(photo copyrighted by Roman Loranc)
Feature Article
For this story on my neighbors, the von Trapp family, which recently ran in the international editions of Reader's Digest, 49 editions in 21 languages, click here
Artist Profile
Photographer Michael Eastman is as cool as he is talented. Click here to read about him and his work.
And more here.
Sports Profile
For my profile of Olympic champion skier Billy Kidd click here
This piece won a first place "Personality Profile" award in the 2020 New England
Newspaper & Press Association's (NENPA) annual newspaper competition.
Click here for info. The judges noted, "Bright writing and skillful juxtaposition of Billy Kidd in his heyday and today make this a can't-put-down profile -- even if you've never strapped on skis.:
This piece won a first place "Personality Profile" award in the 2020 New England
Newspaper & Press Association's (NENPA) annual newspaper competition.
Click here for info. The judges noted, "Bright writing and skillful juxtaposition of Billy Kidd in his heyday and today make this a can't-put-down profile -- even if you've never strapped on skis.:
Business Profile
How did this Vermont textile company go from
near-bankruptcy to over-the-top success?
Full story here
International Travel Feature
I spent five days in Copenhagen, including riding around the city with its Lord Mayor, to report this story on Denmark's capital city. Click here for full article and here for radio interview (8/29/2015, 11:20) on my article.
Feature Writing
Then Joined Him in His Cell for the Night
Robert Kiener
“We are one big team—we are
all veterans—and when one of us screws up, the rest of the team says, ‘You
have to square yourself away.’”
special veterans in arms
has been published by
Reader's Digest.
Click here.
Yahoo here
My article has also been included in the 2019 book, "Solider Stories."
Click here for more information
Business Profile
I visited Google's Silicon Valley headquarters for four days to produce this exclusive report on "what makes Google click." It has run in Reader's Digest's 40-some international editions, in 25 languages. Click here for full article.
International Reporting
I spent nearly a week in rural Pakistan with human rights
activist Mukhtar Mai to report this story on her brave campaign to fight honor
killings and improve women’s rights.
Click here for the full article.
Harry Benson: The Consummate Professional
50 Years ago the photographer
Harry Benson was in the right
place at a very wrong time.
Click here for info.
Harry Benson was in the right
place at a very wrong time.
Click here for info.
International Profile
Of all the people I have profiled there are a select few I would class as "heroes." Bridgebuilder Toni Ruttimann is at the very top of that list. After traveling through Cambodia and Laos with him and seeing him in action, I now know what the real meaning of "hero" is.
Click here for full article and here for a follow-up article
Drama in Real Life
My article about a skydiver
who passed out before he
could open his parachute
has been published
by Reader's Digest.
Full story here
French edition here
Portuguese here
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