I have over 25 years of journalism experience and have worked in the music industry in LA, Orange County, and San Francisco. In 2007, I started my own online Jazz Fusion and Progressive Metal radio station. Due to streaming costs at the time, I was unable to keep the radio station going and closed it in 2010. I have experience working with local business communities as a CEO of the Laguna Beach Chamber of Commerce and marketing consultant for the Greater Coachella Valley Chamber of Commerce. I am a journalist at heart with a passion for writing and researching any topic. I love to tell stories about people in the community and write the people behind a great community. I truly believe that you should never just anyone at first glance and that there is a wonderful story in us all.
About Stefanee Freedman
Q: Please tell us a little bit about your family.
I have a wonderful fiance who works in management in the service industry and a son who is currently studying Physics and Computer Science on the East Coast.
Q: Please tell us about your current, past, or future career. What do you love most about what you do?
I am a Freelance Journalist and Music promoter. I love researching and writing about any topic.
Q: What advice would you give to people?
The master of any field is the one who has made the most mistakes.
Q: Where do you see yourself in 5 to 10 years?
Being a freelance journalist traveling around the world.
Stefanee Freedman & Our Community
Q: What are a couple of your favorite restaurants in our community?
Hernandez Hideaway, Phils BBQ, Herb and Wood
Q: How long have you lived or worked in our community?
5 years
Q: Who is the most interesting person you’ve met here in our community?
My friend Jay Nutter who grow up in Del Mar in the 1970s. No one knows the music scene in San Diego.
Q: What current or former local business makes you the most nostalgic about our community?
Harvest Market brings me back to when San Diego kept their businesses very local. Everything from produce to meats are all locally sourced in the area.
Q: What is your favorite thing or something unique about our community?
Belmont Park is very unique. Where else can you ride a rollercoaster and then jump in the ocean for a swim?
Q: If you could choose anyone alive today and not a relative; with whom would you love to have lunch? Why? And where locally would y’all meet for this lunch?
The folks that ran Street Scene. All the stories of music around downtown San Diego would be so great to write about. The Fish Market would be a great place for lunch.
For Fun
Q: What is one of your favorite movies? TV shows?
The Fifth Element and The King’s Speech
Q: (Even for friends or family), what is something interesting that most people don’t know about you?
Most people do not know I had my own radio station.
Q: What would you rate a 10 out of 10?
Balboa Park. Where else can you get hands-on with science and then spend the day at the zoo?
Q: Who inspires you to be better?
My son. He makes me a better person every day. I want to be just like him when I grow up. lol
Q: Finally, what 3 words or phrases come to mind when you think of the word HOME?
Family, comfortable and simple living
