David’s Recent Stories
Health Jul 27
How coordinated care gives patients the freedom to stay at homeHow does coordinated caregiving work? Meet three older Americans with chronic illnesses who are benefitting from coordinated caregivers in their homes.
Economy Jun 13
Heading Back to Work After Retiring// Video shot and produced by David Pelcyger. After 12 years working for the federal government, Charles Smith III took an early retirement. Two years later, at 63, he's back working part-time as a produce clerk for $10 an hour…
World Jun 10
Bead for Life Participant: Don’t Keep Your Money, Invest ItEmbedVideo(6568, 482, 304); A co-founder of Bead for Life and its participants talk about the business training program. In 2009, the PBS NewsHour profiled a group, Bead for Life, that trained Ugandan women to start businesses by rolling…
Economy Dec 12
In Tanzania, Powering Cell Phones and Shelling Corn with a BicycleEmbedVideo(5187, 482, 304); Jodie Wu's path to helping people in Tanzania started when she was nine years old. At that young age, the Conyers, Ga., native started working as a cashier and hostess in her parents' Chinese restaurant.
Arts Nov 19
Profile: Jessamyn Rodriguez Cooks Up Job Opportunities at Hot Bread KitchenEmbedVideo(4995, 482, 304); The smell of fresh baked bread is unmistakable at 1590 Park Avenue in New York City, but the kitchen has a social mission cooking as well. Jessamyn Rodriguez opened Hot Bread Kitchen in…
Politics Nov 02
Pull Up a Stool at a Battleground Cafe: Colorado Voters Open UpBrandy Bauer is co-owner of Fran's Cafe, where politics is on the menu. Photo by David Pelcyger. WHEAT RIDGE, Colo. || When Brandy Bauer talks about her regulars, she turns toward the U-shaped bar in the back of Fran's…
Politics Aug 14
Voices from Battleground ColoradoMore ads, more candidate visits, and more pressure for votes. Welcome to Colorado. For many voters, the increased attention is a welcome opportunity to participate more fully in the political process. For others, the next few months mean unavoidable rhetorical…
World Jul 31
In Somalia, Ambulance Drivers Navigate Danger to Save LivesBanadir Hospital staff bring a patient in for treatment. Photo by Abdullahi Ahmed Hussein. In the Somali capital Mogadishu, Mohammed Saeed Hassan was driving his ambulance one day in February when an artillery shell landed directly in front of…
World Dec 15
‘The Kite Festival Has Been Cancelled Due to Civil War’// A bunch of kids are running around outside, screaming and chasing each other, completely caught up in the moment. It's a familiar scene in communities across the United States, but not so much in some of the world's most…