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The Golden Gate Bridge has always been famous. It was the world’s longest suspension bridge when it was completed in 1937. Since then, it has become an iconic landmark of San Francisco and, tragically, one of the most popular places in the world to commit suicide. Few know this better than Kevin Briggs, a sergeant with the California Highway Patrol who has talked hundreds of people out of jumping.
[ If you or someone you know is struggling, please call 1-800-273-TALK (8255) for help. ]
Even after 22 years on the force, “you’re always a little nervous” when approaching someone who is over the rail, Briggs says. “Generally the first thing I do is introduce myself.” His conversations, covering everything from the weather to a person’s most troubling demons, can last a few minutes or a few hours. But his most difficult memory is of the one man he lost.
His team works hand-in-hand with Golden Gate Bridge Captain Lisa Locati and her staff to save the vast majority of people they speak with. “That’s a life at stake,” Briggs explains. “I really take responsibility for that.”
Video produced by Sarah Parsons. Editor: Mario Framingheddu. Directors of Photography: Ricky Montalvo and Brad Williams. Audio: David Baumgartner. Audio post-production: James Kelly and John Adams. Graphics by Todd Tanner for Yahoo! Studios. Executive Producer: Anna Robertson
London, Good bye.
Well, London proved herself to the world and we couldn’t have been more happier with the last two weeks. We are proud of our coverage and partnering with sponsors, P&G, Subway and Transamerica and hope that you all enjoyed our stories.
We leave you with our last pieces…
Shannon Miller sat down with Aly Raisman in St. James Park and spoke to her about the gold and what’s next for this bright athlete - http://yhoo.it/NX9Sl5
If you live in Bray, Ireland then you’ll know the name Katie Taylor and if you watched the Olympics then you may have heard of her too. Katie’s story isn’t your typical athlete from humble beginnings but a true story of the Olympic spirit - http://yhoo.it/PMggvJ
And finally, Martin Rogers gives London a poetic touch as he looks back on some of the greatest moments here at the Olympics and around London - http://yhoo.it/OUpuYa
From London, signing off.
It’s @Aly_Raisman doing an interview for Yahoo! W/ Shannon Miller (Taken with Instagram at St James’s Park)
London, Day 12 – 19 So much has happened…
Our days have blurred. What seems like a day or so ago has turned into a week. We are still here! The video crew has been busy, with 16hr days that end with 4am bedtimes. So let me catch you up on what’s been going on:
We got an exclusive interview with Michael Phelps. He spoke to Summer Sanders about retirement and his dad: http://yhoo.it/TcRjhr
Martin Rogers took to the streets to find out about why it’s the UK, England and Great Britain: http://yhoo.it/O6E0NF
Is Bolt the greatest? Our Memorable Moment looks into the fastest man: http://yhoo.it/TjTEaq
Despite the fact that the crew is pulling 14-16hr days, we still have time for a little fun. Check out our Flickr stream for images the crew have been posting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/yahoostudios/
Keep checking back at our continuing coverage from London: http://yhoo.it/S4s928
Our host & analyst for London 2012 (Taken with Instagram at London 2012 Olympic Park)
London, Day 10 & 11 - Memorable Moments & holding silver
One of the writers here for Y! Sports said “London is like Boston with Seattle’s weather”. So far it’s been mild and cool which is a welcome relief when you are lugging gear around.
Speaking of lugging gear, yours truly got to hold an actual silver medal from the Canadian Men’s Rowing team. It’s heavy.
Our coverage continues with a story for our Y! Canada team on Clara Hughes: http://yhoo.it/NpJYWT one of the few Olympians who have done both winter and summer Olympics.
Rebecca Soni blew up social media after she set a WR and our analyst Summer Sanders talks about how she did it: http://yhoo.it/OMrCDx
And a memorable moment with Gaby Douglas who won Gold in the all-around: http://yhoo.it/NdmRzF
The Y! Studios team relocated to central London after a week at UEL and this has proven logistically better for transport to and from the park as well as a larger selection of pub options.
We are contemplating a behind-the-scenes to provide some color in what we do and how we do it. You’d be amazed at what it takes and what the Olympic Committee had done to enable us to do our jobs. Victor, a video producer on our team keeps getting stopped for interviews by media outlets here. So far he’s been interviewed for a Spanish crew and South Korean team.
We also exchanged pins with the Chinese Swim team coaches after we ran into them at China Palace for dinner, our diplomatic relations then escalated when we all took a photo.
London, Day 9 – Gymnastic gold and “Call Me Maybe”.
SPOILER ALERT: The US Womens Gymnastic Team just won gold, a first since 1996. Our own Shannon Miller talks about the victory: http://yhoo.it/N048sD
Earlier, we attended a press event with some of the US Track & Field athletes. Jason Richardson admitted to a particular song he currently likes: http://yhoo.it/MXxSIE
And finally, we take a look at Dana Volmer’s “Memorable Moment”: http://yhoo.it/QeFTcr
London Day 7 & 8 – Afghani’s Only Female Athlete & Biting medal.
We hit the ground running with our analyst coverage of swimming and gymnastics. The crowds have swelled and the Olympic buzz is electric with fans and press everywhere.
The weather took a turn for the worse, or better, depending on how you look at it, and Sunday greeted us with showers throughout the day.
Two stories that we did on top of our regular coverage look at why Olympians bite their medals, Summer Sanders tells us why: http://yhoo.it/OqZg36
And we spoke with Afghanistan’s ONLY female athlete and how she resists the old ideals of her country and vows to inspire women: http://yhoo.it/QrYjti
As the games continue on we learn that Phelps is beatable and teens are ruling the pool: http://yhoo.it/LZNGuU and finally the US Men are out of the team competition but will they have the strength in the all-around, Shannon Miller breaks it down: http://yhoo.it/NEVXFF
