Edna Gundersen is an American

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who was a longtime music writer and critic for ''

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''. Gundersen grew up in

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. She attained a degree in journalism from the

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and then wrote features and entertainment news for the ''

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'' from 1977 to 1987. Being part of the Gannett Company news chain, her articles began appearing in ''

'' in 1986, and then that paper hired her directly from 1996 to 2014. Her pieces and reviews have been frequently quoted in the rock and pop press, and the broad, national reach of ''USA Today'' has made her an influential writer.

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USA Today January 1999 bio
American music critics American music journalists USA Today journalists University of Texas at El Paso alumni Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American women journalists American women music critics Women writers about music Writers from El Paso, Texas 21st-century American women {{US-music-journalist-stub