When Weather Changed History – Bombing of Nagasaki (Weather Channel)

A dream of mine to produce a long-form documentary came true when I was hired by Towers Productions in Chicago to produce an episode of the popular Weather Channel program, “When Weather Changed History.” My topic was sobering—the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki to end World War II. The production process took eight months and consisted of research, expert interviews, historical moment recreations, and script writing and editing. I traveled from coast to coast to talk with experts on atomic energy, World War II battles, and the weather. But, one interview has stayed with me in the nearly 20 years since we met in San Francisco—a survivor of the Nagasaki bombing. I was humbled in her presence and honored that she would share her terrifying, yet inspiring story with me.