Episode 3: Sittin’ Down with Joseph Rosendo
TV Host Joseph Rosendo discusses his Emmy nominated Cuba episode.
Travel host Joseph Rosendo explores Cuba's deep personal and historical connections, and discusses his career path. Two Emmy nominations this year highlight his emotional ancestral journey on his PBS travel series, "Steppin' Out with Joseph Rosendo."
Episode 3
Meet Our Guest
6-time 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 Emmy award-winning PBS travel television series. And in 2024 Joseph kicked off his new series, Joseph Rosendo’s Steppin’ Out.
With 15 seasons and 158 episodes, Joseph’s PBS shows reach 98% of the US market and 286 million viewers on more than 500 Public Television stations nationwide, as well as airing in Canada and in numerous other international markets. Since his first travel story appeared in The Los Angeles Times in 1980, his work has appeared in countless publications worldwide. He was the 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 produced featurettes 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. Rosendo is a member of the prestigious Society of American Travel Writers and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. As a travel expert and motivational speaker, Joseph addresses national travel, wellness and business conferences, consumer shows and private gatherings and has guest lectured at the University of California at Los Angeles.
Joseph's website: JosephRosendo.com. IG: @josephrosendo email: TV@JosephRosendo.com
