Bill Hemmer Interview…
The Cincinnati Inquirer’s John Kiesewetter interviews Bill Hemmer who is currently in Haiti…
“Haiti trumps them all. The numbers of people are extraordinary. People are sleeping on concrete, in the streets, or out in the parks. They’ve either lost their homes or apartments, or they’re afraid to go into their homes again for fear they’ll collapse,” says Hemmer, who has been reporting from Haiti since Wednesday dawn.
We spoke minutes after he watched rescuers spend 15 hours extricating a 60-year-old American man who had been trapped 3-1/2 days under the rubble from a 5-story hotel. They had to amputate his left leg, and right foot. He was one of 8 rescued from that site on a hillside on the edge of town.
“He’s alive. And now he’s got a second chance,” said Hemmer, who’s had about 5-6 hours of sleep while down there.
January 18, 2010 at 10:24 am
I remember watching Hemmer on CNN once in a while (I couldn’t stand the others he was on with (Jack Cafferty and Paula Zahn), but watched because of him. I always thought he’d be a better fit at FNC.
So sure enough, they picked him up almost immediately after CNN let him go. Not only is he a good anchor, but he seems to go out into the field a lot when these breaking stories occur. He’s excellent at what he does, and is an asset to FNC!