Tag: This Is Us
Show: The Rescuers
We took a special tour of the San Jose Fire Museum with Captain Sean Lovens who shared the history of fire fighting in San Jose – from the days when firemen were known as “house wreckers” (because sometimes their only option was to pull a burning house down and save the rest of the town) […]
Profile: Tom Humann
Thomas Humann is a former Marine Corps helicopter pilot. After flying some dangerous missions in the Middle East, Humann left the Marines and became the pilot for Marine One, the helicopter that flies the President of the United States. Today, Humann is among an elite group of aviators who fly for CAL FIRE, battling blazes, […]
Santa Cruz Man Named “Best Young Chef”
Reilly Meehan had a childhood fascination with food. While other kids were watching cartoons, Reilly was glued to The Iron Chef. After he managed to keep his eyes open for a 24-hour marathon of the Japanese show, his parents weren’t really surprised when he masqueraded as Chef Morimoto for Halloween. It was also no surprise […]
Search and Rescue Dogs in Training
Over the rubble, through the tunnel and down the ladder they go. It’s all in a day’s training for Search & Rescue dogs like Nino, pictured above. It takes more than a year of training for a dog to become certified for this valuable but dangerous work. It takes a very committed human, like Marin […]
Bay Area Veterans Remember Pearl Harbor
The Imperial Japanese Navy struck without warning on December 7, 1941, leaving 3700 casualties in their wake. It was a terrible, devastating day. This is Us interviewed a dozen Bay Area veterans of the Pearl Harbor attack. They told remarkable stories. The men revealed how they came to be at Pearl Harbor that day, their […]
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Special
December 7, 2011, marks the 70th anniversary of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, an unprecedented event that drew the United States into World War II. There are less than 1,400 veterans of that battle still living. Most are more than 90 years old. This is Us spoke to a dozen local Pearl Harbor Survivors, […]
Place: Vision Quest Ranch
Becca and the This is Us crew visit The Vision Quest Ranch in Salinas where actors go to retire….animal actors, that is! www.visionquestranch.com
Place: Kazoo Japanese Restaurant
This is a sneak peak into what’s on the menu on This Is Us. Shot on location at Kazoo’s, in San Jose’s Japantown, where Becca learns how to make sushi from renowned chef Kazuyo Matsumoto.
Place: DeAnza Trail
A story about the Juan Bautista DeAnza National Trail and Greg Bernal Smestad, an 8th generation Californian. In 1775, Juan Bautista DeAnza assembled 30 families, including the Peraltas, Moragas, Sanchez, Hernandez, Gonzales, Berryessa, Bernal, and traveled north from Mexico into California, following the path that would become the El Camino Real linking all the Spanish […]
