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Rachel Maresca Patterson

location-pin Los Angeles, CA

School: Sacred Heart University

Expertise: News, Trends, TV & Movie Entertainment, Family Relationships

Rachel Maresca Patterson

  • More than 15 years of experience as a writer and editor covering news, trends, entertainment and pop culture
  • Former executive editor for ETonline
  • Three-time Emmy winner
  • Bylines have appeared in ETonline, the New York Daily News, the Daily Dish, Celebuzz and Life & Style Weekly

Experience

Rachel is a three-time Emmy Award–winning journalist with more than 15 years of experience in digital and television media. A former executive editor for ETonline, she specializes in news, trends, entertainment and pop culture. In addition to ETonline and Reader's Digest, her bylines have appeared in the New York Daily News, the Daily Dish, Celebuzz and Life & Style Weekly.

Education

Sacred Heart University

BA, Communication and Media Studies

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