Erik Wemple

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Erik Wemple (born August 18, 1964) is the editor of the alternative weekly Washington City Paper. He was raised in Schenectady, New York and attended Hamilton College in upstate New York, graduating in 1986. In 1986-87 Wemple taught and coached sports at Trinity Pawling School in New York. In the fall of 1987 he moved to Washington, DC for graduate studies at Georgetown University. After graduating, he edited an export industry newsletter. Around 1996/1997 he began writing at Washington City Paper. From January 1999 to November 2000, he wrote the paper's political column, Loose Lips.

In June 2006, Wemple accepted the Editor-in-Chief position at The Village Voice. A month later, he announced he would not assume the position.