Hello there. How are you? What's important to you? Who is important to you? Why? How do you know? What do you want to know? How can I help you understand?
I start this section with a conversation because I feel it's the most important part of any journalistic process.
However, you'll notice that the conversation is one-sided. I hope you're correcting that as you read by answering me. In your head. Because others in the room with you might wonder why you're talking to yourself otherwise.
Moving on.
In sum, I want the journalism I practice to be a human experience and a conversation is the gateway for that to happen.
We have to engage. We have to listen. We have to be active members of the communities we serve.
I'd love to continue this conversation we've started. Please feel free to get in touch with me through any of the methods listed in the "Contact & Connect" portion of this site.
Beyond my feelings about the practice of my profession, here, in true getting-to-know-you style, are a few fun facts about me:
- I've moved around quite a bit: North Carolina, Ohio, New Mexico, Chicago, London, Washington, D.C., Columbia, Mo., St. Louis, Mo. -- and I expect the list to grow. As a kid, moving was tough, but it catalyzed my curiosity and gave me a wealth of experiences with a variety of people. It was, and continues to be, a great education for a journalist.
- I have interests outside of journalism, a few, but I do have them. Architecture, cooking, beer, movies, interior design and music as a start. I'm also not ashamed to admit that I have a television and even turn it on sometimes.
- I intensely dislike eating raw onions. Cook them and we're good. Carmelize them and we're even better.