Frank Carlson
Born and raised in Knoxville, Tenn., Frank came to Medill from Beijing, where he spent two years teaching English, studying Mandarin and traveling throughout the Middle Kingdom. Before moving to Asia, he graduated from the University of Richmond with degrees in English and Spanish, and he's spent considerable time volunteering and traveling in Central and South America.
At Medill Frank covers business, energy and environmental issues. He hopes to soon return to the developing world as a writer, photographer and producer for magazine, radio and documentary film. He will complete his degree this fall in Washington, D.C.
For News21 Frank wrote the story and took the photographs for the piece on TVA, and he edited and produced the videos for the flash component. Frank wrote, filmed and produced the "Street Peeps" video, and he conducted the interview and produced the video for the "Pennies from (a Polluted) Heaven." He contributed reporting and photographs to the "Green Voter's Guide to 2008 Presidential Election."
Thanks to the people at the Tennessee Valley Authority for providing the historical photographs and their time. Also, thanks to Phil Taylor and Carmen Cantrell for the two photographs of surface mining from Wise County, Va, both used in the coal video in "TVA."
Special thanks to Eric Ferkenhoff, Abigail Foerstner, Cynthia Linton, Bill Hammock and Milan Andric for all their help.
News21 stories by Frank Carlson
- TVA: Ghost of America's Energy Past; Glimpse into Our Energy Future?
- Street Peeps
- Pennies from (a Polluted) Heaven
