Pasternak, Judy

Judy Pasternak is a writer who lives near Washington DC. She worked for the "Los Angeles Times" for 24 years, in Los Angeles, Chicago and Washington, tackling subjects as varied as al Qaeda's private airline, a band of right-wing bank robbers, backstage maneuvering at Dick Cheney's energy task force and the giant black hole at the center of the Milky Way. She has won numerous awards for environmental and investigative journalism. Previously, she worked at the "Detroit Free Press", "Baltimore News American" and Hollywood "(Fla.) Sun-Tattler". She is married, with one son.