David speaks with author Allison Hoover Bartlett about her new book: The Man Who Loved Books Too Much, a look at John Gilkey, the most prolific and successful rare book thief of all time. In his career as a thief, Gilkey has lifted over $100,000 of rare books and collections. As a consequence, Gilkey has […]
David speaks with legendary film critic Gene Shalit. Shalit, known for his puns, colorful bowties and iconic handlebar mustache, just this past month retired after 40 years of working on NBC’s Today Show. Original Air Date: 11-30-2010 [audio:http://1690wmlb.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/CWDL-Film_Critic_Gene_Shalit.mp3]
David speaks with author Neal Thompson about the origins of NASCAR and of its forgotten founders, Raymond Parks. Parks’ career with automobiles started with building cars for running moonshine throughout the Southeast. In the late 1940s, Raymond took the high road and was the winner of the first two NASCAR Championships ever awarded. Thompson’s book […]
This is the promo for the 60 Minutes story by David Lewis Productions about nuclear waste disposal.
The Emmy-nominated piece done for CNBC’s magazine program, Business Nation. Anchor Tyler Mathisen was the on-camera correspondent for the program. The story told the story of how an Atlanta businessman, Tom Cousins, took on the arduous task of transforming one of the worst housing projects in the country… and succeeded. Warren Buffett happened to catch […]
This 20-minute documentary was shot shortly after the horror of 9/11 and focused on the group the US government said would be “next on our list” after Al Qaeda. After lengthy negotiations Hezbollah granted Lewis unprecedented access to an American reporter. Lewis was producer, director and on-camera reporter for this story that was shot all […]
Perhaps the greatest food story in 2010 is the emergence of street food carts and street food vendors in Atlanta. However, rather than typical fair from yesterday’s roach coach, these trucks and vendors dispense for gourmet and original food. Additionally, these vendors are more sophisticated by using social media like Twitter, making them easier to […]
Promo for the CNN documentary about how different countries around the world fight terrorism. Shot in Israel, the West Bank and Gaza; London, Belfast and elsewhere in Northern Ireland; Paris; Madrid; New York and Washington, DC. Interview subjects included: Dame Stella Rimington, the first woman to lead Britain’s MI6; former IRA fighters Marian Price and […]
This CNBC investigation of illegal financial activity and terrorist financing in Latin America was done for their magazine program, Business nation. Shot in Asuncion and Ciudad del Este, Paraguay, Foz da Iguacu and Sao Paulo, Brazil, New York and Washington, DC. This shoot required massive security because of the possibility of street crime and took […]
A CNN Presents documentary on the possibility of nuclear terrorism: who would want to try it, how they’d do it and how to stop it. A group project shot all over the world, the portions done by David Lewis were shot in Hong Kong, Macau, Los Angeles and Long Beach, Boston, New York and Washington, […]