Skateboarding Connections, Surprising Pitches, and Marathon Sponsorship

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An unexpected success story about pitching a traditional sports piece with Detroit music connections and pop culture references, thanks to the speaker's connections within the skateboarding world, and their astonishment at the acceptance of a bowling-related story. Sponsored ads include the Kohler new me 2.0 smart toilet and Team Milk supporting female marathon runners and promoting an upcoming women's marathon in Savannah.

Zach Harris is a journalist whose latest article for Rolling Stone is "Meet the Gen Z Hothead Burning Up Pro Bowling."

“I'm not like a staff writer who has … status and access. But if I come up with something fun that you've never heard of that might connect to the larger culture, then it kind of hits a nerve and a sweet spot for me. Someone like a pro skateboarder or a pro bowler, you guys have never heard of. And so being able to present a person and a culture and a world to a wider audience, I think suits me well and has been really a fun way to do profiles.”

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