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

This lively and entertaining autobiography about the career of a television news reporter begins and ends with the one story he covered early in this career that just wont go away. The scene made "cult-classic status" right from the start: heres rookie broadcast newsman Paul Linnman in the foreground reporting on a tricky situation at the Oregon coast. State government 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 Linnmans 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. Linnman reflects on the inspiring people and incredible events as well as the just plain oddities that hes witnessed over the years. Youll laugh youll cry and you will enjoy this behind scenes look at life on camera.