Brendan Francis Newnam

Brendan Francis Newnam is a writer and radio host best known as the co-host of The Dinner Party Download with Rico Gagliano, produced by American Public Media.[1] [2]

Radio career

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Brendan studied to be a lawyer at Temple University, where he was a Knight Media Fellow.[3] He got his start in radio as a producer for a local arts program at WRTI, and as a staff researcher for Fresh Air with Terry Gross.[4] Later he became a regular contributor to Marketplace[5] and Weekend America. He co-created and co-hosted the radio show and podcast The Dinner Party Download. The podcast is consistently ranked among the top 100 iTunes Podcast downloads.[6] The show is structured in several acts, mimicking the segments of a dinner party.[7]

In addition to his radio work, Brendan writes a travel column for CNN.[8]

He has been named one of Food & Wine magazine's "Big Thinkers Under 40".[9] He has been a judge on Top Chef Masters Season 3[10] and a guest on Rocco's Dinner Party.[11]

References
  1. "The Dinner Party". Eat Me Daily. March 31, 2009. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  2. "The Dinner Party Download – About". American Public Media. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  3. "About The Hosts". KPCC. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  4. "About Mr Newnam". University of California, Berkeley. Archived from the original on June 26, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  5. "Brendan Newnam Reporter". Marketplace. Archived from the original on February 10, 2013. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  6. "iTunes Chart". iTunes Chart. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  7. EMMA CHRISTENSEN (June 6, 2009). "About The Hosts". Apartment Therapy. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  8. Lizz Wasserman (July 12, 2011). "Brendan Newnam Helps You Win Dinner Parties with Quick Wit and a Blue Blazer". Curbed. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  9. "Brendan Newnam & Rico Gagliano: Public Radio Hosts". Food & Wine. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  10. "Top Chef Masters Recap: The Dollar Menu May Get You In The End". The Gluttonous Ghost. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
  11. "Roccos Dinner Party". The New York Times. Retrieved January 23, 2013.
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