#21: "Buy Limes?" Tales in Journalism

Every Day Is An Adventure For A Reporter

Journalism is dying, IMO. But for a long time, it was glorious to be a reporter. You made your living chasing down stories while proudly displaying your “MEDIA” badge, hoping that, one day, you might go to jail to protect your sources.

I knew I wanted to be a newspaper reporter since about 8^th grade. When I landed a job as a beat reporter for the Potomac News (Woodbridge, VA) right out of college, I was thrilled.

So many weird and wonderful things happened to me as a reporter during those two years. The stories you’re about to read occurred at the very beginning of my quest for a meaningful career.

The beginning of an incredible ride as a journalist. I wonder whatever happened to Mike Hickey?

My Time as a Murder Suspect

Becoming a newspaper reporter was my dream job, and I was determined to be a good one. For a long time, I kept a local police scanner at home. One night, with a date over …