Talmage Garn
(He/Him)
Covers:
Hip-hop, Salt Lake City, concerts, indie rock, Salt Lake City, Utah, music news, alternative rock, pop, top 40, soul, pro wrestling, vinyl records, and more.
Interview
What was your first job as a journalist?
Portland State University: Music Journalist, Film
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes
How is social media changing news?
A lot.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
No idea
What does it mean to be a journalist?
Hustlin'
What's the funniest news-related #hashtag you've seen?
Not huge into hashtags.
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Email, Twitter
What tools and software do you use to do your job?
Google
What's your favorite social network?
Twitter
Who do you wish followed you?
Hip-Hop artists, professional wrestlers, music producers, performers, local artists.
Why did you become a journalist?
I enjoy writing
Did you work for your high school newspaper? If so, what did you do there?
Yes. Writer. Photographer.
What story are you most proud of writing or working on?
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Keep on reading and exploring.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Mornings/Afternoons
What's the best pitch you ever got?
Post Malone Raising Canes
What's the worst pitch you ever got?
I haven't had a bad pitch.
What's your favorite drink?
Water
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
The Gym, on the couch reading
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Pitchfork
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's just as much about people as it is about the music.
Would you like to take the Muck Rack Interview?
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