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Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed

Joint Forces: Following local enforcement as they wage a war on weed

For The Daily

After months of cajoling, the Mendocino County Sheriff’s office agreed to give me an unprecedented chance to fly along with police as they boarded helicopters for a mountain raid on an illegal marijuana operation. The result was a multi-platform piece for the The Daily, where I served as producer, writer and aerial on-camera reporter.
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A Mother’s Pain: Searching for America’s only current P.O.W. A Mother’s Pain: Searching for America’s only current P.O.W. A Mother’s Pain: Searching for America’s only current P.O.W.

A Mother’s Pain: Searching for America’s only current P.O.W.

For The Daily

America’s only current prisoner of war is 27-year-old Bowe Bergdahl, held by insurgents since his 2009 capture in eastern Afghanistan. His parents had long refused to speak with the press about their son but finally broke their silence in 2011. As national news networks flooded the Bergdahls with requests, I flew to Idaho and secured for The Daily the only on-camera interview the couple has done to date.
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Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion

Carpe Diem: How fisherman are reeling in big profits from the Asian carp invasion

For The Daily

Fast-breeding slimy aliens have taken over middle America’s rivers, and some people couldn’t be happier about it. In this multi-platform piece for The Daily, I cast nets alongside the Asian carp-fishermen of the Illinois River, serving as producer and writer — as well as on-camera fish-taster.
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Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs

Aporkalypse Now: Texas declares war on feral pigs

For The Daily

Texas has long been ground zero for America’s infestation of feral pigs, which causes millions of dollars in damage to farms and ranches across the South each year. In a Texas-style bid to fight back, Lone Star State lawmakers passed a measure allowing hunters to shoot wild pigs with assault rifles from helicopters. We flew along for the ride in a story I wrote and co-produced with my wife, Solana Pyne, for The Daily.
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Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire

Burning Desire: Following the elite hotshot team as they fight the Arizona wildfire

For The Daily

As crews battled the largest wildfire in Arizona’s history, we convinced the U.S. Forest Service to allow us to profile one of their hotshot teams – elite firefighters sent to handle the toughest parts of the blaze. In this multiplatform package for The Daily I reported, wrote, shot and co-produced alongside my wife, Solana Pyne, during 48 hours of non-stop work that left us smelling like smoke for days.
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Amazon Burning: Rivers run dry as drought hits Amazon

On 03, Nov 2010 | In | By erikgerman

Amazon Burning: Rivers run dry as drought hits Amazon

For Global Post

Amazon on the brink. Climate change spurs a worsening cycle of drought in the world’s biggest rainforest. Reporting this multimedia package for GlobalPost required three plane flights, a 4-hour truck ride into the bush and then 10-hour journey in a leaking canoe to reach the remote indigenous village where we finally broke out our cameras and notebooks.
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Dhaka: Life inside the world’s fastest growing megacity

Dhaka: Life inside the world’s fastest growing megacity

For GlobalPost

An in-depth report on the forces driving urbanization from inside the slums of Earth’s fastest-growing megacity. Working alongside my wife, Solana Pyne, I co-produced, shot and wrote this multi-platform project in Dhaka, Bangladesh for GlobalPost. The project ran on PBS Newshour, was a Livingston Award finalist and won three 2010 SABEW “Best in Business” awards.
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Play It Again, Sam: Searching for the real Rick’s cafe in Casablanca

On 26, Jun 2009 | In | By erikgerman

Play It Again, Sam: Searching for the real Rick’s cafe in Casablanca

For Global Post

Three Moroccan bars claim to be the real inspiration for Rick’s Café in the classic movie “Casablanca.” As this story for GlobalPost shows, none of them are right.
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