Subrina Hudson has come home. Sort of. From 2013 to 2017, Hudson covered retail and advertising, among other beats, for our sister publication, the Los Angeles Business Journal. She’s ventured south to report on those sectors and a few others for us, having started on Jan 1.
“It will be very exciting to prove my L.A. friends wrong about Orange County,” Hudson said, with an easy smile and wit I’m excited for our readers to come to know.
Hudson caught the journalism bug early—elementary school. A good thing she didn’t have reporter instincts previously, growing up with a dad whose careers in the military and law enforcement included stints as a police helicopter pilot and investigator.
“He never talked about what he did until I was older,” Hudson said. “I’m glad I was initially clueless.”
Hudson studied journalism as an undergrad at Boston University and got her master’s degree at the University of Southern California. Once dad dissuaded her from a career covering fashion—we assume Officer Hudson can be persuasive—she was drawn to writing and reporting business stories.
“How do companies operate and grow? I wanted to know, even in college.” Subrina seems to have inherited some of Mr. Hudson’s intrepid nature, perhaps more than I like.
“Just took up snowboarding,” Hudson said. “I’m approaching intermediate.” What’s that clause they put in athletes’ contracts?
Hudson can be reached at hudson@
ocbj.com or (949) 664-5088.
— Pete Weitzner
