Matt Russell has been a food and beverage writer/broadcaster covering stories in Arizona and beyond since 2009. He’s been the food and beverage writer for Inside Tucson Business for the past decade and is a regular contributor to Tucson Foodie and Tucson Weekly. He’s also the food and beverage correspondent for the Bill Buckmaster Show and appears regularly on Wake Up Tucson.

Matt serves as a judge at local and national food and beverage competitions throughout the year. These have included Iron Chef Tucson, Agave Fest, Tucson Taco Festival, World Margarita Championship, Southern Arizona Salsa & Tequila Challenge, Cookies & Cocktails, the Tucson Firefighters’ Chili Cook-Off, and the Nugget Rib Cook-Off, the largest BBQ rib competition in the United States. When he’s not on the radio, writing foodie features, or serving as master of ceremonies at community events, he’s running Russell Public Communications, a public relations agency he founded in 2002.