Bryan West
Verified
Music Reporter
@tennesseannews & @usatoday 🌈 🫶🏻 Media inquiries: pr@gannett.com
Interview
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Senior year of high school to type my college applications.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Gary Vosot.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
#emmasbooty - in reference to our morning show anchor's bag of popcorn. The brand was "Pirate's Booty."
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Edius, ENPS, Photoshop, the Internet.
Who do you wish followed you?
Any NBC talent: Brian Williams, Meredith Vieira, Matt Lauer, Savannah Guthrie, Natalie Morales, Willie Geist, Al Roker, Thomas Roberts, etc.
Why did you become a journalist?
I can be myself and meet a lot of really neat people.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I didn't... I made the switch to journalism during my first year of college. (I always thought I'd be a CEO.)
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Ernie's Fight (did everything but voiced/front this): http://www.azcentral.com/video/1783572600001.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't wait for someone to tell you to do something, do it! Remember every market is a starting market.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Before noon.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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