What was your first job as a journalist?
Proofreader, L.A. Weekly.
Have you ever used a typewriter?
Yes.
Who's your favorite fictional journalist?
Lou Grant.
What does it mean to be a journalist?
It means following your passion. (I know that's hokey but it's true.)
How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?
Verbally.
Why did you become a journalist?
Change the world.
What advice can you offer to aspiring journalists?
Break news.
When's the best time to pitch you?
Afternoon.
When you're not at a computer, where are you most likely to be?
On a bike.
Aside from your own, what's your favorite publication to read?
Bicycling magazine.
What's the most common misperception about your beat?
It's glamorous.