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Co-Founder/Editor, Longbeachize

Brian Addison has been a writer, editor, and photographer for more than a decade, covering everything from food and culture to transportation and housing. In 2015, he was named Journalist of the Year by the Los Angeles Press Club and has since garnered 25 nominations and three additional wins: Best Political Commentary for his work at KCET 2017; Best Blog for Longbeachize in 2018; and Best Personality Profile for the Long Beach Post in 2020. In 2019, he was awarded the Food/Culture Critic of the Year across any platform at the National Arts & Entertainment Journalism Awards.