Faces Profile : Alex Tenenbaum

By Lucas Hamilton

In between classes and his weekly rounds of Droppin’ the ‘Baum on Kaimin readers, J-School senior in print Alex Tenenbaum spent his Fall semester interning with the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation’s Bugle Magazine.

“I’ve gotten the opportunity to take on some pretty interesting stories,” said Tenenbaum of his experience with Bugle. “It’s pretty unlimited in what you want to do.”

Tenenbaum said he had free rein to write as much as he wanted about just about any elk-related story he could come up with. His favorite story so far is one that he’s working on now about conservation work and the massive “spider bull” elk that was shot in Utah last September.

According to Tenenbaum, the Elk Foundation is “really working hard to benefit ecosystems.”

Bugle, the bimonthly journal for the Elk Foundation, is “doing a whole lot better than they’ve ever done,” said Tenenbaum, who estimated the magazine’s circulation, was around 500,000.

Tenenbaum said he was interested in Bugle because it combined hunting with conservation.

Looking ahead, Tenenbaum was still uncertain of what he wants to do after graduation, but said that he’ll probably start his own business and freelance for magazines on the side.