Kevin Allman

As seen in: The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Gambit, The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate, EIN News, The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), Willamette Week, Coachella Valley Independent, Heart, Lung and Circulation

Former editor, @The_Gambit. Novelist (@EdgarAwards nominee), journalist (@latimes, @washingtonpost, others). Agent: @helenheller.

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What was your first job as a journalist?

Freelance, LA Weekly. Full-time, LA Herald Examiner

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yep. And I have a tattoo of a typewriter on my bicep.

What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?

#joyceevanstweets

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Email ONLY

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

InCopy, InDesign, Microsoft Word, Pages

What's your favorite social network?

Twitter, by a long shot

Who do you wish followed you?

Wayne Newton

Why did you become a journalist?

Inability to do anything else.

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

Nope

What's your favorite drink?

Liquor

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