Category: Interesting People
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Sanctuary, ACT3 Network a Dream for Christian Unity
Tune in Sunday, March 22 at 11:30 a.m. on ABC7 Chicago for Sanctuary. This half hour broadcast tells the story of a former Baptist pastor, John H. Armstrong and his journey toward a new grass roots call for Christian unity with the ACT3 Network. Armstrong’s story will challenge what you think about your faith, and…
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Not the Cuban music you were expecting. D`Cámara Opus 5, J. Strauss
With all the hubbub surrounding the recent trend toward normalizing relations with Cuba, I thought I would repost this March, 2011 video I recorded in Matanza, Cuba. My friend Tony Fernandez is the bass player in this wonderful string quintet. D`Cámara Opus 5 is popular in Cuba and has toured in the United States, Europe…
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Amir Koushkani – Spiritual Journey
This is a Spiritual Journey segment I produced for 30 Good Minutes, WTTW Channel 11, PBS, Chicago. Amir Koushkani is an Iranian musician a Sufi and a master of the Persian instrument called “tar,” a stringed instrument whose soothing quality is particularly appropriate for music that stirs the spirit.
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India Tsunami, 10 years ago
Thanks Jim Quattrocki for this look back at our with adventure with Kevin Jacobson covering the impact of the January 2004 Tsunami that hit Tamil Nadu, India.
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Mausoleum of Meher Ali Shah Golra Sharif, Pakistan
Today the world learned that Taliban gunman stormed a military-run school in Peshawar, Pakistan and massacred 141 people, nearly all children. My heart goes out to the vast majority of peace loving Pakistani’s and especially the families of children and staff who lost their lives. This spring I visited a Sufi Shrine, the Mausoleum of…
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Three Stories Honoring Veterans
Here are three stories I produced with American veterans. Each reflect an attitude of humble service, typical of folks from the generation of Americans who grew up in the 1930s and 40s and served their country with honor and distinction. Anna Hauge was a Navy nurse on board the USS Tranquility, the hospital ship that…
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Country says ‘you can’t be a family’
Here is a story by reporter Marlen Garcia in the Chicago Sun Times about a new documentary I shot and edited for the Chicago Sunday Evening Club. The 1 hour program aired last night on WTTW Channel 11, PBS Chicago at 9:00 p.m. By MARLEN GARCIA October 16, 2014 5:58PM Shortly after Amy Godoy-Guerra married…
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Mike Kellogg Moody Radio Share Testimonial
Often I’m so busy I forget to watch projects after I finish them. This 2009 interview with Moody Radio Senior Announcer Mike Kellogg, host of “Music Through the Night” popped up on my Youtube feed. Nice stuff Mike!
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Healing in a Holy Land: New Broadcast Documentary, ABC7 Chicago
Healing in a Holy Land How about some good news from the Middle East! The Lutheran World Federation (LWF)-run Augusta Victoria Hospital (AVH) in Jerusalem provides life-saving healthcare to Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, and is the subject of a new documentary I produced for Greater Chicago Broadcast Ministries. The AVH is an…
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Perfect Storm: Reuven Firestone
I had the privilege of working with Reuven Firestone, Professor of Judaism and Islam at Hebrew Union College this spring in Pakistan with Intersections International. How many Jewish Rabbi’s do you know who hang out in Pakistan working to build peace and understanding? Rabbi Firestone is a mensch. Rabbi Firestone published this article on Intersections…