Chuck Quinzio has worked as a television cameraman in Chicago for thirty years. During that time he has seen and filmed it all. “Life Behind the Camera” is a memoir that recounts some truly amazing tales; some tragic, some historic, and some that are just plain laugh out loud funny. This is his first book. Read More
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Life Behind The Camera
October 31, 2013
Paperback | 234 pgs.
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Chuck Quinzio
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Anyone in broadcasting will be fascinated by Chuck Quinzio’s TV and radio adventures. I thought I heard Chuck’s best stories during my time working with him in the TV news business, but he saved the best for this book! His writing talent makes it a great read for everybody.
Summary
For the past thirty years, Chuck Quinzio has been filming life on the streets of Chicago as a television news cameraman. “Life Behind the Camera” is his vividly colorful memoir; a chronicle of the news stories of the last three decades, told from a cameraman’s perspective.
*Stand alongside a young gangbanger lying on the streets of Chicago, struggling to stay alive.
*Chase down celebrities (Michael Jackson, Princess Diana, Michael Jordan, Harry Caray), politicians (Harold Washington, Rod Blagojevich), and criminals (including mob bosses).
*Cheat death as you hang out of a helicopter, or slink out of a housing project amid a flurry of flying bullets, or maneuver your way around the gruesome underbelly of Chicago.
*Hang out in Chicago’s television newsrooms—and learn the behind the scenes machinations of assignment editors, reporters, news directors, anchors, and crew.
*Spend time with a network television news crew, flying into such hotspots as Iowa, Nebraska, and Ohio.
*And of course, experience the joy and splendor of the city of Chicago.
Quinzio’s storytelling paints a picture of Chicago and the television news business you’ll never forget; tragic, gritty, frightening, and laugh-out-loud hilarious.