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Peter Castro is the Deputy Managing Editor ofPeople magazine,[1] a job held since late 2007. He was named managing editor ofPeople en Español in August 2006.
Prior to joiningPeople en Español, Castro spent 18 years atPeople magazine, most recently serving as executive editor overseeing television and pop music coverage. He first joinedPeople magazine as a writer for the Chatter column in 1987. Three years later, he moved to Australia as a founding staffer onPeople magazine's Australian offshoot. In 2001 he was named assistant managing editor. In September 2004, he edited the first Emmy editions ofPeople magazine's Hollywood Daily. Prior to joiningPeople magazine, Castro was a staff writer forVanity Fair magazine.
He has provided pop culture commentary on a variety of TV programs includingEntertainment Tonight,Access Hollywood,Extra (TV series),CNN’sLarry King Live,Good Morning America,Dateline NBC,Today Show andE!’sRed Carpet pre-show among others.