What was your first job as a journalist?
Covering an IMSA race.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
My mother had one in my dad’s office as a child. I played on it throughout the years.
How is social media changing news?
For the worse.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
J. Jonah Jameson
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being above reproach.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Upfront and ready to have fun.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Word, Google Docs, Lightroom
What's your favorite social network?
Instagram
Who do you wish followed you?
Before his passing, I’d have loved to have been followed but Anthony Bourdain.
Why did you become a journalist?
Fell into it. Not planning on falling out.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Being embedded with Koenigsegg on their record run was amazing, but dealing with the heartbreak of my journey through adoption.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Write, write, and write some more.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Whenever you want something killer delivered.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Koenigsegg’s record run.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Walking.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Playboy, Top Gear, CNN
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
We’re bought and sold by automakers.
