Philip Gerard

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Philip Gerard is the author of seven books, eleven documentary scripts, and numerous short stories and essays. He chairs the Department of Creative Writing at UNC Wilmington. For more information about Philip, please visit his website.

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Thursday Commentary
8:00 am
Thu April 12, 2012

The Fact Behind the Facts

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As a budding journalist with his first front-page byline, Commentator Philip Gerard was understandably smug. 

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Thursday Commentary
7:00 am
Thu March 1, 2012

My Father's War

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In this classic commentary, Philip Gerard challenges us to listen harder. 

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Thursday Commentary
11:00 am
Thu February 9, 2012

The Midway

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From a young age, Commentator Philip Gerard knew the difference between right and wrong. 

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Thursday Commentary
6:30 am
Thu January 19, 2012

A Voice You Can Count On

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Pushing through a blizzard in the nerve-wracking company of big rigs one winter night, Commentator Philip Gerard feared he would not make it off of I-80 alive.

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Thursday Commentary
12:00 am
Thu December 29, 2011

Farm and Home

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Author and creative writing professor Philip Gerard is more likely to need a pen than a hammer in his day-to-day life.

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Thursday Commentary
12:25 pm
Thu December 15, 2011

Panic in the Department Store

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Five-year-old Philip Gerard had little to look forward to on his annual back-to-school trip to the mall.

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Thursday Commentary
12:00 am
Thu December 1, 2011

Interstate Homecoming

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Road trips always seem to be filled with unexpected mishaps. 

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Thursday Commentary
3:33 pm
Thu November 17, 2011

Strike Vote

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As the deciding vote in a teacher's strike, Philip Gerard must choose with whom he sides--

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Thursday Commentary
3:03 pm
Mon November 7, 2011

Backyard Boat

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Visiting his grandfather as a child, Commentator Philip Gerard found the boat eternally docked to a neighbor's back porch laughable.

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Thursday Commentary
12:58 pm
Thu October 6, 2011

Moving Man

"For a summer I worked..."

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Philip Gerard is the author of seven books, eleven documentary scripts, and numerous short stories and essays. He chairs the Department of Creative Writing at UNC Wilmington. .

 

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