@gomaryvalelions Varsity 🏀 Coach. Freelance reporter. Formerly of CDT, Sun & 105.7 The Fan sports. Educator. Cancer survivor. @LoyolaMaryland (MAT) student.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Fox Sports 1340 AM writer/editor
Have you ever used a typewriter?
No, but it would be fun!
How is social media changing news?
It's harder to decipher whether or not something is true now. You have to be more diligent in fact-checking on your own accord.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
N/A
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Being available. You always have to be available to write a multitude of stories.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
N/A
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email or Twitter
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
WordPress and other sites.
What's your favorite social network?
X (Twitter)
Who do you wish followed you?
Ken Griffey Jr. or Frank Thomas.
Why did you become a journalist?
I love writing about sports, but it became a reality that this could be a job for me.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Still attempting to figure that out.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Going to the correct university matters. It's tough to have connections as an attendee of a smaller university.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
A story about a Zumba instructor that continued to teach despite having terminal cancer.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
N/A
What's your favorite drink?
N/A
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
At the gym or on vacation somewhere.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
The Athletic, Baltimore Beat, The News
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That anyone can do it well. Anyone can do it, but not necessarily at a high level.
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