Bernadette Giacomazzo

Bernadette Giacomazzo (born Benedetta Rosalia Giuseppina Giacomazzo, 29 November 1977) is an American journalist, author, and publicist. She has had bylines in Teen Vogue, People, Us Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, and The New York Post.

Early life and education Giacomazzo is the oldest of two children, born in Far Rockaway, New York. Her father, Giuseppe Giacomazzo, was part of the Marseilles Mafia. Her mother, Anna Maria Natalucci, is the daughter of chef Paolo Natalucci, who had a number of restaurants in New York City in the 1960s and 1970s. She was raised in New York.

Career

Early career in journalism and media Giacomazzo began writing while in college, contributing to online music and entertainment publications In Music We Trust and The Indie Journal. Following the closure of The Island Ear, she interned at Astralwerks Records, where she participated in radio and promotional campaigns for electronic music artists including Basement Jaxx and The Chemical Brothers.

In 2001, Giacomazzo became assistant editor at The Inside Connection, a Long Island entertainment magazine. She also worked in radio production at WLIR-FM. In 2005, she became news editor of GO! NYC Magazine.

In 2006, Giacomazzo signed with Splash News as a professional photographer, covering red carpet events, concerts, and entertainment industry assignments. She continued contributing to digital media platforms including BET, BuzzFeed, Yahoo and FanSided.

Giacomazzo has written on entertainment, culture, sports, wellness, and business topics for Complex and Men’s Journal. Her editorial work for Men’s Journal includes coverage of entertainment industry developments, cultural commentary, and feature reporting on public figures, media trends, and consumer-facing entertainment news.

Giacomazzo is the founder and chief executive of G-Force Marketing & Publicity (formerly Akasha Multimedia), a media and communications firm. She later worked as head of unit publicity on projects such as Stakeout (2019). She is also the author of The Uprising dystopian fiction series, beginning with The Gathering. and The Golden Girls: A Cultural History, both part of a broader television studies series.

Personal life Giacomazzo is based in the Greater New York City area. She is multilingual, with fluency in English, Italian, and Spanish. She has publicly described herself as a long-term vegetarian and an advocate for animal and human rights.

Giacomazzo has lived in New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and Las Vegas, as well as Italy.