Journalism — Grafon Writing Co.

I’ve written about a little bit of everything, from reporting on contentious School Board meetings to the history of downtown Tampa’s minarets, from a Category 5 hurricane to a coral reef in Key West, from a World War II-era open-cockpit airplane to a sordid murder trial.
I have a way of making every story about a person and not just an issue. Just read this piece.
I started “Generation Gap,” a series riffing on generational divides where I debated the Tampa Bay Times’ chairman and CEO.
I co-created the Tampa Bay Times’ audience engagement series, Florida Wonders.
I created a viral “How Florida are you?” quiz that had people commenting their scores for days.
I was a key member of a weekly podcast on MTV’s "Siesta Key.”
I’m comfortable in front of the camera — check out this video editorial as proof.
I managed a Facebook group on local schools that has since grown to almost 5,000 members.

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