Brenda Gazzar is a freelance reporter who has worked for a variety of news outlets in California and the Middle East for more than two decades. Besides covering entertainment for The Wrap, she has covered everything from breaking news to immigration to law and order as well as race, religion, gender issues, and politics. Her work has also been published by Reuters, Ms. Magazine, USA Today, Christian Science Monitor, The Jerusalem Post, The Denver Post, Los Angeles Daily News, The Orange County Register and numerous other publications. Brenda speaks Spanish, Hebrew and moderate Arabic and is the recipient of national, state and regional awards. She is the host and co-producer of Code WACK!, a podcast about America’s broken healthcare system, and a life coach. When she’s not writing or coaching, she can be found hiking on her favorite coastal trail in Orange County.
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Orange County, Ca.
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Brenda has a bachelor's in Political Science from Cal State University San Bernardino and a dual master's degree in Communications and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Texas, Austin.
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