Journalist Carmen Gentile '92 Has Local Book Signing May 9
In 2010, Shady Side Academy alumnus Carmen Gentile '92 was a journalist embedded with U.S. forces in Afghanistan when he was hit in the face by a grenade. He survived, but his face was shattered, his right eye blind. In his memoir, Blindsided by the Taliban: A Journalist's Story of War, Trauma, Love, and Loss, Gentile chronicles the physical and mental challenges in his recovery. He recently recounted his experience on NBC's TODAY with Megyn Kelly – Watch the video.
Gentile will be in Pittsburgh this week for a book signing on Wednesday, May 9, from 7-9 p.m. at White Whale Bookstore, 4754 Liberty Ave. in Bloomfield. Learn more.