
Joseph Rosendo has been a travel, food and wine journalist for 28 years. He has published in the
Los Angeles Times,
New York Daily News,
Washington Post,
People Magazine and many other publications. He is the author of an
Insider's Guide to Los Angeles and the Consulting Editor for DK Eyewitness Travel Guides’
Where To Go When and
Where To Go When — The Americas.
Rosendo is the executive producer and host of the travel television series,
Travelscope, distributed by American Public Television (APT) to more than 300 public television stations.
Joseph’s Travelscope radio show, which was nationally syndicated for more than 23 years is now a bi-monthly pod cast available at Travelscope.net. He has created travel radio features for many media outlets including Discovery Channel Radio, the Associated Press and ABCnews.com. In addition, Rosendo is the publisher of the
Travelscope eMagazine, a quarterly travel, food and entertainment perspective.
Awards include:
- • Emmy Nomination
- • Seven Telly Awards
- • Travel Industry Association of Canada (TIAC) National Award for Tourism Excellence — Globe and Mail Travel Media Award
- • Government of France — Medaille d’Or du Tourisme
- • Two-time winner of the Canadian Tourism Commission Northern Lights — Broadcast Award
- • Seven-time winner of the Society of American Travel Writers — Broadcast Award
- • Seven-time winner of the Society of American Travel Writers Foundation - Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
- • Aurora Awards — Platinum Best of Show for Video, 2002
Rosendo is a member of the Society of American Travel Writers and chair of the Society's Broadcast Committee. He speaks at national travel conferences and consumer shows and guest lectures at a bi-annual forum devoted to travel writing at the University of California at Los Angeles.