Dan Wakeford

Dan Wakeford born March 3 1975 is an Englishborn journalist writer producer director and TV personality He was the editorinchief of People Magazine and editorial director of Entertainment Weekly 20192022 Born in England he graduated from Leicester University in 1996 with a BA in American Studies He started his career in journalism working at News UK and then onto become News Editor of Heat magazine In 2002 he moved to America where he worked at In Touch Weekly and Life Style Weekly eventually becoming the Editorinchief of both titles His stories and opinions are often quoted in other news magazines In 2015 he became a deputy editor at People magazine In 2019 he was promoted to editor in chief During his tenure at People he pushed the brand into podcasts video and new social platforms and grew the digital footprint to 76 million unique visitors and the whole brand footprint to 88 million consumers a month He instituted the brands firstever issue on LGBTQ Pride He created and executive produced the crime documentary series People Magazine Investigates on ID and Discovery and two prime time fourhour documentaries on the royals for ABC The Story Of Diana and The Story Of The Royals He is also a producer and director for People The TV Show 2020 People Magazine Investigates Crimes of Fashion 2018 and The Road Home for Christmas 2019 He regularly appeared on camera for People Magazine Investigates and many other television shows including Dateline the Today Show GMA The Kelly Clarkson Show The Drew Barrymore Show and CNN Under his stewardship People Magazine won the 2021 Folio Eddie and Ozzie Award for the best Consumer Lifestyle magazine issue the 2021 GLAADD Award for Outstanding Magazine Overall Coverage and Adweeks 2020 Hot List celebrating the best in TV Publishing Digital and Brands and the Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services 2020 Erasing The Stigma Award for the mental health initiative Lets Talk About It