Dan McNichol is a number one best selling author. His books: The Roads That Built America, The Big Dig, and others books have earned him critical acclaim and international recognition. Today he is writing a book celebrating the new San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge due to be published in 2013, in time for the opening of the new East Bay span.
McNichol served as a White House Appointee between 1991-1993. The University of Pennsylvania Press published McNichol’s work in a new book titled, A Legacy of Leadership. Presidents Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush both praised the work citing it’s role in educating the nation about the challenges of gubernatorial politics.
Dan McNichol is an award-winning journalist currently blogging for CNBC News. In 2008, McNichol won the Robert F. Boger Award for outstanding construction writing while chronicling Minnesota’s disastrous I-35W bridge collapse. The American Society of Civil Engineers named McNichol as one of nation’s outstanding writers. He was honored with a PhD in Engineering and Technology for his publications and his contributions to the fields of engineering and construction. His articles and work have appeared in The New York Times, USA Today, The Boston Globe, The Philadelphia Inquirer and numerous other periodicals. McNichol is an editorial board member and columnist for CENews and its Rebuilding America’s Infrastructure.
McNichol’s film credits include numerous appearances on: The BBC, The Discovery Channel, The History Channel, ABC World News Tonight, CBS News, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, The News Hour and National Public Radio and many more news organizations. He has consulted for National Geographic. Look for Dan on the BBC’s upcoming documentary on the American road as well as the History Channel’s two part special report called The Crumbling of America’s Infrastructure. Today he is working with CCTV, the Chinese television network, on a new business program produced in Washington, D.C. to better foster economic relations between the two nations. Dan is now appearing on the History Channel’s new series titled, “The History of Mankind.”
Uncle Gabby the Hero
Author: Dan McNichol, Posted On: April 26th, 2013, In: Bay Bridge
“Call me Uncle Gabby,” said the gentle old soul behind the wheel of a 1952 Chevrolet pick-up sporting a San Francisco Giants baseball cap. “It’s my friend’s truck. People keep offering him money for it, but he says he’s not selling. He keeps talking about how he’s going to fix her up.” On a hot one I set out to buy Uncle Gabby a cold one – his favorite: grape soda. “I don’t like that diet stuff,” he said as I set out. Continue Reading
Cable-Walk
Author: Dan McNichol, Posted On: April 26th, 2013, In: Bay Bridge
Today I had the honor of walking up one of the Gray Lady’s great suspension cables. I’m writing a book on the rebuilding of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge – the $6.3 billion, “new” Bay Bridge as people are calling it. Built in 1936 she’s celebrating her 75th Anniversary. So too is her fraternal twin sister The Golden Gate Bridge. As a way of bonding with the super-span I was granted a Cable Walk – the stuff dreams are made of. Continue Reading
Beauty in the Bay
Author: Dan McNichol, Posted On: April 25th, 2013, In: Bay Bridge
On April 18, 2006, the 100th anniversary of the Great San Francisco Earthquake of 1906, California highway officials announced the award of the state’s largest public works project ever – the new East Span of the Bay Bridge. The centennial anniversary of the nation’s most deadly earthquake was a dramatic reminder that the reconstruction of the Bay Bridge was a seismic event. Continue Reading
Infrastructure Artistry
Author: Dan McNichol, Posted On: April 24th, 2013, In: Bay Bridge
I am working with Mike Cialowicz, a super-fntastic photographer. Mike and I are venturing into capturing infrastructure in art form and technical matter at the same time. Feast your eyes on his shot of the Golden Gate Bridge. Continue Reading
The Roads That Built America
The Roads That Built America: The incredible story ot the U.S. lnterstate System. The story behind the building of the largest engineering-construction project in the history of the world: The Dwight D. Eisenhower National System of Interstate & Defense Hlghways.
Paving the Way: Asphalt in America
Paving the Way: Asphalt in America. We are an asphalt nation. The detinitive book on roads in America – where more than 90% are paved with asphalt. The journey begins in Rome. takes you down Route 66. along the New Iersey Turnpike and ends with the Big Road, the U.S. Interstate System.
The Big Dig
The Big Dig: The largest urban construction project in the history of the modern world. A messy complexity. The most comprehensive book on the nation’s largest project. Highly illustrated, simply put, the author’s tirst book was a number one best seller.
The Big Dig at Night
he Big Dig at Night: The Big Dig’s most dangerous work was done at night. Remarkable are these images of America’s largest project – at night.
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