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] 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.
He co-created and co-hosted the radio show and podcast The Dinner Party Download.
[9] He has been a judge on Top Chef Masters Season 3[10] and a guest on Rocco's Dinner Party.