Ray Bribiesca

Our guest speaker on Monday, Nov. 1, will be award-winning 60 Minutes producer and videographer Ray Bribiesca.

Here's a link to the latest story Ray did in Afghanistan with correspondent Lara Logan and a wonderful interview with Ray about his career:

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-20017555-10391709.html?tag=contentMain;contentBody

 Here's his biography, in his own words:

     "I have spent over 46 years of my life in the television world, in both news and production, and I love it!   I am proud to be a member of the 60 Minutes staff and to work for CBS News.

      In l965, right out high school, I joined the United States Marine Corps. After boot camp, I started my journalism career as a USMC photographer, documenting the Vietnam War. I took thousands of stills for various military newspapers and outside wire services and worked on a number of film documentaries for the Marine Corps.
      In l970, I started working for a local television station ( KWTV, Ch. 9 ) in OKC while pursuing my undergraduate education.  When KWTV made the radical move from film to video tape a year later, I (a chief photographer by then ) and other station engineers plowed into the video world.
      In l975, I was asked to join CBS News as a video editor. They had been looking for people experienced in video.  There was no room at the inn, so to speak, for a cameraman, so I took the editing job until a cameraman slot opened.
      I've worked at CBS News ever since.
      I've seen the world twice, and I tell you, honestly, it's been an adventure!  I've covered all the wars, presidential campaigns, and everything from the hottest news assignments to the most boring. I helped kick off news broadcast shows like 48 Hours, West 57th St. and Sunday Morning and was instrumental in 60 Minutes' transition from film to tape.
      It's been a very rewarding career, personally and professionally.  My work has won several Emmy awards and most recently, I was honored to receive a Peabody Award for "significant and meritorious achievement in electronic media".
      It would be hard to pick a favorite story over all my years as a cameraman since they've all touched me in some way.  But a few stand out.
      I always relate closely to any story involving our military men and women, having served two tours in Vietnam.  Meeting Pope John Paul II was an incredible experience that I will never forget, and the story that I did on Dr. Forest Bird was also incredible.  He invented a respirator that saved thousands of lives and is truly an inspiring man."