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, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of ...

, 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 ''

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'', 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 Lowell Jackson Thomas (April 6, 1892 – August 29, 1981) was an American writer, Television presenter, broadcaster, and documentary filmmaker. He authored more than fifty non-fiction books, mostly travel narratives and popular biographies of ex ...

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)