They changed the format of their biographies, incorporating my ideas to give the documentaries a complete, more well-rounded finish.
I was the Senior Avid Editor, where I managed four Edit Suites, which included four editors. I was grateful to the Cassidy brothers for hiring me on to work on this wonderful idea of life after death. I worked in this position for two years before deciding that I needed to further my career. .
I went to New York to interview for a position as a News Editor for ABC Studios. I was interviewed by Mario Spadavecchai, the Director of ENG (Electronic News Gathering). I was asked, if hired, when could I start? I told him, three weeks, but that first I"d have to go home and take care of some things before I made a final decision. Mario's response was, "I understand." After watching my reel, he offered me the job.
With excitement, I said thank you. .
The next day, I flew back home to L.A. to deliver the good news to my boss and family. The next few weeks were going to be tough ones. I had to grasp the fact that I was soon to be leaving my daughter behind to take this job in New York. The days winded down and I spent every last bit of my days with my daughter. On the final day, I woke up with fear that something would go wrong, and certain it wasn't going to be a very good outcome. .
I arrived at the airport approaching the curbside check-in counter. The airport attendant told me that my flight to Virginia had been canceled. Bad news continued to follow. He told me that my airline ticket wasn't valid and that I needed to contact the company from whom I purchased the ticket. I sat on the phone with Cheap Tickets and they told me that they had made a mistake with my ticket and that they were going to correct the problem. By this time, Friday night at 7:00 pm, I had been at the airport since 9:00am, stricken with frustration and discouragement. .
After waiting on hold for over an hour, the representative gave me another confirmation number.