Radar Staff
Ryan Naumann - Editor in Chief of RadarOnline.com / Vice President of News of Empire Media Group
Ryan started his career as an intern at TMZ back in 2009. He would later become a producer on the celebrity website until he left in 2013.
After leaving, he worked as a freelance producer working with everyone from Daily Mail, Star Magazine & many more. In 2017, he helped launch The Blast.
In 2021, he was brought on as Editor in Chief of RadarOnline.com and was later promoted to Vice President of News of Empire Media Group.
Whitney Vasquez - Deputy Editor of RadarOnline.com
Whitney has been working in the entertainment industry for over 10 years. She’s worked the red carpet for companies such as E! Entertainment, and Extra, interviewing stars at the Emmys, movie premieres, junkets, and more. Whitney has held titles of Editor and Senior Reporter at TMZ and The Blast. She joined EMG as the Deputy Editor of RadarOnline.com in March 2021.
Samantha Benitz - Senior Writer / Reporter
Samantha has been working as an entertainment journalist ever since graduating from California State University, Northridge, with honors in 2015. She's interned for political radio host Andy Dean at Clear Channel and worked for several of the biggest media outlets over the years, writing and reporting on all the hottest celebrity news for E! Online, HollywoodLife, AfterBuzzTV, In Touch Weekly, Life & Style as well as Closer Weekly. She joined the RadarOnline.com team in 2022.
Joshua Wilburn - Writer
Joshua is a California-based writer who's lived in the LA area for most of his life walking the street with stars beneath his feet. When he's not writing about the latest news and gossip on RadarOnline.com, he's posting movie reviews on Twitter covering all the biggest films to hit the big screen.
Connor Surmonte - Writer
Connor is located in NYC and has a Master's Degree in Creative Writing from Monmouth University and extensive experience working in Social Media for RadarOnline.com before transitioning to a full-time writing role.
