Tanner Latham

Tanner Latham is a writer and podcaster from Alabama.

Latham is a graduate from the University of Alabama, where he studied English and theater. While at Alabama he performed in theater productions,[1][2][3] but after graduation got a job as a travel writer[4][5][6] and assistant travel editor[7] for Southern Living, covering the southern United States:[8] his job was described as "travel[ing] around the South and eat[ing] for a living".[9] In 2009 he and fellow "Tales of the Road" writer Taylor Bruce won the bronze award in the Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition, named for Lowell Thomas and awarded by the Society of American Travel Writers.[10]

By 2011, he had left the magazine and become an independent writer (reporting for NPR affiliate WFAE's show Authentic South[11]) and podcaster.[12]

References
  1. Cobb, Mark Hughes (11 April 1998). "One-act plays bookended nicely by off-beat choices". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B2. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  2. Cobb, Mark Hughes (18 February 1999). "Psycho Beach Party was a scream". The Tuscaloosa News. p. C5. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  3. "One-Act plays". The Tuscaloosa News. 9 April 1998. p. C5. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  4. Curry, Carole (23 September 2007). "Mention in magazine does more for business than expected". Asheville Citizen-Times. p. D1. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  5. Dorsett, Chad (31 October 2008). "Ram Cat Alley businesses operating in Seneca in Southern Living Magazine". The Anderson Independent-Mail. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  6. "Southern Living article features Natchez characters". Natchez Democrat. 13 February 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  7. Reynolds, Lark (12 September 2006). "Greer's lively downtown catches writer's eye". The Greenville News. p. A14. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  8. "Great Plains Country Association sets annual meeting". Altus Times. 16 June 2002. p. 6. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  9. "Southern Living praises Gulfport's Blow Fly Inn". Sun Herald. 3 March 2004. p. B10. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  10. "Southern Living travel bloggers win bronze award". Media of Birmingham. 28 October 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  11. "Tanner Latham: Authentic South Host". WFAE. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
  12. "Representatives from 17 Nevada counties gather at the CasaBlanca Resort April 6–8 for the annual Rural Roundup". Digital Journal. 11 April 2011. Retrieved 11 September 2013.
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