i was at Elon U today for the Central Carolina J-Day and led a session on where to find good story ideas to a group of (very engaged) hs students.

all i can say is: the future of the journalism world is in good hands, y’all.

before i was a reporter, i was a professional musician. d’angelo is one of like five artists that genuinely, truly impacted my musicianship in a way words can’t describe. i’m heartbroken. rip to THE GOAT.

got to experience some W. North Carolina beauty! Stone Mt. was a treat.

supporting for my first @durhambulls.bsky.social game today. go Bulls!

After tragic flooding in Texas swept Camp Mystic away, we asked ourselves which camps here are most at risk.

@newsobserver.com Database Editor David Raynor and I found 18 youth summer camps across the NC that are on or very near federal flood zones.

Read more:
www.newsobserver.com/news/state/n...

it’s the honor of a lifetime to learn the Associated Press “Lethal Restraint” project was named a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

i worked on the investigation in grad school and owe much of my successes to the mentorship i got from the AP team.

can’t wait to pay that forward someday.

thank you TAB, thanks to my editors/mentors/colleagues at KERA News.

and thank YOU Dallas. let’s keep the momentum!

talk soon🖤

ah yes! “Smog Season” in DFW…

mom and dad got me good this morning. i’ll admit to some tears after i opened this gift.

couldn’t have done it without my family, partner and, of course, you Dallas. i love you a whole lot.

happy holidays.

thinking about some good times with the gentlemen from “that little ol’ band from Texas.”

“seen damn near the whole damn world from the inside of a bar”

Haven’t posted about my resturant obsession here yet, but I am a fan of great food — and strong drinks.

Tonight, I’m at Fond in downtown Dallas (on Elm) to have some “new” French wine.

First glass was amazing. If you haven’t tried this place — DO IT SOON.