What was your first job as a journalist?
2010-11 Biggest Fan of the Big East contest
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
Makes it easier to reach everybody
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Peter Parker
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Cover the topic/team with a passion to inform/entertain/humor.
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Coach Pat Kelsey has hashtegged his rebuilding of Louisville Basketball "ReviVille
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Have a good scoop and give it to me first.
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Canon camera, Dell laptop, iPhone 15
What's your favorite social network?
X
Who do you wish followed you?
:)
Why did you become a journalist?
It's in my blood
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
No, but I did work on the yearbook. Freshman section
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
Anything I get to scoop
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Act like you're supposed to be there
When's the best time to pitch you?
Early morning. Wanna be the first
What's the best pitch you ever got?
2010-2011 Biggest Fan of the Big East contest
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
When I got hit in the hand by a fastball in little league
What's your favorite drink?
Red Bull
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
Teaching
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Men's Health
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
That my editor gives me Murray State assignments :)
