Glen Oglaza is an award-winning television news reporter and political correspondent whose career has given him a firsthand perspective on some of the most significant events in modern history. Throughout his journalism career, he has covered major political developments, national tragedies, and international events that have shaped public consciousness, from the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Gulf War to the Good Friday Agreement and the September 11 attacks. In his book, When I Stories, Oglaza takes readers beyond the headlines, sharing his perspective on the defining moments he witnessed and the stories that became part of our collective history. Drawing on his experience in broadcast journalism and political reporting, he offers readers a compelling look at the events, people, and circumstances behind the news. Through his work, Oglaza highlights the importance of journalism in documenting history and preserving the stories that help us understand our world. When I Stories invites readers interested in modern history, politics, and journalism to revisit pivotal events through the eyes of a reporter who was there.
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When I Stories — Glen Oglaza An engaging work of nonfiction exploring major historical, political, and social events through the firsthand perspective of award-winning television news reporter and political correspondent Glen Oglaza. Covering events such as the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Lockerbie disaster, Hillsborough, Dunblane, the Gulf War, the Good Friday Agreement, and the September 11 attacks, the book takes readers behind the headlines to explore the moments that shaped modern history.
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As news reporters, we are in the story-telling business, the eye witnesses to history, writing, it's said, 'the first draft of history.'
The fall of the Berlin Wall. Lockerbie. Hillsborough. Dunblane. Mad Cow disease. 9/11. These are all events that have entered our national, and international, consciousness. Events so momentous that we can all say where we were, what we were doing, when the Berlin Wall fell, or when the planes hit the Twin Towers. Award-winning television news reporter and political correspondent, Glen Oglaza, can say exactly where he was when these events happened. He was there, he had a front-row seat as history unfolded. And in this informative and fascinating account of those years, he allows the reader to be there too. From Thatcher and the miner's strike, to the Gulf War, the Good Friday Agreement and Tony Blair at Number Ten, captivating national and global events are all given an intriguing new inside angle.