What was your first job as a journalist?
Blogging
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes. school book reports before the word processor
How is social media changing news?
Making it harder to find
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
none
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Shine some light on stories worth telling.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
e-mail
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Photomechanic, lightroom
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Bill Gates
Why did you become a journalist?
Traveling and adventures started by wanting to come back and share those stories with friends and family.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not work for my High school paper, but I dated a girl that did.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Upcoming piece on rural hospital
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Find a personal project
When's the best time to pitch you?
9:26am
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Fly fishing in Jackson Hole
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Doggie day care
What's your favorite drink?
Mojito in the warm months and Stout in the cold ones.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Nature
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
New Yorker
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Sports are all about team sports on a national stage. The more interesting stories are played out in the mountains, forests and river alone.
