Connor McCrory | |
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| Born | Connor McCrory December 28, 2003 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Merced |
| Occupation | |
| Years active | 2018 - |
| Employer | Reach PLC |
| Organization | |
Connor McCrory (born December 28, 2003) is an American journalist and news producer known for his coverage of entertainment, popular culture, and digital media. [1] [2] He has featured in several international media outlets including Daily Express, OK Magazine, Hello Magazine, Dexerto, Daily Mail, Complex amongst others. [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
McCrory was born in Los Angeles, California. He developed an interest in journalism at an early age, crediting his grandparents’ habit of watching and critiquing news programs as a formative influence. [8] He attended the University of California, Merced. [9]
While still a teenager in University of California, McCrory began contributing entertainment stories to the local outlet, MyBurbank News. [9] He later became a writer at Dexerto. [6] During his time at Deterxo, he had stories covering the Chris Rock–Will Smith slapping incident, [10] Thomas Petrou kicking out a Hype house member, [11] and other stories on Jake Paul, QCP, Noah Beck, The Kid Laroi, BTS singer V, amongst others. [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] He later became the U.S. News producer for British newsbrand Reach PLC, owners of Daily Express and Daily Mirror. [2] [17] He has also led exclusive coverage of major entertainment award events such as the Grammy Awards and the Country Music Association Awards. [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] Additionally, he is an associate writer for What's Trending. [24]
Coverage for several international media outlets including Daily Express, OK! Magazine, Hello! Magazine, Dexerto, What's Trending, Daily Caller, Daily Mail, Complex amongst others. [3] [2] [7]
During his time with Complex, he covered stories on various celebrities including Sophie Rain, Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner, Demi Lovato, Bop House, Bonnie Blue, Andrew Tate, Michael Jackson, Mia Khalifa and 2 Chainz. [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32]
Then as he worked with Hello! Magazine, he broke stories on Hailey Bieber, Justin Bieber, Heidi Klum, Zendaya and Julianne Hough. [33] [34] [35] [36] As an associate writer for What's Trending, he has covered news on Jeff Wittek, Emma Chamberlain and Dixie D'Amelio. [37] [38] [39]
In addition to his event coverage, McCrory has carried out exclusive interviews with high-profile figures including OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, adult-film actress Riley Reid, and the TikTok duo Lionfield. [40] [41] [42]