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Sal Nudo

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Sal Nudo is the author of several fiction and nonfiction books available on Amazon. Drawing on his master’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, his work often explores journalism techniques and creative nonfiction.

Nudo earned the "What I Believe" Essay Award from Townsend Press in 2025 and was a winner in the 2026 "One Room One Challenge" contest for his essay, "Intermittent Light." He also received the Marian and Barney Brody Creative Feature Article Writing Award in 2015. His writing has been featured in Illinois Alumni magazine, the Mahomet Citizen, and in local publications.
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Podcast Episode: Hard Rock Lessons In Longevity

Pip: If you've ever wondered what Def Leppard and a gated snare drum have in common with a journalism professor's pep talk, Sal Nudo's recent posts are here to connect those dots.

Mara: This episode covers two territories — what four-plus decades of one band can teach about resilience and long-term success, and how the studio itself became the instrument behind 1980s hard rock's impossible scale.

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