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Brad Hanson

Brad Hanson is a senior editor at Credit Karma. His 30 years of experience in print and digital media includes work for the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, Trucks.com and Polyvore. Most recently before joining Credit Karma, Brad was copy chief/multiplatform editor for the Business section of the Los Angeles Times and a journalism instructor at the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism at the University of Southern California. Brad earned his bachelor’s degree in communications at Cal State Fullerton and master’s in management from the University of Redlands.
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