What was your first job as a journalist?
Sports Editor at the Green Valley News and Sahuarita Sun
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
By making your brand as a journalist accessible, 24/7/365, and by making person-to-person contact between sources and journalists easier.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Clark Kent
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means the world, because I'm able to tell other people's stories for a living.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Via email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Twitter, Microsoft Word, Rev
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Tom Boswell
Why did you become a journalist?
Because I love telling people's stories and covering sports in a way that everyone can relate to.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes, I was a sports reporter
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
My story on Sahuarita High School track coach, Joe Prince, when I was in Sahuarita.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep working your ass off, no matter how many people ignore your work
When's the best time to pitch you?
Morning
What's the best pitch you ever got?
To do a meet and greet with the San Diego chicken
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
There's been far too many to innumerate
What's your favorite drink?
Cold brew
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At a sporting event or concert.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Washington Post
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That we can get people free tickets to sporting events and concerts.
