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.
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Savannah Guthrie Sets ‘Today’ Return for April: ‘My Joy Will Be My Protest’ | Video
“I don’t know if I’ll belong anymore, but I would like to try,” the NBC anchor tells Hoda Kotb nearly two months after her mother Nancy Guthrie’s abduction
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Miley Cyrus to Receive the ‘Giving Us Lifetime Achievement Award’ From RuPaul at ‘Drag Race’ Season 18 Finale
The “Hannah Montana” star joins past honorees Liza Minnelli, Bob Mackie and Elvira, Mistress of the Dark
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Savannah Guthrie Sheds Tears Over the Possibility That Her Fame Led to Her Mother’s Kidnapping | Video
“I’m so sorry, Mommy,” the NBC anchor tells Hoda Kotb in her first sit-down interview since Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance
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Bill Maher to Receive Kennedy Center’s Mark Twain Prize After White House Called It ‘Fake News’
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt and communications director Steven Cheung both refuted the “Real Time” comedian’s selection last week
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HBO’s ‘Harry Potter’ Series Drops First Trailer, Reveals Surprise Christmas Premiere Date
Dominic McLaughlin, Alastair Stout and Arabella Stanton star as as Harry, Ron and Hermione in the TV adaptation
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‘Survivor’ Sound Mixer Shares 50 Seasons’ Worth of Secrets — From Borneo to Fiji
“We’ve done a lot more effects work than probably anybody ever does on other reality shows,” Terrance Dwyer tells TheWrap
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‘The Daily Show’ Correspondent Josh Johnson to Host 30th Webby Awards
“The Internet and social media we have can be pretty devastating sometimes, so to come together and celebrate more of the Internet we want is a dream,” the comedian says ahead of the May 11 event
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‘The Reunion: Laguna Beach’ Trailer Teases Lauren Conrad and Kristin Cavallari’s First-Ever Confrontation
Stephen Colletti, Talan Torriero, Trey Phillips, Christina Schuller, Dieter Schmitz, Jessica Smith Evans, Lo Bosworth, Morgan Olsen and Alex Hooser reunite on Roku, with host Casey Wilson
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‘Criminal Minds: Evolution’ Renewed for Season 20 Ahead of May Premiere — With Guest Star Connor Storrie
Yvette Nicole Brown, Clark Gregg, Justin Kirk, Paul F. Tompkins, Cress Williams, Nicholas Gonzalez and Jeri Ryan are also set to appear in Season 19
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‘Bridgerton’ Sets Francesca and Michaela as Season 5 Couple at Netflix
Production is now underway outside of London with Hannah Dodd, Masali Baduza and showrunner Jess Brownell
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D’Arcy Carden Praises ‘Sunny Nights’ Brother Will Forte and First-Time Actor Big Willie Mason: ‘Unbelievably Natural’
“The cameramen were honestly tearing up on his first day, they were so excited to be working with him,” the actress tells TheWrap of the rugby league footballer
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Cartoon Network Brings Back ‘Regular Show’ With ‘The Lost Tapes’
Mordecai and Rigby’s adventures continue with a new series and a half-hour special premiering May 11
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Rudy Pankow Takes His Next Step From ‘Outer Banks’ to ‘Reminders of Him’: ‘A Pride and Joy’
“I’m so blessed to be part of telling stories that really hit you and you feel it in the heart,” the actor tells TheWrap
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‘The Bachelor’ Alum Zach Shallcross and Kaity Biggar Predict the Future of the Franchise
“I’m glad they did what they did and cancelled, because if you didn’t, that’s insane … let’s end it where it is, maybe,” the Season 27 couple tells TheWrap
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‘Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen’ Creator Thanks Duffer Brothers for Their Mentorship Post-‘Stranger Things’
Camila Morrone and Adam DiMarco play an unlucky couple whose engagement may or may not get derailed as their wedding day approaches in Haley Z. Boston’s Netflix horror series
