Biography

Rudy Maxa is a former Washington Post investigative reporter and columnist (1971-1984) where his reporting was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. He joined Washingtonian magazine as a senior writer and columnist (1984-1993) before becoming Washington, DC, bureau chief for SPY magazine. Maxa became a consumer travel commentator for the public radio business show "Marketplace" in 1991, which led to a one-hour, national travel radio show on public radio called "The Savvy Traveler" that Maxa co-crea...Read more