How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email with all the details: who, what, why, how and when with great active high resolution photos - no attachments!
Who do you wish followed you?
The U.S. Surgeon Generals (past and present); Cheryl Isaac Booth, the President of the Academy; Ford Motor Company Fund; & the Mayor of LA.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
I did not work on the West Covina High School Newspaper but was often in the news - positive stories!
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
When away from my computer, my preference is traveling to my next story.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
I prefer a human interest angle to any story I cover. It more than just stats, it's the emotion and realness that's important to readers.