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Emmy-award winning director and host Joseph Rosendo has been a travel, food and wine journalist and travel broadcaster for 40 years. Since 2007, he has hosted, directed and written Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope, the award-winning PBS travel television series. “We close each show with a quote from Mark Twain: ’Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness,’” says Joseph. “It’s a truth that first turned me on to travel and has kept me hooked for more than fifty years.” Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope, now in its twelfth season, airs on PBS, Create and Public Television Stations in the U.S., Canada and other international markets. With 130 shows the series persists to persevere in creating one of the most entertaining, informative and thoughtful programs on television. Since his first travel story was published in The Los Angeles Times in 1980, his work has appeared in countless publications worldwide. His books include: DK Eyewitness Travel Guides’ Where To Go When and Where To Go When—The Americas, An Insider’s Guide to Los Angeles and, most recently, Musings – The S

Joseph Rosendo, TV Personality & Travel Journalist

Joseph has enjoyed an accomplished and lengthy career not only as a travel journalist but also in other media forms including Television, radio and the online world of broadcasting. This interview focuses on his time in the industry, advice to those interested in making a career of travel, the often trying amounts of time that go into producing a show including securing various permits, visitor/cultural activities focusing on Los Angeles and California and he even shares an embarrassing story involving nudity on a ship!
 

How did you originally discover your interest in travel?

In 1969, I was a 23-year-old graduate student in Theater at UCLA and I was cast in a musical that was touring the U.S. army bases in Europe for the U.S.O. At the end of our tour I was able to spend an additional two weeks traveling on my own. I spent time skiing in Germany, stopping off in Milan, Italy, several days exploring Barcelona and Madrid, Spain and finally a few days in Paris. I was impressed by everything, but foremost the people

Joseph Rosendo

American journalist and television personality

Joseph Rosendo

Born

Joseph Rosendo


(1946-09-20) September 20, 1946 (age 78)

Miami, FL

Alma materUCLA
Occupation(s)Travel Journalist, TV Personality
Websitewww.travelscope.net

Joseph Rosendo (born September 20, 1946, Miami, Florida) is an American travel journalist, broadcaster, television personality and public speaker. Since 2007 he has been the executive producer, host, director and writer of the American Public Television series Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope which has aired on PBS and Public Television Stations in the United States and Canada with 117 episodes in distribution. Season 10 was released in the spring of 2018 and Season 11 followed in August, 2019.

Joseph Rosendo’s Travelscope has won 42 Telly awards, been nominated for 18 National Daytime Emmy Awards and won six, including 2 personal Emmys for Outstanding Directing in a Lifestyle/Culinary/Travel Program category and 2 Emmys for his role as host.

Career

Rosendo published his first travel sto

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