Steven Hawkins is from Greenville, South Carolina. He is a Newspaper letter writer for some of the largest newspapers in South Carolina and North Carolina.

Interview

What was your first job as a journalist?

Greenville Drive letter to the editor

How is social media changing news?

Making news more available

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Angela Lansbury murder she wrote

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

No

What tools and software do you use to do your job?

Smartphone and tablet

What's your favorite social network?

Facebook

Who do you wish followed you?

Donald Trump Paul Ryan, and Whoppi Goldberg

Why did you become a journalist?

Beth Padgett called me about a piece I wrote about the Greenville Drive baseball team

Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?

No I did not

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

The super bowl piece I wrote about Carolina Panthers game they lost to Denver Broncos

What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?

Keep reading and keep trying

When's the best time to pitch you?

The first of the month

What's the best pitch you ever got?

Super Bowl letter I wrote for the Carolina Panthers game against the Denver Broncos

What's the worst pitch you ever got?

Editor Beth Padgett called on evening from the Greenville news. I was so excited

What's your favorite drink?

Blackberry wine

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