Brendan Knapp

With Us Since
2022
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Location
Portland, Oregon
School
Western Michigan University
Expertise
Horror movies, "The Simpsons" seasons 1-8, Post-apocalyptic media
  • Brendan earned an Edward R. Murrow Award in 2021 for coverage of Oregon's deadly 2020 wildfires at KOIN-TV in Portland.
  • He's been analyzing and writing about film since his 1998 review of "The Exorcist" was named one of his college paper's five best articles of the year.
  • Brendan runs Not Another Kid Movie, a newsletter and website helping parents avoid disastrous family movie nights.

Experience

Brendan Knapp produced live television news from 2004 to 2021. He earned a 2017 Emmy nomination during his time at KGO in San Francisco and a 2021 Edward R. Murrow Award at KOIN in Portland for breaking news coverage of deadly wildfires. Today he's a freelance journalist and film critic, writing about movies, family entertainment, and pop culture for publications including Inverse, Business Insider, and New Scientist. He also created NotAnotherKidMovie.com to help parents win family film night.

Education

Brendan earned a bachelor's degree in public relations from Western Michigan University, where he wrote for The Western Herald. He also completed a professional writing certificate through UC Berkeley Extension.

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