Author & Media Kit

Short Biography

Joshua Resnek is an Emmy-recognized Massachusetts writer, journalist, editor, publisher, and author whose work has chronicled Chelsea and Greater Boston for more than five decades. His books combine first-person storytelling, social history, and close attention to the people who give a city its character.

Full Biography

Born in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in 1950, Joshua Resnek moved to Chelsea in 1977 and began reporting for the daily Chelsea Record. His work as a reporter, editor, publisher, and author grew alongside a decades-long creative partnership with photographer Arnie Jarmak.

Resnek has written for publications including The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and Boston Magazine. In 1996, he received a regional Emmy Award for investigative reporting for a three-part NBC Boston series on the presidential pardon system. His books include Turbulent Years in Chelsea, Rugged, The Last Seder in Little Jerusalem, and The Evening News with Walter Cronkite. In 2024, he appeared as Vincent “Vinny” Bellini in the Boston short film Mobston.

Career Highlights

• More than five decades of writing, reporting, editing, and publishing.
• Longstanding coverage of Chelsea and Greater Boston.
• Regional Emmy Award for investigative reporting in 1996.
• Published work in The Boston Globe, The New York Times, and Boston Magazine.
• Four published books, including three volumes created with photographer Arnie Jarmak.
• Credited screen role in the 2024 short film Mobston.

Topics in His Work

Selected Books

• The Last Seder in Little Jerusalem — Joshua Resnek and Arnie Jarmak.
• Turbulent Years in Chelsea — Arnie Jarmak and Joshua Resnek.
• Rugged — Arnie Jarmak and Joshua Resnek.
• The Evening News with Walter Cronkite — Joshua Resnek.
• The Last Four Mayors — Volume IV of The Chelsea Series.