Month: February 2008
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Roman Ruins, Perge Turkey
Perge, Turkey is a world class archeological site. An important Roman shipping port during its heyday, it was abandoned centuries ago. Now, the only visitors come on tour busses from Side. It must have been a large city. The ruins include a stadium, a theater, public baths that still hold water and a colossal arched…
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Chennai India after the Tsunami
A month after the December 26, 2004 Tsunami that rocked countries bordering the Indian Ocean, I visited Chennai, India. Chennai, formerly known as Madras, is a city in Tamil Nadu. Chennai was hit by the wave, and was just beginning to recover when we arrived. Judging from this footage, it is hard to tell that…
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The Weather Channel
About the only good thing connected to this year’s lousy Chicago winter weather is the call I got from The Weather Channel. John Thayer, an old pal from my TV-38 days is now the Senior Manager for Broadcast Operations. John referred me to Assignment Manager Eileen Winslow. It has been a few years since I…
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Mosaic TV closes with The Life of Apostle Peter
The Lutheran Magazine ran this story announcing the end of the Mosaic Video series and our Life of Apostle Peter with Rick Steves video. The Life of Apostle Peter with host Rick Steves is the final episode of Mosaic Television. Launched in 1988, Mosaic was the quarterly video program produced by ELCA Communication Services. It…
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A Walk from the Mount of Olives to the Old City
Today, some friends and I took a walk from Augusta Victoria Hospital on the Mount of Olives, down through the Kidron Valley and into the Old City of Jerusalem. These are some of the images in no particular order. The music is Ludwig Van Beethoven.www.frakesproductions.com Tim Frakes Productions is a full service video production company…