Sundlun was also a businessman, lawyer and world war ii bomber pilot who was shot down while flying over. Sundlun, a former democratic governor of rhode island whose tenure was marked by dramatic events both public and private, including a statewide banking crisis on his first day in office and a lawsuit happily resolved by a midwestern teenager who said she was his daughter. In 1993, thenrhode island governor bruce sundlun received an. From love child to daughter that was released in 2014. The story of bruce sundluns amazing escape from occupied europe in world war ii, filmed on location in belgium and narrated by sundluns own daughter, kara, who travelled back to the village of jabbeke in belgium, to retrace her fathers footsteps in world war ii. Wfsbs kara sundlun was love child of a governor, new book. She anchors the news for wfsbtv, the cbs affiliate in connecticut and hosts the popular daytime talk show better connecticut. She never gave up hope that they would truly connect as father and daughter. Bruce sundluns daughter kara details her journey from. Jul 21, 2011 media in category bruce sundlun the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total.
She is the love child of rhode islands then governor, bruce sundlun. Kara braden makes her debut in modern romance with the longest night and the deepest night, stories of love in remote, exotic locations. Nov 11, 20 kara sundlun and i are celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary today. Mika brzezinski, msnbcs morning joe kara hewes had never seen her father, rhode island governor bruce sundlun, until one transformational moment when she awoke in the middle of the night as a tv news anchor announced his candidacy.
He was rhode islands second jewish governor, and the only jewish governor in the united states during his two terms. Sundlun was also a businessman, lawyer and world war. Oct 08, 2017 kara was watching the national news the night of nov. Kara sundlun has already conquered a film about her father and. Ap wire press photo 1993 kara hewes claims ri gov bruce. Kara hewes sundluns book finding dad from love child to daughter. Sundlun, 91, a decorated world war ii bomber pilot who made millions of dollars as a business magnate and served two turbulent twoyear terms as the governor of rhode island, died july 21. Having the mark twain house in our own community is invaluable if you want to write a book. Last fall he met his daughter, kara hewes, for the first time. We can all take home great messages from this book.
The story of bruce sundlun s amazing escape from occupied europe in world war ii, filmed on location in belgium and narrated by sundlun s own daughter, kara, who travelled back to the village of jabbeke in belgium, to retrace her fathers footsteps in world war ii. The daughter of former rhode island governor bruce sundlun is sharing the relationship she has with her father in a brand new book. Kara has two children helena and julian by her husband, wfsb news anchor dennis house. Kara sundlun on finding dad, forgiveness hartford courant. She anchors the news for wfsbtv, the cbs affiliate in connecticut, and hosts two showsthe popular daytime talk show better connecticut and karas cures, a guide to health and spirituality. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. You can catch her live every weekday as the cohost of better connecticut with scot haney at 3 p. January 19, 1920 july 21, 2011 was an american politician and member of the democratic party who served as 71st governor of rhode island from 1991 to 1995. From love child to daughter, inspirational speaker, mommy, wife, chocolate lover. One look at his picture and she knew she needed to find him. His parents, walter irving sundlun and the former jan zelda colitz, owned a. Rhode island governor and wealthy businessman bruce sundlun. Kara hewes claims ri gov bruce sundlun is her father. Aug 10, 2003 on mackinac on june 1 last year, he handed ms.
Wfsbs kara sundlun was a love child before a daughter. Lorraine maxwell, the juror who was the last holdout for his innocence before she succumbed to the pressure of 11 other jurors and voted to convict lisker in 1983, was in the crowd. Kara hewes grows up knowing minimal facts about her father, bruce sundlun. I was fortunate enough to meet bruce and marge an share a toast in the gov. Kara opened up about her life story during the fourminute interview. Dec 26, 2014 i was a politicians abandoned love child. Jul 23, 2011 bruce george sundlun was born in providence, r. Kara sundlun is an emmy award winning television journalist. Augustins the jubilation of that first baby picture. Above and beyond highlights one of the most compelling escape and survival stories from world war ii that of former rhode island governor bruce sundlun 19202011. Kara hewes had never seen her father, rhode island governor bruce sundlun, until one transformational moment when she awoke in the middle of the night as a tv news anchor announced his candidacy. Kara hewes had never seen her father, rhode island governor bruce sundlun, until one transformational. Her series karas cures is a mainstream guide to health.
The wreck of the penn central 2nd ed, beard books, frederick, md isbn 978189312208 6. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Oct 20, 2014 vargo and bruce sundlun ultimately worked it out too, kara sundlun says. She believes that engaging, romantic fantasy can be found everywhere in the world, even in the most unlikely places. Sundlun was a delegate in the 2000 democratic national convention from rhode island. A small table next to the bride and groom held photos of bruces mom, dad and stepmother, and karas mother, father and beloved cat.
Vargo and bruce sundlun ultimately worked it out too, kara sundlun says. Moreover, she became the longestserving news anchor at any connecticut television station, after working in the wfsbtv network for 33 years. Media in category bruce sundlun the following 2 files are in this category, out of 2 total. Subsequently he was a successful business tycoon and eventually became governor of rhode island. In addition to politics, sundlun had a varied career as a military. Her series kara s cures is a mainstream guide to health and spirituality, she is also a contributor for the huffington post.
Mar 11, 2017 kara hewes had never seen her father, rhode island governor bruce sundlun, until one transformational moment when she awoke in the middle of the night as a tv news anchor announced his candidacy. Sundluns book chronicles her effort as a teenager to connect with her father, bruce sundlun, who served two terms as governor of rhode. Denise was a record holder american television news anchor who won 11 emmy awards during her career. Kara sundlun biowiki, age, parents, husband, kids, salary. My mom had always said, your biological father is a man named bruce sundlun. This is truly a love storya fairy tale with a happy ending. But now, for the first time, he was real and staring back at me.
Kara sundlun recounts this story in a memoir of uneven literary quality that despite some overwriting rings honest and true and which will fascinate rhode islanders, particularly of the. Every afternoon kara brings viewers information that. She is also the cohost of the lifestyle and entertainment magazine program better connecticut that airs weekdays on wfsb. Kara sundlun book kara wrote her book titled, from lovechild to daughter, in which she discusses the experience of meeting her birth father, bruce sundlun, while she was a teenager, when he was the governor of rhode island. Finding dad by kara sundlun overdrive rakuten overdrive. All of your favorite books and authors can be found here. Kara sundlun, news anchor, wfsb channel 3 kara sundlun photo. When kara hewes was yearsold she awoke in the middle of the night, confronted by the image of her father bruce sundlun on the television screen, while a cnn news anchor announced the results of the 1988 gubernatorial election in rhode island, in which hed run and lost. Nov 09, 2014 kara sundlun recounts this story in a memoir of uneven literary quality that despite some overwriting rings honest and true and which will fascinate rhode islanders, particularly of the. Jul 05, 2016 having the mark twain house in our own community is invaluable if you want to write a book. Kara sundlun to speak about her new book in west hartford we. Kara is also a published author, writing an inspirational memoir called finding dad. Sundlun a scrapbook of mementos the stub from the first movie they saw together meet the parents, a ski lift ticket and other kara items. Kara was watching the national news the night of nov.
In return kara hewes, 17, agreed to drop the lawsuit seeking unspecified support that she filed against gov. Kara sundlun s instagram post where she explains the favorite color of her former friend, denise dascenzo. Kara knew that in order to move forward, she had to make the choice to forgive. Her mother had an affair with bruce sundlun, a war hero who had escaped from belgium after his b17 bomber damn yankee crashed during wwii. Emmyaward winning television journalist kara sundlun shares the story of uncovering her fathers identity when she was a teen in her book, finding dad. Finding dad details sundluns life growing up fatherless and building a relationship with her father, a legendary war hero and twoterm governor, when she was a. Nearly 19 years ago, before he became governor of rhode island, bruce sundlun fathered a child out of wedlock. Kara forces a meeting with her dad and is tenacious about building a relationship. News anchor, cohost better ct, author of finding dad. Shortly after the press conference in june 1993, sundlun acknowledges his paternity and agrees to pay kara s college tuition. Kara hewes had never seen her father, rhode island governor bruce sundlun, until one transformational moment when she awoke in the. In the mid1970s, sundlun had an affair with karas mother judith hewes while she was working as a flight attendant for an ohiobased charter airline that he operated. The book chronicles karas quest to meet her father, the late former governor of rhode island bruce sundlun.
Kara sundlun is a twotime emmyaward winning journalist. Kara hewes knew her father, bruce sundlun, was a dynamic man whose legendary bravery during wwii transcended to his life in the courtroom, the boardroom, and finally as twoterm governor of rhode island. The day i decided to start calling my father dad huffpost. But, when you grow up without a father, making the choice to find him and label him with a name worthy of your love, is a major life event. Kara was a guest of gretchen carlson on the real story last week. The obituary was featured in legacy on july 22, 2011. Her series karas cures is a mainstream guide to health and spirituality, she is also a contributor for the huffington post. Kara hewes knew her father, bruce sundlun, was a dynamic man whose. However, sundlun accepted kara hewes fully as his daughter assuring that her college education was fully financed. Kara sundlun and i are celebrating our tenth wedding anniversary today. Her series karas cures is a mainstream guide to health and spirituality, she. January 19, 1920 july 21, 2011 was an american politician and member of the democratic party who served as 71st governor of rhode island between 1991 and 1995.
Dec 02, 2014 book trailer for the memoir finding dad from love child to daughter. Poorly written and karas selfish, egotistical personality comes through in this tale of discovering ones identity and using it to step up in life. Poorly written and kara s selfish, egotistical personality comes through in this tale of discovering ones identity and using it to step up in life. Sundlun settles paternity suit, will pay for college. The day i decided to start calling my father dad it may be something thats documented in one of those cute baby books, but likely not a big deal in your adult life. Her biological father, identified through a reliable blood test, is bruce sundlun, world war ii air force captain, harvard law school graduate, and secondterm governor of rhode island. The circumstances of kara sundluns life are very straightforward, and basically not uncommon. Finding dad think what her father would have missed if kara hadnt been tenacious enough to pursue, not just her own identity, but his as well.
Bruce sundlun born january 19 1920 was a member of the democratic party and served as governor of rhode island from 1991 to 1995. Kara sundlun, finding dad kara hewes knew her father, bruce sundlun, was a dynamic man whose legendary bravery during wwii transcended to his life in the courtroom, the boardroom, and finally as twoterm governor of rhode island. Once she confronted sundlun with her identity, her life significantly changed. Before bruce sundlun was a ceo and a governor, he was a jewish bomber pilot who was the only one to escape the nazis when the plane was shot down on dec. Kara hewes was a struggling young teenager until she discovered that she was the love child of then gov. It was a close one in the ocean state for bruce sundlun, she announced.
Kara is also a contributor for the huffington post. January 19, 1920 july 21, 2011 was an american politician and member of the democratic party who served as 71st governor of rhode island between 1991 and 1995 he was rhode islands second jewish governor, and the only jewish governor in the united states during his two terms. Kara sundlun is an emmy awardwinning television journalist. Five crew members were killed and the rest captured. In her book, she shares the story of meeting her biological father bruce sundlun when she was a teenager and he was the governor of rhode island. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Oct 27, 2014 kara hewes was a struggling young teenager until she discovered that she was the love child of then gov. Bruce sundlun was an american politician and member of the democratic party who served as. She talked about how this war herobusiness tycoonturned politician almost beat the incumbent, governor edward diprete. Kara sundlun, a wfsb news anchor, is the daughter of bruce sundlun, the late former rhode island governor and wealthy businessman.
Sundlun also had three sons from his first marriage to madeleine schiffer gimbel. Kara sundlun is the anchor of channel 3 eyewitness news at noon on wfsbtv cbs 3 in hartford. Book trailer for the memoir finding dad from love child to daughter. Building a relationship with my father, bruce sundlun, helped me realize the power of forgiveness. But shed never laid eyes on him until one transformational moment, when she awoke in the middle of the night as a tv news anchor announced he was running for office. Bruce sundluns daughter kara details her journey from secret. Shortly after the press conference in june 1993, sundlun acknowledges his paternity and agrees to pay karas college tuition. This book is so amazing and compelling, carlson said about the book. Oct 21, 2014 kara sundlun, a wfsb news anchor, is the daughter of bruce sundlun, the late former rhode island governor and wealthy businessman. Bruce sundlun died thursday, july 21, 2011, at his home. Wfsbs kara sundlun was love child of a governor, new. Kara sundlun married, husband, children, net worth. In addition to politics, sundlun had a varied career as a military pilot. Sundlun, business magnate and rhode island governor.