Award-winning writer and storyteller. Meticulous editor. Knowledgeable interviewer. Occasional Trivia Guy.I’m a creative thinker and a veteran of the digital space, including content creation at Lutron Electronics -- a leading lighting control manufacturer -- and editorial positions at CNN, where I wrote longform stories, oversaw entertainment, and built traffic. I've interviewed Barack Obama and Kermit the Frog, examined American Exceptionalism and earth-shaking discoveries, bantered with MAD Magazine's Usual Gang of Idiots and chronicled celebrity-studded red carpets. I’m fascinated by connections between media, business, pop culture, politics, and community – and I love telling stories that tie these elements together.Along the way I've been a part of Peabody-winning coverage, spent the 2010-11 academic year as a Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellow, helped develop case studies, and been a game-show contestant. (If you're wondering, I received some nice parting gifts.)Douglas Adams once said, "I'd take the awe of understanding over the awe of ignorance any day." I’ll second that. He also recommended never being without a towel. I'll second that, too.