Widowed retiree living in Peoria, IL. Retired from NBC News in 1990 then retired from NABET-CWA (Labor Union) in 2000. Moved from Cleveland, OH to Peoria in 2000. Peoria was home to me and my wife, Patsy (Swise) Bryan. Patsy passed away in 2003. Currently work part-time making cardboard boxes for The Box Manufacturing Company in Peoria, and loving it!

I have been in photography in one form or another nearly all my life, beginning in grade school ( I sold my first picture to a high school football player for 5 cents). I was the school photographer from 8th grade on - worked at 2 portrait studios doing everything from lab work to shooting weddings - did free lance news work for the local newspaper and TV stations - worked for WEEK-TV and WMBD-TV in Peoria, Illinois - 29 years with NBC NEWS Bureau in Cleveland, Ohio - ended up with 10 years as an elected officer of a labor union.