Alex Henderson

Journalist, Political Reporter, Cultural Critic, Editor/Proofreader

Alex V. Henderson
Philadelphia, PA
vixenatrixx@gmail.com

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Alex V. Henderson is a veteran journalist who covers political, social, business and financial topics as well as arts and entertainment. His topics have included civil liberties, the economy, poverty, unemployment, the War on Drugs, health care reform, corporate responsibility, U.S. foreign policy, the Prison/Industrial Complex and the environment. He also has considerable experience with technical writing, copy and content and editing/proofreading projects.

Henderson's work has appeared in a long list of publications that includes Salon, Billboard, AlterNet, The Raw Story, The L.A. Weekly, Spin, Skin Two, JazzTimes, Jazziz, XBIZ, Creem, HITS, Black Radio Exclusive (BRE), CD Review, Players, Latin Style, Pulse!, Music Connection, All About Jazz, the R&B Report, Black Beat, and Cash Box. In addition to his focus on political topics, Henderson has contributed several thousand CD reviews to The All Music Guide's popular website and serious of reference books (including AMG's rock, blues, R&B, country, electronica and hip-hop guides). Alex has written numerous liner notes, bios and press releases for many well known record companies, including Verve, Concord, MCA/Universal, Island, GNP Crescendo, Chesky, Delicious Vinyl, TSR, Rhino, Funkytown Grooves, Priority, Del-Fi and Challenge. And he has interviewed a long list of major musicians in rock (Heart, Berlin, Martha Davis, Megadeth, Steven Van Zandt) and R&B (Philip Bailey, Barry White, Stephanie Mills, Bobby Brown) as well as jazz (Sonny Rollins, Dizzy Gillespie, Chick Corea, Tito Puente, Stanley Clarke).