‘It allows us to just get to work’

Journalism is inherently painful. We write about the crime in our neighborhoods, wildfires burning across the state, the family who lost a child. And while not all stories are like this, some of the most powerful ones are about loss. But this week, I learned that just...

Sometimes the big idea just needs a little finessing

I like to say that I’m a dreamer. I come up with grand ideas for projects and stories. But I’ve learned that expectations aren’t always reality. This week, I had a vision for how my story would turn out. And let’s just say what I ended up with...

Returning to my journalism roots through Next Gen Radio

Meeting sources like Mikel Kowalcyk, Johnny Bousquet, and Armando Tellez is the reason I became a journalist in the first place. By speaking with them, I’m reminded that their stories are what should matter most to me—not views, clicks, retweets or office politics....

It’s all fun and games until Wednesday

My first listen felt like a scene straight out of “Rocky.” After three hours of listening to my “sh*tty first draft” with my mentor and then my editor, I could have sworn I heard Tony from “Rocky 3” shout from the corner, “Throw in the towel....