Brad Polumbo on Muck Rack

Brad Polumbo

Miami
Covers:  I do everything, but love to talk civil liberties, LGBT issues, and higher education.
Journalist & YouTuber | Host, Brad vs Everyone Podcast | Contributor @DCExaminer | @Steamboat_Inst Blankley Fellow | @Kalshi Partner

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Editor at my college's newspaper! Highly recommend.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Umm no

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Twitter DM. Very casual and I can get a sense of who's reaching out.

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Cision, Meltwater, Grammarly, Google Docs, Word Press

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter, like any aspiring political hack

Who do you wish followed you?

Guy Benson

Why did you become a journalist?

I have a lot of hot takes and apparently people like reading them.

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

I worked for my college newspaper, as an opinion editor & columnist.

When's the best time to pitch you?

I'm on email basically 24/7, so whenever.

When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?

In bed

Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?

The Wall Street Journal

What's the most common misperception about your beat?

That LGBT commentary has to come from a liberal perspective.

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