I became involved in the Statue of Liberty project shortly after the torch had been removed for rebuilding. From the point I stayed involved over the next 18 months through the rededication ceremoney when the Statue was reopened by President Ronald Reagan. I put a crew out on Liberty Island once every week to ten days, depending on the level of activity and the state of the weather. Highlights included coverage of the workshop where a French restoration team worked side by side with a group of American union steelworkers as they went about their restoration tasks. The French were building a new torch while the steelworkers worked with state of the art steel to make new reinforcing pins that hold up the great statue.

As the images show, the documentation took place not only inside the workshops but high on the scafolding itself. From that high vantage point one could look out across a magnificent view of New York harbor.

The footage produced by my unit was broadcast around the world in 17 different countries.

Roger Wyatt