Tommy McArdle

Title: Writer-Reporter, Movies
Education: Emerson College
Expertise: Movies
  • Tommy McArdle has been working as a writer and reporter since 2018. After stints with Boston.com and The Sporting News as a sports writer, Tommy began working as an entertainment writer in 2022.
  • Tommy joined PEOPLE as a morning digital news writer in June 2022 and became an editorial assistant with the brand's Movies vertical later that year. He was promoted to the writer-reporter role in June 2024.

Experience

Tommy McArdle has over six years of experience as a writer and reporter starting with his time covering sports at Emerson College's student newspaper 'The Berkeley Beacon' and writing for various online sports publications.

Tommy joined PEOPLE as a digital morning news writer in summer 2022 after previously working at outlets like Looper, The Sporting News and Boston.com.

Tommy graduated from Emerson College in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

Education

Tommy graduated from Emerson College in 2019 with a bachelor's degree in journalism.

About PEOPLE

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Latest from Tommy McArdle

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Gene Hackman during "Wyatt Earp" Los Angeles Premiere at Mann's Chinese Theater in Hollywood, California
Gene Hackman Signed His Will 20 Years Ago, Making It 'Exponentially Harder' to Contest: Legal Expert
Gene Hackman & wife Betsy Arakawa during The 60th Annual Golden Globe Awards - Arrivals at The Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills
Gene Hackman and Wife Betsy's Wills Revealed: What Happens to Their Estate?
Jamie Lee Curtis as Tess Coleman Lindsay Lohan as Anna Coleman in Disney's FREAKIER FRIDAY.
Freakier Friday Trailer: Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis Swap Bodies Again 22 Years Later
Jonathan Majors attends the New York Urban League's 58th Annual Frederick Douglass Awards Gala at The Ziegfeld Ballroom on June 06, 2024 in New York City.
Jonathan Majors Reveals He Was Sexually Abused from Age 9 as He Charts Comeback After Assault Conviction
Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, Ben Affleck
Jennifer Garner and Jennifer Lopez Remain on Great Terms: How Ben Affleck's Exes Have Bonded Over Their Kids (Exclusive Source)
Blake Lively; Justin Baldoni
Justin Baldoni Was Not 'Happy' About Blake Lively Being 'Negatively Criticized' Before Lawsuits, Says Lawyer
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Tom Hiddleston Ponders the Universe in Stephen King's Mysterious The Life of Chuck Trailer
Brenda Song and Macaulay Culkin attend the 2025 Vanity Fair Oscar Party
Brenda Song Says She Tried to Teach Fiancé Macaulay Culkin How to Drive at Age 44: 'I Was Terrified'
Nikki Glaser at the 2025 Golden Globes
Nikki Glaser Is Returning to Host 2026 Golden Globes — and She Hopes It’ll Land Her a Role on The White Lotus
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MARCH 12: Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett seen filming 'Verity' in Pershing Square on March 12, 2025 in New York City.
Dakota Johnson Gets Splattered with Fake Blood Filming a Scene for Colleen Hoover's Verity in N.Y.C.
Jason Sudeikis, Will Poulter We're The Millers - 2013; Will Poulter at the "Death of a Unicorn" Premiere during the SXSW
Will Poulter Explains Why a We're the Millers Sequel Won't Happen (Exclusive)
Ayo Edebiri; Elon Musk; Johnny Depp as Captain Jack Sparrow in Pirates of the Caribbean
Ayo Edebiri Faced 'Insane Death Threats' When Elon Musk Spread Fake Report She Was Replacing Johnny Depp in Pirates
Sarah Snook and Kieran Culkin.
Kieran Culkin Hugs Sarah Snook After Making Her Broadway Debut in Emotional Succession Reunion Moment
Chet Hanks attends the premiere of Netflix's "Running Point" at The Egyptian Theatre Hollywood on February 13, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Chet Hanks, Son of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, Knew He'd Become an Actor: It's 'the Family Business' 
Moana 2
Jury Rules Disney Did Not Steal Idea for Moana from Animator in $10 Billion Lawsuit 
James Cameron, Avatar: The Way of Water
James Cameron Confirms Next Avatar Is Longest One Yet, Says Wife 'Bawled for 4 Hours' After Watching
Mufasa in Disney Mufasa the lion king
Here's When Mufasa: The Lion King Will Be Available to Stream on Disney+ (Exclusive Video)
Simon Fisher Becker attends the 2013 Rhode Island Comic Con at Rhode Island Convention Center on November 2, 2013 in Providence, Rhode Island.
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Matthew McConaughey attends the 2024 Mack, Jack & McConaughey Gala at ACL Live on April 25, 2024 in Austin, Texas.
Matthew McConaughey Remembered 'How Much I Truly Enjoy Performing' Making First New Movie in 6 Years
Robert Redford - Dark Winds _ Season 3, Episode 1
Robert Redford Makes First Acting Appearance in 6 Years with Dark Winds Season 3 Cameo: Watch
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - OCTOBER 15: Kate Hudson attends the Fashion Group International's 40th Anniversary Night of Stars at The Plaza Hotel on October 15, 2024 in New York City.
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Justin Baldoni on August 8, 2024 on NBC's TODAY.
Justin Baldoni's Attorney Explains Why He Represented Director After Previously Working for Someone Who Sued Him