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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‘Family Guy’ Bosses on Finding the Right Story for 450th Episode and Emulating Seth MacFarlane
“When we were breaking this story, we knew it was going to be a potentially memorable episode,” co-showrunners Rich Appel and Alec Sulkin tell TheWrap
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‘The Simpsons’ Boss Celebrates 800 Episodes — With No End in Sight
“We just want to make every separate episode its own amazing little mini movie,” Matt Selman tells TheWrap
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Screenwriter Arundhati Roy Exits Berlinale After Jury Says Art Shouldn’t Be Political: ‘Shocked and Disgusted’
“It is a way of shutting down a conversation about a crime against humanity even as it unfolds before us in real time,” she says of Wim Wenders’ comments on Gaza
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Savannah Guthrie Shares Home Videos of Mom Nancy as Authorities Ask for Neighbors’ Surveillance Footage
“Our lovely mom. We will never give up on her,” the NBC anchor says
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Prime Video Renews ‘Off Campus’ for Sophomore Season Ahead of Series Premiere
The college soap stars Antonio Cipriano, Josh Heuston, Ella Bright, Belmont Cameli, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Stephen Kalyn and Mika Abdalla, with classes starting in May
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Katie Holmes Mourns James Van Der Beek With Handwritten Message: ‘The Journey of a Hero’
“This is a lot to process. I am so grateful to have shared in a piece of James’ journey,” the late actor’s “Dawson’s Creek” co-star writes
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James Van Der Beek, ‘Dawson’s Creek’ Icon, Dies at 48
“He met his final days with courage, faith and grace,” the actor’s wife shares following his cancer battle
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Callum Turner and George MacKay Might Have Just Boarded a Ghost Ship in ‘Rose of Nevada’ Trailer
Mark Jenkin’s hallucinatory time-travel mystery was shot on a 16mm Bolex camera and premiered at the Venice International Film Festival
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Nancy Guthrie Update: Person of Interest Released, Says ‘I Hope They Get the Suspect’
The Pima County Sheriff’s Department detained a man for questioning in connection with the disappearance of Savannah Guthrie’s mother on Tuesday, but he was not charged
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US Olympian Hunter Hess Speaks Out After Trump Criticism Over ‘Mixed Emotions’ Comment: ‘I Love My Country’
“There is so much that is great about America, but there are always things that could be better,” the skier adds after the president called him a “real loser”
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Paramount Sweetens Warner Bros. Discovery Bid, Offers to Pay $2.8 Billion Netflix Termination Fee
The company is adding a 25 cent per share ticking fee, which will give shareholders $650 million in cash for every quarter a deal isn’t closed after Dec. 31
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Savannah Guthrie Pleads for Public’s Help to Find Mother in Week 2: ‘We Are at an Hour of Desperation’
The NBC anchor issues a new video statement about her missing 84-year-old mom Nancy as the family enters “another week of this nightmare”
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HBO Max Teases ‘Harry Potter’ Series Ahead of March Expansion Into UK and Ireland
WBD Global Streaming president JB Perrette calls the adaptation “the biggest streaming event in the history of HBO Max and, arguably, I think, possibly in streaming”
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Trump Says Bad Bunny’s Mess of Halftime Show Made No Sense: ‘One of the Worst Ever’
“Nobody understands a word this guy is saying, and the dancing is disgusting, especially for young children that are watching,” the president adds
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Pete Hegseth Introduces Turning Point USA’s All-American Halftime Show: ‘The Things That Really Matter’
Kid Rock, Brantley Gilbert, Lee Brice and Gabby Barrett take a stage on Super Bowl Sunday, in opposition to the NFL’s Halftime Show with Bad Bunny
