Author: Silvio Carrillo

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Back to New Orleans II


The next day we started out early with a meeting with the new bureau chief. He told us what his goals are for us and how we address the networks needs. I’m not thrilled about having to please the Anderson Cooper Show but that is where CNN President person Jon Klein has focused his sights

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Back to New Orleans


Walking off the airplane and through New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong brought back memories from when I left back in mid-September. That day, everyone departing and arriving was either affiliated with an aid organization of some type — denoted by the vests they had on — or they were someone in the media. This time people

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Melville Mine — Day 2 and 3


The next morning I expected to hear that the miners had been found for better or for worse, but nothing. The fire was still the problem and they still had to keep fighting it before they could really search for the men. We did several liveshots throughout the day but nothing like the day before

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Melville Mine


It was Thursday night and after a good run and workout at the gym I thought I might have a beer and listen to music on my computer before I went to bed. But first walk the boy — er, dog, Pedro. When I walked back in my blackberry had a voicemail and email message

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Sago Mine – Friday 1/6


We began our liveshots at 6am on the notes. A nephew of the miner who left one came to our site to be a guest on the morning show. He looked spent. After he was done with the interview he gave me a copy of the note. It gave me chills to even hold it.

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