Wakeford broke exclusive news stories during his time at People, including interviews with Linda Evangelista about her cosmetic procedure lawsuit, Vanessa Bryant in her only interview after death of her husband Kobe and daughter Gigi, and the world exclusive first look at Friends reunion. He oversaw interviews with notable figures, including Prince William on his Earth Shot initiative, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden’s first interview post-inauguration and George Clooney on his humanitarian work.
