Month: January 2008

General, Journal

Simply Remarkable – Fran Lewine

January 20, 2008September 19, 2017By Silvio Carrillo

She always brought in bagels on the weekends. She’d tell me all about her gambling trips. And she always wanted to know what I was up to. Fran Lewine was a special woman. Before I left for Baghdad I made it a point to have dinner with her. Before I left CNN I made it

General, Journal

Done Deal

January 18, 2008September 19, 2017By Silvio Carrillo

July 6, 1996 was my first day at CNN and January 11, 2008 was my last. I’ve been thinking about leaving CNN for over three years. I wanted to quit and move to California. In the end I knew I had to take it one step at a time and begin by leaving CNN. It