Had a three-year internship at the Stillwater Gazette, a newspaper located in Stillwater, Minnesota, while attending college.
Graduated in April 2007 with a B.A. in Professional Writing from Metropolitan State University in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Wrote restaurant reviews for his college newspaper.
Hobbies include listening to music and collecting souvenir shot glasses. He has been collecting them since his 21st birthday.
Once worked for an arts and entertainment website where he interviewed many artists including film director Wes Craven,
musician Lisa Loeb, and author David Baldacci.