Peter Castro is the Deputy Managing Editor of ''

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'', a job held since late 2007. He was named managing editor of ''

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'' in August 2006. Prior to joining ''

'', Castro spent 18 years at ''People'' magazine, most recently serving as executive editor overseeing television and pop music coverage. He first joined ''People'' magazine as a writer for the Chatter column in 1987. Three years later, he moved to Australia as a founding staffer on ''People'' magazine's Australian offshoot. In 2001 he was named assistant managing editor. In September 2004, he edited the first Emmy editions of ''People'' magazine's Hollywood Daily. Prior to joining ''People'' magazine, Castro was a staff writer for ''

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''. He has provided pop culture commentary on a variety of TV programs including '' Entertainment Tonight,

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, Extra (TV series)'',

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’s ''

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'', '' Good Morning America,

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'' and E!’s ''Red Carpet'' pre-show among others.

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