is Happening | Video
But no, the “Shrek 5” star has no further details to share
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BBC to Cut 550 Jobs in Effort to Save $200 Million
Over the next three years, up to 2,000 roles are expected to close as the broadcaster aims to make $670 million in total savings
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Tony Dokoupil to Co-Host America 250 Fireworks Special for CBS on 4th of July
Nischelle Turner will join the “CBS Evening News” anchor for “The Great American Block Party 250” next month
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Obama Knows Americans Feel ‘Discouraged’ Right Now, but He Has Faith in Next Generation | Video
“People just have to be fed up enough. They have to want more,” former First Lady Michelle Obama adds on “GMA”
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How ‘007 First Light’ Cast Brought James Bond to Life for Video Game Prequel
Lennie James, Priyanga Burford, Alastair Mackenzie and Noémie Nakai tell TheWrap about starring opposite Patrick Gibson in IO Interactive’s hit entry in the franchise
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Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers Break Down What Makes the Cut for Their Las Culturistas Culture Awards
“Let’s just wipe it clean, build this from scratch again, because that’s what worked,” they tell TheWrap ahead of Wednesday’s Bravo telecast
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James Barker, ‘Love Island USA’ Executive Producer, Dies in Fiji
The EP died last week on-location amid production on Season 8 after suffering an unexpected medical emergency
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JD Vance Explains Why Trump’s Iran Deal Isn’t Being Signed Until Friday | Video
“When people say that billions of dollars of assets will be released, that’s not true,” the vice president tells “CBS Mornings”
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Fox to Buy Roku in $22 Billion Deal
Together with Tubi, they would hold the third-largest share of U.S. television viewership
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Adam Shankman Says ‘Stop! That! Train!’ Is Supposed to Be Stupid: ‘In the Best Way Possible’
“None of this exists without ‘Drag Race’ in the same way that ‘Superstar,’ ‘MacGruber’ don’t exist without ‘SNL,’” the director tells TheWrap
