Mark Bone is a documentary filmmaker and commercial director who helmed CNN Films' documentary short, "58 Hours: The Baby Jessica Story," written by Gregory Rosati. Simpson Bronco chase; Operation Desert Storm -- that propelled the evolution of TV news from nightly half-hour broadcasts to around-the-clock coverage. As the New York Times reported in 1995, by the final moments of her rescue, CNN held the attention of 3.1 million households. Rescue worker Steven Forbes carries 18-month-old Jessica McClure shortly after her rescue from an abandoned well in Midland, Texas, on October 16,1987. And Baby Jessica's rescue was so powerfully influential because, unlike other tragedies of the time, there was a chance that she would be saved.

Source: CNN July 30, 2021 21:32 UTC