What was your first job as a journalist?
examiner
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
I provides tracking and helps build substance.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lois Lane
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Everything. I love learning more about the people I interview and helping the world understand who they are.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Cision, Mailchimp, Google Share, Zoom
What's your favorite social network?
Facebook
Who do you wish followed you?
Oprah
Why did you become a journalist?
I love meeting people and connecting.
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Writing for Look To The Stars and also working with Scott L. Schwartz and reporting his visits to support children with cancer at CHOC.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Just listen...
When's the best time to pitch you?
Anytime, I work 24.7
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Celebrity baby shower.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
Anything CBD. Not interested in that, sorry.
What's your favorite drink?
Starbucks Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On my phone
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Life & Style
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That I just do one type of interview, I love all interviews
