What was your first job as a journalist?
Editor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Still do.
How is social media changing news?
Takes lying to the masses to another level.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
I do not have one.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
To tell great stories.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Does not matter
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Mac is my lifeblood.
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
I don't play that game.
Why did you become a journalist?
To give people a voice.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes; editor
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Retrospective of Jim Bouton's 1969 "Ball Four" season.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Never stop asking questions.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A 2-2 slider that hung over the plate.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Never received a bad pitch.
What's your favorite drink?
Sinatra Select
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Front porch
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
WaPo
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Journalists have an agenda.
