People With Passion: Chris Cascarano

A People with Passion series

Chicago journalism

September 21, 2011: Chris Cascarano

Chris Cascarano, Chicago News Cooperative.

I first noticed Chris Cascarano’s work in a Chicago News Cooperative story about a pastor in Roseland leading “God’s foot patrol,” in which he and other members of the community would walk the streets of the neighborhood as a visual reminder of the good choices a person can make. The video was a beautiful compliment to writer Paul Beaty’s words; no surprise then that Cascarano is co-credited on the byline. The CNC values their video work, and Cascarano is the man behind the camera.

Here in the 11th installment of Jack M Silverstein’s Chicago journalism People With Passion interview series, Cascarano talks about his interest in video, his path to the CNC, and how a story like the Roseland one is created.