Athletes
Profile: Big Wave Surfer, Richard Schmidt
John Gregg, Steve Kern and the TiU crew spent a day at Richard Schmidt’s surf school (Nice work if you can get it!) in Santa Cruz. Schmidt is legendary big wave surfer, who shares his passion with others who dream of riding the waves. He has perfected an unusual teaching technique. He surfs alongside his […]
Profile: Gavin Emmons and Alacia Welsh
Profile on biologists, Gavin Emmons and Alacia Welsh. Emmons and Welsh work for the National Park Service and their office is often the cliffs and rock face at the Pinnacles National Monument. Their duties include feeding, watching and monitoring the California Condors and Prairie and Paragon Falcons along with tracking the birds. The Condor program […]
Profile: Russell Baze, Jockey
Russell Baze is the “winningest” jockey in the history of thoroughbred horse racing in North American. He is also a member of the United States Racing Hall of Fame.
Profile: Karen Gabay, Ballerina
Karen Gabey of the San Jose Ballet – after 28 years as a leading ballerina in San Jose, the 47 year old dancer is turning her attention to choreography.
Profile: Joe Thornton
Joe Thornton is the center and alternate captain for the San Jose Sharks. During the 2005-06 NHL season, Thornton won both the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player to his team, and the Art Ross Trophy as the top scorer.
Profile: Jack O’Neill
In 2008, This is Us profiled 86-year-old Jack O’Neill, inventor of the wetsuit and philanthropist who lives in Santa Cruz, California. In the 1950s, Jack O’Neill opened his first surf shop in a garage across the Great Highway in San Francisco, a sand dune away from his favorite bodysurfing break, where he sold his first […]
Profile: Robert Guerrero
Fast hands and a burning desire to succeed are just two of the reasons Gilroy’s Robert Guerrero has become a world champion. The 25-year-old boxer is the town’s most famous resident and if you are wondering where the nickname “The Ghost” came from, well, he is just flat out tough to hit.
