Hauntingly Beautiful

Hauntingly Beautiful Episode 20 welcomes my longtime friend, Todd Bailey, aka Pol-skeet-skeet! Todd is a photo journalist, originally from Erie, Pennsylvania, but currently residing in the “deep south” of Austin, Texas. We open the episode discussing the motivational support we have provided for one another from the beginning and even now that we are 1,500 miles apart. We explore how Todd became interested in working in news rather than in software engineering, and how he got his first job in the field. After we contemplate when a trusty Pennsylvania beer might finally reach Austin, Todd explains some of the expenses involved in filming, the differences between local and national news, and what lengths he must go to cover a story adequately. We talk about how draining and rewarding it can be to carry the responsibility of providing the general public with reliable information and how difficult it can be to cover stories involving tragedies like accidents and murders. Finally, we wrap up the episode by discuss