Reports from Afghanistan

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  • 7 rewrites later...

    ...and we're furiously editing the half-hour program. It has incredible potential. The soldiers I talked to in Afghanistan what seems like a thousand years ago were unbelievably honest and open about their work, their lives, their thoughts.

    I got the impression it was nice for them to have somebody...

  • Half-hour Afghanistan Special

    We're hard at work on a very special project that has me re-living my experience in Afghanistan. I've spent the past week trying to boil down the best of what I shot into a half-hour program that will air this Thursday night, July 2nd. The second half of our 9:00 news will be devoted entirely to the...

  • Watch Tom Negovan's 6 Special Reports

    From the things they brought with them to the soldiers from Illinois, Tom Negovan's specials from Afghanistan bring new perspective to the daily occurances happening abroad.

    If you missed any of Tom's specials, you can still watch them on the wgntv.com website:
    http://www.wgntv.com/news/wgntv-...

  • The Worst Possible News

    I'm away with family for Father's Day and a little break from all the work that's still going on around this story. Ever since I got back from Afghanistan, I've been scanning the headlines for the story I hoped I wouldn't see. I saw it today. From the Tribune: Two Illinois soldiers have died in  Afghan...

  • Tom Negovan on WGN Radio (VIDEO)

    WGN TV's Tom Negovan stops by to talk with Dean about his recent embed with the IL National Guard in Afghanistan.

    Negovan on WGN Radio You Tube Clip

Comment Board: Assignment Afghanistan

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    lance @ 5:05 PM CDT, Jul 8, 2009

  • Our son was a Fallen Hero from Mattoon, Ill. Sgt Scott Stream who was remembered in this documentary. I pray for all our men and women to come home safe to their families. But I also know they believe in their mission and will do their best to protect us from harm others would do us.

    Gayle Stream @ 11:41 AM CDT, Jul 5, 2009

  • Our son is with the IL Nat's Guard in Afghanistan. Can we get a copy of this for him when he gets home?

    Elizabeth Joannes @ 10:09 AM CDT, Jul 5, 2009

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Tom Negovan in Afghanistan.

What did you appreciate most about Tom Negovan's reports from Afghanistan?

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