Jess Cagle

Jess Cagle born August 8 1965 is one of the most prominent and respected entertainment journalists in America As EditorinChief of People magazine 20142019 he grew its audience to 100 million across print digital and video and led Peoples successful expansion into television Known as one of the highestranking longestserving and most wellliked magazine editors in the media business he left his job as Editorial Director on March 31 2019 the day his contract ran out after 32 years with the entertainment group He joined Time Inc in 1987 as a reporter for People In 1990 he helped launch Entertainment Weekly He covered the entertainment industry as a senior editor at Time from 2000 to 2002 and returned to People as entertainment editor He served for five years as Editor of Entertainment Weekly 20092014 where he increased EWs audience and presence in Hollywood transformed EWcom into a 247 breaking news site and launched the Entertainment Weekly Radiochannel on SiriusXM where he continues to make regular appearances He was named Editorial Director of PEOPLE and Entertainment Weekly in January 2014 He is known for People Magazine Investigates 2016 and Oscars Opening Ceremony Live from the Red Carpet 2015 Jess frequently appears on Good Morning America Today and CBS This Morning shows In addition he has cohosted the official ABC Academy Awards red carpet preshow six times Over the span of his career Cagle has interviewed Hollywoods biggest celebrities He has appeared on TV shows He hosted The Jess Cagle Show on SiriusXM and The Jess Cagle Podcast with Julia Cunningham a weekly podcast featuring interviews with the biggest names from TV movies and music