Evan Vladem on Muck Rack

Evan Vladem

Fort Lauderdale, Norwalk
Covers:  Sports business, finance, wealth management, financial planning, investing
Celebrities & Wealth Series @wealth_mgmt / Financial Advisor @aissportsus

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Miami Herald Intern

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email

Why did you become a journalist?

I love telling a story and bringing it to life.

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

Yes- Stoneman Douglas High School sports section editor.

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

First hand account of an Arena Football League practice squad player, where I was the player.

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Accuracy.

When's the best time to pitch you?

Morning

What's the best pitch you ever got?

I was asked if I had been eaten by alligators because I hadn't gotten back to a pitch in email. That certainly caught my attention.

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

Playing tennis.

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

WSJ.

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