Yep, I've done a couple things. Been working in TV a long time, the last 19 years at the network level. I've covered aviation, crime, entertainment, natural disasters, medical stories, and all manner of breaking news. For the last year and a half I've had the great honor ...
caroline sommers
Storyteller to the World
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So many shakshukas, so few Sundays
I'm obsessed with Shakshuka [/ʃakˈʃuːkə/; Arabic: شكشوكة, Hebrew: שקשוקה, a North African and Israeli dish that can be eaten for brekkie, lunch or dinner, that features poached eggs over a simmering sauce of tomatoes, chili peppers, and onions and is spiced with cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper. Along with ...
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Long-lost sisters
A few days after Thanksgiving 2017 my mother suffered a head injury just damaging enough to kick her Alzheimer’s into high gear. She spent a week in the hospital and then, too broken and disoriented to come home, she was sent to a nearby nursing home for rehab. ...
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C-Sizzle, a/k/a Caroline Sommers’ Greatest Hits
Here’s a snapshot of some of my proudest producing moments. Truth is I’ve done so many shows I love, it’s difficult to choose a favorite. Think Sophie’s Choice. This was edited by yours truly after taking a fabulous Premiere class @ American GFX Institute.
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Tattoos and Body Modification
Tattoos? That’s kid stuff. An inside look at body modification, including piercing and stretching the skin, ritual scarification, a/k/a searing a tattoo into the skin with a scalpel, and another activity involving MEAT HOOKS. Read on…
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Secrets of SEAL Team 6
If anyone dumped me into a pool with my hands tied behind my back I’d be dead within minutes. But that’s standard operating practice for Navy SEALs in training. Not only that but they have to retrieve items from the bottom of the pool besides.
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Why Planes Crash: Breaking Point
What happens when a 747 reaches its breaking point? This. An in-depth analysis with graphic animations of several accidents, including the deadliest single-aircraft plane crash in history, which left 520 of 524 dead.
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Why Planes Crash: Brace for Impact
Everyone knows about Sully and the plane he put into the Hudson. Bet you didn’t know there have been many other commercial airliners that have gone down in the water. (The technical term is “ditching.”) Here are some of those stories.
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Inside the Macomb County Morgue
When people die under unusual circumstances in Macomb County Michigan, north of Detroit, the M.E. sends investigators to the scene. One case was beyond unusual: a naked 50-year-old man with his head through a wall. Literally.