What was your first job as a journalist?
My wife and I bought 3 newspapers at one time in 2020.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
How is social media changing news?
More of it claims to be news, but it's not.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Eric Schwartz
What does it mean to be a journalist?
I'll let you know if I ever become one.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Anything Apple.
What's your favorite social network?
X
Who do you wish followed you?
Don't care.
Why did you become a journalist?
I'm not one.
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?
All of them.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Don't try and become an activist just write the story straight up.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings.
What's the best pitch you ever got?
I haven't had it yet.
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
This one.....
What's your favorite drink?
H2O
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
In my car.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Any hyper-locally focused newspaper.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
Don't know.
