Chris Hardesty
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Kelley Blue Book,
MarketWatch,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
Morningstar,
Akron Beacon Journal,
Autotrader U.S,
Faithful & True Podcast
Covers:
Auto advice and electric vehicles. I edit and write stories for consumers about car ownership, car buying and selling, auto maintenance and upkeep, auto financing, auto insurance and more.
Fan of competitive eating & Frye shoes. Father, road trip enthusiast, all-around good guy from Chattanooga. Advice editor at Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader.
Chris Hardesty’s Biography
Chris Hardesty writes and edits advice content for Kelley Blue Book and Autotrader. His 25-year journalism career includes leading editorial research at The News & Observer in North Carolina, The Mercury News in California, and Newsday in New York. After that, he was an online news editor at The Wall Street Journal before moving to the Atlanta area. Once he settled in Georgia, he wrote how-to guides for The Home Depot. Before joining the Cox Automotive publications, he was part of the external communications team at Southern Company Gas.