School
University Of Southern California
Expertise
Technology, Autos & Transportation, Tech Culture
- Abigail Bassett spent ten years as a senior producer at CNN in New York where she covered transportation, tech, small business, and housing.
- Her bylines have appeared in The Atlantic, Elle Magazine, National Geographic, Travel & Leisure, Fast Company, Inc., Fortune, The Verge, TechCrunch, CNN, and more.
- A winner of numerous awards, including two Emmys, she's covered everything from social justice, health and wellness, and travel to breaking news, events, technology, and automotive for top-tier outlets all over the world.
Experience
Abigail Bassett is an award-winning and experienced freelance journalist, writer, on-air talent, and television producer with more than two decades of diverse experience. She's interviewed world leaders, business executives, celebrities, and thought leaders for a wide variety of stories and outlets, creating content for written stories, audio podcasts, major conferences like SXSW and the JBL Fest, and television shows. At CNN, she ran large teams that created content worldwide for well-known brands. She resides in Los Angeles with her husband, crazy rescue dog, and snuggly cat. When Abigail is not writing, producing, or doing on-camera and podcast work, she's teaching yoga, riding her bike, or out playing with her dog.
Education
Abigail graduated from the University of Southern California with a degree in communications. She dreams of getting her masters degree some day.
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Monterey Car Week 2024 is always packed with exclusive, rare and surprising vehicles, but this year these ten stood out as the most attention-grabbing.
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While wagons may have fallen from favor in the U.S., the BMW M5 Touring could upend that with sharp styling and a potent PHEV drivetrain.
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