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Jeremy Helligar

location-pin New York, New York

School: University of Florida

Expertise: TV, movies & entertainment, social justice, travel

Jeremy Helligar

  • Writer and editor for People, Teen People, Us Weekly, Entertainment Weekly and Australia's Nine Entertainment Co.
  • Author of Tales of Love, Lust and Language Barriers on the Other Side of the World, Is It True What They Say About Black Men? and Storms in Africa: A Year in the Motherland
  • TV, radio and podcast appearances including Good Morning America, CBS News, NBC News, Australia's Nine Network, Good Morning Britain, BBC, CNN, E!, FOX, MTV, VH1 and SiriusXM

Experience

Jeremy is an executive editor at People who writes about entertainment and pop culture, race relations and LGBTQ issues for Reader's Digest, People, Teen People, Us Weekly and Entertainment Weekly. He's also the author of several books, including Is It True What They Say About Black Men?
Jeremy has lived and worked in New York City, Buenos Aires, Melbourne, Bangkok, Cape Town and Sydney. Between 2017 and 2019, he enjoyed significant stints in Belgrade, Berlin, Budapest, Delhi, Kiev, London, Mumbai, Prague, Rome, Sarajevo, Sofia, Tel Aviv and Tirana, as well as a number of other locations in Europe and Asia. If Jeremy hasn't seen it, it probably hasn't happened.

Education

University of Florida
Bachelor's, Magazine Journalism

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