Journalism students constantly ask me how much journalists make. But after that, they ask me how I got my start. In late 2001, I took a job writing obituaries for a branch of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, and in my “free” time, I jumped at every feature assignment I could get. After a few years, I built up enough clips to become a real-life reporter in upstate New York, and then an editor at Alternative Press. After five years at AP, I decided to go back to my roots (however, not so far back as to write obituaries). While most of my stories now don’t really have a lot of room for personality, I am proud of some of these guys:
- East Franklin Police: ‘It Appeared Intentional’ (7/10/12)
- Elderton High to Close (6/28/12)
- HAVIN Director Puts Blame on Husbands in Indiana Incidents (6/5/12)
- Valley Deaf Children Ready to “Mainstream” (7/24/11)
- Inseparable Couple Shares 80 Years of Love, Living, Hard Times (7/17/11)
- D-Day Memories Etched in Sunnyview Resident’s Mind (7/3/11)
- Frazer Man to Participate in Grueling “Death Race” (6/11/11)
- The Life of a School Nurse (4/25/04)
- Kids Love the New Toys (11/23/03)
- Angels on Call (2/23/03)
- Featured in the VND 13 Years Ago, Deer Lakes Senior is Ready to Graduate (6/7/02)
