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Brendan Francis Newnam

Brendan Francis Newnam

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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 was consistently ranked among the top 100 iTunes Podcast downloads.[6] The show was 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

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