Hazel Bradford

Reporter (Washington)

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Hazel Bradford is a reporter covering Washington.

Most recently, she was director of communications for the International Masonry Institute. Before that, she was a Washington correspondent for McGraw-Hill publications, including Business Week and Engineering News-Record. Her primary beats were labor and employment. Ms. Bradford is a graduate of New College of Florida.

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