Brad Friedman

Brad Friedman
Friedman on The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann in June 2012.
Born	Bradley Louis Friedman (1966-07-19) July 19, 1966 (age 50)
Nationality	American
Education	Interlochen Center for the Arts New York University (BFA) Tisch School of the Arts (BFA)
Occupation	Blogger, journalist, actor, radio broadcaster, director, and software programmer

Bradley Louis "Brad" Friedman (born July 19, 1966) is an American , journalist, actor, radio broadcaster, director and software programmer, most known for his criticism of election integrity issues in the United States. Friedman graduated from Interlochen Arts Academy in 1983 and received a BFA from New York University's (NYU) Tisch School of the Arts in 1988.

Friedman's blog covers voting rights and election integrity issues in the USA, and a number of other subjects related to media reform and political corruption from a progressive standpoint.

His blog site is generally critical of Premier Election Solutions (formerly Diebold Election Systems),ES&S, Sequoia Voting Systems and electronic voting in general.

Based on his advocacy at The BRAD BLOG and in other publications, he was invited to testify at the Election Assistance Commission's Voting Advocate Roundtable Discussion. Friedman is a noted advocate of a return to paper balloting and of the role of bloggers as journalists. He has been described in the New York Times as "perhaps the most dogged critic of electronic voting machine technology in the blogosphere".

Friedman is the host of the internationally syndicated daily radio show, The BradCast produced at Pacifica Radio's Los Angeles affiliate station KPFK 90.7FM, and the long time regular guest host of the nationally syndicated Mike Malloy Show.