Whirlybird
Synopsis
Soaring above the chaotic spectacle of '80s and '90s Los Angeles, a young couple revolutionized breaking news with their brazen helicopter reporting. Culled from this news duo's sprawling video archive is a poignant L.A. story of a family in turbulence hovering over a city unhinged. A pioneer of helicopter reporting, Zoey Tur, along with then-wife Marika Gerrard, forever changed broadcast news with their action-packed live coverage of monumental moments in the history of L.A., including the 1992 riots and the O.J. Simpson Ford Bronco chase in 1994. This intense work delivered a needed daily dose of adrenaline for Zoey (known then as Bob) but the thousands of hours spent chasing breaking news eventually took its toll.
Full Credits
- Director:Matt Yoka,
- Producer:Matt Yoka, Diane Becker,
- Cast:Zoey Tur, Marika Gerrard,
- Story Consultant:Andrea James,
Technical specifications
- Country:United States
- Language:English
- Release:January 23, 2020
- Duration:103 min
- Genres:Documentary


