Chances are, you've heard Rudy Maxa's voice on public radio. The original host of the nationwide, one-hour weekend show called "The Savvy Traveler," he's also been delivering sensible and amusing travel advice to listeners of public radio's business show, Marketplace, for 14 years as "the Savvy Traveler." Today you may hear him Sundays 4-5 p.m. Pacific on CBS' KFWB News Talk 980 when he answers listeners' travel questions, delivers the latest travel news and deals, and interviews fascinating travel personalities. To hear at the show in real-time streaming or to find podcasts of past shows, visit kfwb.com

"Smart Travels" was the first High Definition television series on PBS, and Rudy's latest shows are now seen in Europe, the Middle East, Russia, and Africa on Travel Channel International.

Rudy's passion is making travel hassle-free and memorable for busy folks who must pay attention to time as well as to a budget. How do you find the heart of Paris in three days at the end of a business trip? Or explore Renaissance Florence, relax in two Italian villages, and find the best estates outside London? These are typical challenges for Rudy, a lifelong student - and teacher - of travel. He's an urbane, practical globetrotter who brings an investigative reporter's sensibility to his explorations. (While working as a Washington Post reporter earlier in his career, Rudy's exclusive stories on a national political scandal were nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.)

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