BU grad joins WBJ newsroom to lead healthcare, diversity & inclusion coverage

Photo | Courtesy of Isabel Tehan WBJ Staff Writer Isabel Tehan

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Isabel Tehan, a 2022 graduate of the Boston University master’s program in journalism and former intern at the Philadelphia Business Journal, has been hired by Worcester Business Journal as its newest staff writer.

Tehan, who speaks Spanish proficiently, will lead WBJ’s coverage in two of its primary industry beats: diversity & inclusion, and health care. Her first day at WBJ was Dec. 27.

“Isabel has already jumped right in with both feet, having written stories on expanding abortion access, nursing programs at local colleges, and a company selling defective healthcare equipment,” WBJ Editor Brad Kane said. “We’re very excited to have her lead coverage of key Central Massachusetts industries.”

Tehan received her bachelor’s degree in English and Spanish from the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, where she wrote for the campus newspaper, The Spire. During her time there, she worked as a research assistant for the Digital Transgender Archive. Her undergraduate studies included a semester studying abroad at Universitat de les Illes Balears in Spain.

After graduation from Holy Cross, Tehan worked as a business operations assistant for Beacon Press in Boston.

She then enrolled at Boston University in 2021 to pursue her passion for journalism. While there, she was a contributor to the New Bedford Standard-Times and the Boston University News Service.

In summer 2022, she interned at the newsroom of the Philadelphia Business Journal, which is owned by American City Business Journals and the same parent company of Boston Business Journal. In the fall of 2022, she interned at Boston news organization GBH.