Trint’s “A Photo A Story” is back with more gripping, bizarre and unbelievable stories from the journalism career of our founder and CEO, Jeff Kofman.
Through a series of short interviews hosted on Trint.com and our YouTube channel, Jeff shares photographs that capture some of the most iconic moments in modern history that he reported to viewers at ABC, CBS and CBC News. From the Iraq war to Hurricane Katrina and the Gulf Oil Spill, these snapshots in time show that for both Jeff Kofman and Trint – Storytelling is our DNA.
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After the fall of Saddam in 2003, Jeff recalls a group of children he met in Iraq and reflects on how their lives were changed by the war.
In 2009, Jeff spent time with tens of thousands of Magellanic penguins while profiling a conservation biologist whose work was helping save these creatures from human threats.
Hurricane Katrina was one of the biggest stories Jeff covered in his 30-year broadcast career. He was in New Orleans when the storm hit and witnessed first hand the destruction that followed.
Jeff tells the story of a group of local musicians trying to revive the Iraqi Symphony Orchestra and bring back a degree of normalcy during what was a really hard time for the people of Iraq.
Jeff recalls his journey to the bottom of the sea off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, collecting sea sponges that could help advance medical research.
Jeff recounts a less than typical interview from 2006, when he spoke with a U.S. Air Force fighter pilot from 20,000 ft.
Jeff reflects on an interview with US troops based in Samarra during the Iraq war, and talks about the mental and physical challenges reporters face working within a warzone.
Jeff recalls his meeting with Doug Tompkins, founder of North Face and Esprit sportswear, and being shown around the spectacular national park he had created in the Andes Mountains.
When the largest marine oil spill in history happened off the coast of Mexico in 2010, Jeff Kofman was the first reporter able to get out to the rescue rigs and see what BP Oil was doing to contain this disaster.
Jeff shares his experience reporting on the 2010 Chile earthquake. He details the logistical hurdles faced while delivering a live report for Good Morning America.
