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Paula Edelstein began her entertainment career in Chicago, IL, as a model in television commercials. During her years in Chicago, she was a contributor to major publications, including Johnson Publishing, Johnson Products, and Tuesday Publications. She later joined the CBS affiliate WMBD-TV in Peoria, IL, as a member of the news team. Since her move to the West Coast, Edelstein has worked with major producers, entertainment companies, and broadcast journalists, including KTTV-TV, Norman Lear, Soul Train, the William Morris Agency, Agency for the Performing Arts, Regency Artists, Paramount Pictures, the Walt Disney Company, Motown Productions, RKO Pictures, KFAC-FM Radio, Eddie Murphy Television, Star Trek, Bob Dylan, and Sony Pictures Classics. Her writing was noticed while at Paramount and was encouraged by executives of RKO Pictures during her stint as a story editor. Her writing credits include "Bricktop — The Musical," "Polo Fever," "Rap On," "The Adventures of Heather and Megan," and "The Cool Sounds of Timeless Jazz," as well as contributions to many articles, interviews, music reviews, short stories, and songs. Educated throughout the United States at several prestigious colleges and universities, Edelstein has co-produced various programs, seminars for Women in Film, and has judged the International Broadcasting Awards. She is included in Who's Who of American Women and currently works as a freelance journalist. In 2000, Edelstein received the Editor's Choice Award from the International Library of Poetry. She has written two books and authored liner notes for several best-selling CDs produced and performed by Armik, Eric Person, Elliot Caine, Young & Rollins, Estelle Reiner, and many others. She also authored several introductory jazz courses for online universities and Internet publications. She is a member of the Recording Academy (NARAS), ASCAP, and the Jazz Journalists Association. In 2008, Edelstein produced and narrated Sounds of Timeless Jazz: A Collection of Interviews featuring Stanley Clarke, Ahmad Jamal, Carmen Lundy, Valarie King, Daniel Ho, and the esteemed poet laureate Marvin Kimbrough. In addition to her music journalism career, Paula Edelstein is a licensed realtor/broker. She owns and operates a real estate brokerage firm in Studio City, CA.