Robyn Merrett

Title: Former Associate Morning News Editor
Education: Howard University
  • Robyn Merrett is a former associate morning news editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022.
  • She joined PEOPLE in 2018 and held an additional role as a digital writer/reporter.
  • Before joining PEOPLE, Robyn was a writer for HollywoodLife.com from 2017 to 2018 and an editorial intern at Flaunt magazine in 2017.

Experience

Robyn Merrett is a former associate morning news editor at PEOPLE. She left PEOPLE in 2022.

Before serving as associate morning news editor, Robyn held an additional role as a digital writer/reporter. She was a writer for HollywoodLife.com from 2017 to 2018 and an editorial intern at Flaunt magazine in 2017. In between her stints at PEOPLE, Robyn also worked as an assistant digital editor at Footwear News from 2020 to 2021. She graduated with a bachelor’s degree in journalism, media and film from Howard University in 2017.

About PEOPLE

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