Dan Wakeford
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Dan Wakeford (born March 3 1975) is a journalist who covers society and celebrity news. In 2014 he was Editor-in-Chief of In Touch Weekly.[1][2] and Life & Style Weekly[3] [4]
Early life and education
Wakeford grew up in a small village in Hampshire, UK with his twin brother and younger brother. He graduated in American Studies from the Leicester University in 1996.
News career
Wakeford's career as a journalist began at Heat magazine in London where he was the News Director.[5][6] He then joined Bauer Publishing’s In Touch Weekly at its launch in 2002.[5]
From 2008 until 2014, Wakeford was Editor-in-Chief of the magazine Life & Style.[7][8] In 2012, he became Editor-in-Chief at In Touch[9][10] while remaining editor-in-chief of Life & Style.[11] Wakeford's stories and opinions are often quoted in other news magazines.[12]
In 2013, Wakeford was called upon to defend his magazine company in court after Tom Cruise accused the company of racism.[13][14]
In 2015, Wakeford became a deputy editor at People magazine.[15]
References
- ^ Piazza, Jo. "Celebrity Magazine Shuffle Could Mean Changes In Coverage". Huffington Post. Retrieved May 3, 2012.
- ^ Jim Rubens; James M. Rubens (2008). OverSuccess: Healing the American Obsession with Wealth, Fame, Power, and Perfection. Greenleaf Book Group. pp. 152–. ISBN 978-1-929774-76-0.
- ^ Wicks, Amy. "In Touch Weekly Names New Editor in Chief". WWD. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ^ Denardo, Maria. "In Touch Weekly Appoints Dan Wakeford as Editor-In-Chief". Daily Front Row. Retrieved May 2, 2012.
- ^ a b "In Touch and Life & Style Bid Adieu To Dan Wakeford, Bring On David Perel - Daily Front Row". fashionweekdaily.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ^ Hamish Pringle (25 June 2004). Celebrity Sells. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 36–. ISBN 978-0-470-86971-0.
- ^ "MAGS GET NEW BOSS". New York Daily News.
- ^ " Bauer Installs Dan Wakeford as Top Editor at Life & Style". By Lucia Moses, AdWeek, October 3, 2008,
- ^ Kelly, Keith J. "This week’s magazines are just being Miley". New York Post.
- ^ "Celeb scribe Chiu gets In Touch with editing". New Your Post.
- ^ "The Wakeford Files". The Daily Front Row | February 22, 2013
- ^ "Stars keep headline writers busy". USA Today.
- ^ "Shocker! Tom Cruise’s Racially Charged Libel Lawsuit Compares Jewish & Gay Journalists To Cotton-Picking Slaves". Radar Online.
- ^ "Tom Cruise's lawyers compare Jewish and gay journalists to cotton-picking slaves". DNA India, Fri, 15 Nov 2013
- ^ "People Magazine Adds Second Deputy Editor" 10,000 Words.
External Links
Dan Wakeford's biography Huffington Post Life & Style Weekly web page In Touch Weekly web page The Wakeford Files - Daily Front Row