Tanner Latham is a writer and podcaster from Alabama. Latham is a graduate from the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of Alabama is the oldest and largest of the publi ...

, where he studied English and theater. While at Alabama he performed in theater productions, but after graduation got a job as a travel writer and assistant travel editor for ''

Southern Living ''Southern Living'' is a lifestyle magazine aimed at readers in the Southern United States featuring recipes, house plans, garden plans, and information about Southern culture and travel. It is published by Birmingham, Alabama–based Southern Pr ...

'', covering the southern United States: his job was described as "travel ngaround the South and eat ngfor a living". 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. By 2011, he had left the magazine and become an independent writer (reporting for

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affiliate

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's show ''Authentic South'') and podcaster.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Latham, Tanner Living people Writers from Birmingham, Alabama University of Alabama alumni Year of birth missing (living people)