More Info on Scott Brodeur

Scott Paul Brodeur was born in Groton, CT, on a submarine base. He grew up in Cherry Hill, NJ, outside of Philadeplphia, and lived in New York City for 10 years before moving to Northampton, MA. He did his undergrad in Journalism at Syracuse University.

Brodeur wrote a book on Jazz for young adults called Rap, Rags, Hip Hop, the Story of Jazz. Miles Davis is his favorite artist at this time. Brodeur said he likes Davis because "he dared to try new things all the time."

Brodeur decided to go into journalism because he likes telling stories. "I knew it would be a way to have work be interesting every day," he said, "and it turned out I was right." Brodeur likes to write about different things at different times, and the fact that you can switch topics.

Some fun facts about Scott Brodeur: His wife's name is Barbara and his three children are Johnathon, 10, Gabriel, 7, and Elizabeth, 4. He likes dogs, has a cat named Coco, and his band Storybox opened for Amy Rigbee at the Ironhorse in Northampton, MA. His favorite actor is Steve Buscemi, favorite color is red, and he wears a "Striking Out Cancer Jon Lester" bracelet.