Brandy Hadden

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Location
Chicago
School
Clarion University of Pennsylvania, Southern New Hampshire University, Duquesne University
Expertise
Lifestyle & Cuisine, Dive Bars, Food Culture
  • In 2016, Brandy won a first-place Associated Press Managing Editors Award for a story on Girl Scout cookies.
  • With deep Eastern European roots, in her own kitchen Brandy specializes in pierogi, haluski, halupki, kolacky, and medovniky.
  • Brandy has been in mass media for more than 20 years covering a wide variety of topics, but her heart lives in all things pop culture and lifestyle.

Experience

Brandy began her career as a sports journalist, but quickly moved to page design and copy editing, where she also continued to write stories she enjoyed (like concert reviews, and finding the best chicken wings). In addition to news publications, her writing has been featured in Thrillist, Pittsburgh Magazine, Alternative Press, and others. She made the switch from journalism to marketing in 2021, and now Brandy is an executive coach in media and public speaking.

Education

Brandy has a bachelor's degree in mass media communication with a minor in creative writing, a master's in English, and a doctorate in rhetoric. In her academic life, she teaches several communication classes and studies the impact pop culture has on interpersonal and intercultural communication.

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