Mr. Magedson has a long standing career
in the field of consumer advocacy and media and has continued
to assist those who are underprivileged and who face obstacles
to freedom of expression. His personality and passion make
him a noted celebrity and shrewd advocate for the general
public.
His current tenure as Editor in Chief for the highly trafficked
web publication, badbusinessbureau.com aka www.ripoffreport.com,
has given him an opportunity to serve tens of thousands of
consumers and help their voice be heard. As sounding board
for the public and a vigilant eye for the government, watchdog
organizations and law firms nationwide, www.ripoffreport.com
has become something of an institution, the results of which
are due to Ed Magedson, its founder.
Mr. Magedson works directly with agencies providing detailed
investigative information, and trend data. Agencies served
include the FBI, FTC, Justice Department, Homeland Security,
U.S. Postal Inspectors, various Local and State Police Agencies,
and over 15 Attorneys General nationwide. His commitment has
been to help these organizations to stop corrupt business
practices and return what has been taken from the victims.
Also a popular media celebrity due to the nature of what he
does and his appealingly eccentric personality, Mr. Magedson
has done hundreds of on camera interviews for almost every
major network and scores of local news shows. His investigative
work has appeared on such prime time shows as 48 Hours, Current
Affair, Dateline, Inside Edition, and MSNBC. On the Early
Show on ABC he was dubbed “Erin Brokovich without the
body”.