Aidan McClain is the founder and editor of Hollywood Rebound, an independent publication that celebrates the art and people behind the entertainment industry.

His editorial instincts were shaped early. At the University of Wisconsin–Madison, he served as arts & entertainment editor of The Badger Herald, one of the country’s few fully independent student newspapers, before moving into social media and digital strategy — a transition that turned out to be more of a foundation than a detour. His talents in journalism and digital media — including time as a content strategist at a data-driven SaaS company — are what Hollywood Rebound runs on as a digital-first publication.

Before founding HR, he was a digital fellow at Washingtonian magazine, adding a year inside one of Washington’s most established regional titles.

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