20/20: Reality Show Casting

Check out this fun segment I produced about casting for reality shows
Read 20/20's 20 tips on how to get on a reality show:
http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/reality-tv-star-20-tips-2020/story?id=13702053

20/20: Royal Real Estate

A segment I produced in advance of the Royal wedding about where William and Kate may end up living some day

Video Projector Rental

This weekend we had a 90th birthday party for my Grandpa. I made a slide show with music using iMovie. I shopped around for a projector and found the best service and price was online at ATS Rentals. It was a successful experience and the audience enjoyed the walk down memory lane. 

I rented a Dell 4210X XGA Projector for $99 (Output was bright and clear with wide screen aspect ratio and many input options including HDMI, Composite and VGA)

I added a Mackie SRM150 Compact Speaker for $28 (Allowed everyone to hear the music. RCA inputs and included a microphone) 

Pros:

- Availability of great equipment in good condition.

- Easy online ordering.

- Quick email response time with Kim before the order and good confirmation of order and tracking.

- Equipment arrives packed well with lots of accessories and manuals. 

- Snappy delivery via UPS and easy return shipping (They include tape and return labels)

Cons:

- I didn't like having to fill out paper work and faxing it back with a copy of my credit card and driver's license. Seemed like extra work and not super safe for privacy reasons.

- I'm an advanced user, but I think an offer to pre-configure the equipment might help others (Based on what input they will use) The manuals are thorough though. 

I have a $20 off coupon for a first time rental to the first person to contact me via twitter: www.twitter.com/ericmstrauss

Astronaut Love Triangle

I produced a story on the Astronaut Love Triangle for ABC News 20/20. In case you missed it please check it out and let me know what you think. It's the story you think you know, but behind Lisa Nowak's diaper grabbing headlines is a very emotional and compelling tale. Hear from the victim Colleen Shipman for the first time

Watch the full episode online for free:
ABC HD Player 

or on Hulu below

FULL SHOW: Melissa Moore - daughter of a serial killer

5 Million people tuned in to watch the story I produced with Juju Chang about Melissa Moore the daughter of the "Happy Face" serial killer Keith Jesperson. You can watch the full episode for free.

http://abc.go.com/watch/2020/SH559026/VD5581507/happy-face-killer-speaks-from-prison

Watch ABC News 20/20 Tonight: Friday, August 20th

Please tune in tonight to ABC News 20/20 at 10PM for a program I produced, wrote and shot a lot of the video for: 

Blood Lines: The Story of Melissa Moore, the daughter of The "Happy Face" serial killer. 

Melissa tells about growing up with a loving Dad who at the same time is on a five-year five-state killing spree. You'll hear about how she deals with life once he is captured, the fears she has for her own children,  and how she learns to rise above the sins of her father.

Watch a preview here:

Read:

Melissa Moore Recalls Her Father Saying "I Know How To Kill Someone and Get Away With It"

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/daughter-serial-killer-tells-happy-face-killer/story?id=11413812

Slide show: 

Daughter of "Happy Face Killer" says childhood was sunny despite dad's dark side

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/slideshow/keith-jesperson-serial-killer-kids-home-11431231

Video: 'Happy Face Killer' Speaks From Prison

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/happy-face-killer-speaks-prison-talks-interview-murder-murderer-killings-take-lives-Jesperson-11441251

Video: ‘My Dad Is a Serial Killer’

Shalise Cox remembers when friend Melissa Moore told her dark secret.

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/friend-recalls-learning-dark-secret-11438129

Book Excerpt: 

http://abcnews.go.com/2020/Books/read-excerpt-shattered-silence-melissa-moore/story?id=8791871

ABC News 20/20 Brainman

 

I produced a fascinating piece about Autistic Savant Daniel Tammet. Watch how his incredible brain memorizes long strings of numbers and learns a new language in a week.

Our Dog Grace Jumps The Fence

WWYD: Breastfeeding

Check out my latest from our ABC series "What Would You Do?": Our manager berates a mother and her breastfeeding "child". What would you do?

Bridget and Grace in the Snow

ABC News 20/20: The Candidate's Secret

8 Million people watched, but in case you missed our exclusive Andrew Young interview on 20/20 about the secrets behind John Edward's affair with Rielle Hunter watch it here:

Howie Mandel's Struggle with OCD

Watch an inspiring story as Howie Mandel discusses his lifelong battle with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
CLICK TO WATCH PART 1

CLICK TO WATCH PART 2




OTHER LINKS
Slideshow
Excerpt: "Here's the Deal: Don't Touch Me"
Our ABC News Article

20/20: Friday 10pm - Howie Mandel

This Friday on 20/20: A fascinating look at funny man Howie Mandel's real life struggle with mental health. You will be surprised by what you see. Set the DVR and make sure to watch live with the whole family Friday at 10pm on ABC

My Folks are TV Stars

My parents on Long Island TV:

Full OCD Program Online

You can now watch our full OCD Kids program online with limited advertisement interruption BY CLICKING HERE


Here is a list of some other online components from the show:
Overall Article: (With resources)

Living with OCD: Michelle’s Diary

Dr. Weg’s Guest Column

Hair Puller Article

SLIDE SHOW:
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/MindMoodNews/popup?id=8221920

VIDEO: Ian and Emily (Cut for the web)

VIDEO: Meet Bridget:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8221508

VIDEO: Meet Rocco:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8214435

VIDEO: Meet Michelle:
http://abcnews.go.com/Video/playerIndex?id=8253918

Press Release of Show:
http://abcnews.go.com/Primetime/story?id=8214328&page=1

OCD Kids: Tonight - ABC - 10PM

INSIDE THE THERAPY ROOM: CHILDREN FIGHTING OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER ON “PRIMETIME: FAMILY SECRETS,” AIRING TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 on ABC 10pm

http://abcnews.go.com/primetime

I hope you will watch an hour program I have been working on for about a year. Children struggling with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I shot a lot of it myself. The families that gave us access were amazing.

Before Arranging Playdates, Ask About Guns

Read my article HERE about keeping your child safe before they visit a neighbor's house and watch 20/20 tonight (4/10/09) about gun safety.

"But after months of visits, it did come as a surprise to Stephen's mom, Carol, that Robbie's dad, Jan, kept handguns in his home for protection.

"Stephen's been going to Jan's house to play with Robbie, and I had no idea Jan even had guns," Carol admitted. "It just never came up as a conversation."(More...)

Watch ABC News Tuesday Night 10pm - Bounty Hunter - What Would You Do!

You’re at a fruit stand. A Bounty Hunter asks you to help him capture a fugitive… What Would You Do? Watch a story I helped produce tonight on ABC - 10pm.

Go here: http://alturl.com/uxk and make sure to comment. Watch a clip.

Twitter my reporter and tell him what a great job I did:
http://twitter.com/johnquinonesABC

Watch Tonight: What Would You Do? ABC TV @ 10PM

Tune in Tuesday night – 10pm – ABC News: What Would You Do?
I co-produced the final segment in the hour about going to the beach.

You’re at the Beach… A woman gets up leaving her iPod behind… It gets stolen… What Would You Do? What if she was annoying to you? What if she was flirting with your wife?

That's the scenario we put to the test and the results are part of tonight's show.

(I am the thief for the first part of the show and it’s my iPod that gets stolen :-)

Spread the word. Make a comment. Take a look at a promo here: http://tinyurl.com/cqre5m

Twitter my Correspondent John Quinones and let him know how well I did: JohnQuinonesABC

I'm sad to learn that a very nice woman I did a story on was in a car accident this week. My thoughts are with Lee Redmond in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Woman's record-length fingernails broken in crash
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A Salt Lake City woman who was in the Guinness Book of World Records for her long fingernails has had them broken off in a car accident. Lee Redmond sustained serious but non-life threatening injuries in the Tuesday accident. Redmond was the current Guinness record holder, with nails that hadn't been cut since 1979. Her nails measured a total of more than 28 feet long in 2008, with the longest nail on her right thumb at 2 feet, 11 inches, according to the Guinness Web site. Salt Lake County Sheriff's Lt. Don Hutson said she was ejected from an SUV in the crash and taken to the hospital in serious condition.

ABC News 20/20: Guinness Record Holders: Smallest Waist and Longest Nails

SLIDE SHOW: 'How Do You Sleep?' and World's Smallest Waist and Nailing a World Record

Extreme Measures: The Smallest Waist and the Longest Fingernails