Joseph RosendoEmmy(R)-award winning director and host Joseph Rosendo has been a travel, food and wine journalist and travel broadcaster for more than 40 years. Since 2007, he has hosted, directed and written Joseph Rosendo's Travelscope(R), the award-winning PBS tavel 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's new series, Joseph Rosendo's Steppin' Out reaches 98% of the U.S. market and 286 million viewers on more than 500 Public Television stations nationwide, as well as airing in Canada and other international markets. Taking the lead from his past success the series creates another entertaining, informative and thoughtful program from Joseph Rosendo. "I look forward to seeing more of your shows as you continue to open our minds and expand our hearts," posts a viewer his social media sites. "It's wonderful to know that our endeavor makes a difference in our viewers' lives," says Joseph, "Everyday I am thankful and grateful to have been gifted with this opportunity." Since his first travel story appeared in The Los Angeles Times in 1980, his work has appeared in countless publications worldwide. His books include: Consulting Editor for DK Eyewitness Travel Guides' Where To Go When and Where To Go When-The Americas, as well as the author of An Insider's Guide to Los Angeles. For twenty-four years, as the creator and host of Travelscope Radio, Rosendo hosted a two-hour weekly syndicated radio show and produced features for numerous electronic media outlets including Discovery Channel Radio and the Associated Press. For ABCnews.com he created a series of Business features that taught readers the cultural Dos and Don'ts of international business travel. In addition, Rosendo was the publisher of the Travelscope Magazine, now the Steppin' Out Companion Magazine. The quarterly travel, food and entertainment perspective, which appeared in print from 1985 to 2002 and can now be enjoyed online at Travelscope.net and JosephRosendo.com. Joseph also contributes to his Travelscope.net and JosephRosendo.com websites where his blogs, pod casts, radio shows and excerpts of his 151 television episodes can be heard and viewed. In 2020 Joseph wrote, edited and published a collection of crisp, entertaining, humorous and inspirational stories tightly written and drawn from his travel and life experiences entitled Musings - The Short Happy Pursuit of Pleasure and Other Journeys. New stories and those taken from his decades of writings for his Musings column in the Travelscope Magazine each tale takes readers on a journey of discovery. From travel tips and destination explorations to exotic adventures and intimate tales these stories arouse, amuse and touch the reader.Joseph Rosendo's projects-in-development include directing, writing and hosting Digging Into The Future, a television series devoted to cultural archeology, and directing and writing Eat, Heal, Travel with Dr. Will Aguila, a series that explores the health values of regional foods along with the history and culture surrounding them. "Travel is more than a vocation to me," says Joseph, "it's a love and a passion that I've been indulging in all of my life and am privileged to share with my viewers, listeners and readers." Read More Read Less