Santa Barbara Talks Podcast 72: Sportswriter Mark Patton

Sportswriter Mark Patton talks with Josh Molina about his wonderful, decades-long career, telling the stories of Santa Barbara's athletes. Patton shares stories about covering basketball star Brian Shaw, discusses his favorite athletes and opens up about his writing style. Patton talks about his high school and college sports experiences, learning journalism under Ray Canton at The Channels, working as a crime reporter for the Santa Maria Times, and then landing his dream job at his local newspaper. Patton also talks about raising his daughters and his new plans for the next stage of his life, including writing a regular column for Noozhawk. Hear two journalists chop it up and share their journalism stories.