Michael Warren’s miracle recovery: The story behind the picture
UPDATE, May 23, 2018: Here is a thank you message from Michael to the medical and rescue workers who saved his life: Behind every great picture is a great story. … Read more »
Author Archives: David Carroll
The Blizzard of ’93
It was Tuesday March 9, 1993. I was shooting a news story in Rossville, Georgia, in balmy 70 degree weather. I called my wife and asked her to dig out… Read more »
Three unforgettable days
When I was young, I would often hear my parents and grandparents talk about days they would never forget. Some were linked to a family tragedy, like the day a… Read more »
The day Billy Graham came to Baylor School
It was September 24, 1991. Rev. Billy Graham visited Chattanooga’s Baylor School to dedicate the new Alumni Chapel. He arrived by helicopter, on a rainy day with students lining Baylor’s… Read more »
The most progressive generation
Oh, how our lives have changed during the past twenty-five years. We’ve had great medical advances. Once-fatal diseases are being cured, and hope exists where once there was none. For… Read more »
Snap out of it!
About twenty years ago, I was listening to the radio, and I heard an interview with a local business owner. He was asked, “How do you start your day?” He… Read more »
Frasier’s dad: “It’s only a chair.”
“Frasier’s dad,” actor John Mahoney, has died at the age of 77. From the series’ first season, this was my favorite scene. Frasier had removed his dad’s beat-up old chair…. Read more »
Dade County basketball dad provides play-by-play for blind wife
It is not unusual to hear someone doing play-by-play at a sporting event. But Dade County High School basketball fans have a very special announcer among them, seated right in… Read more »
Living in a House Divided
Every time you see an ad for the holidays, it features the all-American family, smiling and laughing, carving the turkey. What you don’t see are the political arguments. A… Read more »
The president releases his physical, so I should too
The results are in, and President Trump passed his physical in flying colors. Sure, the doctor said, he could stand to lose a few pounds, and do more exercise, but… Read more »
