JD Knapp

Title: Former Senior Weekend Editor

Education: Emerson College

JD Knapp is a former senior weekend editor at PEOPLE. He left PEOPLE in 2022.
He joined PEOPLE in 2021.
JD previously worked at E! News from 2017 to 2021, Variety in 2017 and PerezHilton.com from 2014 to 2017.

JD Knapp is a former senior weekend editor at PEOPLE, covering content for verticals like TV, movies, sports, politics and more. He left PEOPLE in 2022. Prior to joining PEOPLE in 2021, JD worked at E! News from 2017 to 2021, Variety in 2017 and PerezHilton.com from 2014 to 2017.

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