D&D Video Host Todd Kenreck Laid Off by Wizards of the Coast
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.
If you’ve seen any official Dungeons & Dragons video content over the past two years, chances are you’ve seen Todd Kenreck. In fact, in many ways he’s become the face of the D&D brand, acting as a host and interviewer fordozens of YouTube videos produced by Wizards of the Coast to promote their wide range of products.
Unfortunately, Kenreck recently announced that he had been laid off by WotC, marking the end of almost four-and-a-half years with the company, during which he was involved in numerous projects. Below, we break out all the details on what happened and what it might it could mean for the future of D&D.
Who is Todd Kenreck?
Todd Kenreck is a writer, video producer and content creator best known for his work in tabletop roleplaying games and Dungeons & Dragons in particular. Kenreck started his career as a video game and TTRPG reporter for Forbes magazine, before moving on to a role as a Creative Manager at D&D Beyond. In 2021, we was hired by Wizards of the Coast as a consultant to support their D&D video content efforts and was eventually promoted to a full-time Senior Content Marketing Strategist in their Video Marketing department.
Over the past two years, Kenreck has served as the host of dozens of videos that appeared on the official Dungeons & Dragons YouTube channel, often interviewing D&D designers such as Chris Perkins and Jeremy Crawford. He was also actively involved in the D&D actual play series Legends of the Multiverse which ran in 2023.
Notably, he is also married to Meagan Kenreck who is a Production Artist at Wizards of the Coast and has appeared in numerous videos on his personal YouTube channel.
Why was Todd Kenreck laid off by Wizards of the Coast?
It’s still not entirely clear why Kenreck was let go. On X (formerly Twitter) he notes: I have been laid off from D&D. Thank you to Chris Perkins, Jeremy Crawford and the entire D&D team for being some of the kindest, most talented and passionate people I’ve ever known. This was my dream job. The tabletop community has given me everything.
I have been laid off from D&D. Thank you to Chris Perkins, Jeremy Crawford and the entire D&D team for being some of the kindest, most talented and passionate people I've ever known. This was my dream job. The tabletop community has given me everything.
— Todd Kenreck (@ToddKenreck) June 16, 2025
Final Thoughts
Kenreck’s termination comes the same day that D&D Vice President Jess Lanzillo also announced her departure, which seems like more than a coincidence and suggests some inner turmoil at Wizards of the Coast. Regardless of why he was let go, Kenreck has been a major part of the D&D brand and it suggests that there may be some larger changes coming to how WotC presents its video content in the future.
We’ll be keeping a close eye on this story as it develops and will update this page with more info as it’s available.
More D&D News Coverage
For more from the world of Dungeons & Dragons, visit our D&D News page.
Subscribe to D&D Fanatics
Get exclusive D&D news, reviews and rules updates delivered right to your inbox.
Cameron Nichols is a Senior Editor who lives in Boston, Massachusetts, and has been playing D&D since the early 90s, when he was introduced by his older brother and cut his teeth on AD&D 2nd Edition. Since then he’s played virtually every RPG he could get his nerdy little mitts on (including a weird Goth phase in the early 2000s when he rocked Vampire: The Masquerade pretty hard). His favorite D&D campaign setting is the Forgotten Realms and his favorite character to play was a Half-Orc Barbarian named Grug (who was unfortunately devoured by a gelatinous cube).
