The Exploding Whale: And Other Remarkable Stories from the Evening News

Book Description
The scene made cult-classic status right from the start: here's rookie broadcast newsman Paul Linnman in the foreground, reporting on a sticky situation along the Oregon coast. Officials have been working to remove the body of a beached whale, long dead and now rotting. The solution: explosives. As Linnman ducks, the skies issue forth chunks of whale meat, and Linnman's live-action reporting takes its place in broadcast history. The title piece is merely one career highlight among many for Linnman, who writes from the inside about his work in this glamorous field. Now the lead anchor for Portland's KATU news program, Linnman reflects on the inspiring people and incredible events, as well as the just plain oddities that he's witnessed over the years. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll carry an umbrella at all times.


About the Author
PAUL LINNMAN has worked in television broadcasting for more than thirty years and has won numerous awards for his exemplary reporting. An avid golfer, Paul is also the author of OREGON GOLF. DOUG BRAZIL was behind the camera on that fateful exploding-whale day. He has enjoyed a long and fruitful career as a television cameraman, and his video images have been captured for the photography that illustrates this book.


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