DR. JERRY LINENGER ON NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC EXPLORER’S THE ANGEL EFFECT
By Abbie Bernstein

Retired NASA astronaut Dr. Jerry Linenger is waiting for the panel on National Geographic Channel’s EXPLORER series to begin. Linenger is scheduled to take the stage with journalist Terry Anderson, who survived almost seven years as a hostage in Lebanon, and Dr. Stphen Badylak and kidney transplant recipient Lucas Masella, who are here to discuss breakthroughs in regenerative medicine.

Linenger will talk about the EXPLORER episode THE ANGEL EFFECT, which concerns people who have had otherworldly experiences in times of crisis. Linenger is one of these people. The program airs at 10 PM on Tuesday, April 26.

Instead of waiting in the green room set up for talent at the Langham Hotel during the Television Critics Association Press Tour, Linenger is sitting at one of the long tables where reporters sit during the question and answer sessions. The sharpness of his attire aside, one might take him for a journalist biding time before the start of the next panel. Then he asks for a look at the complimentary copy of the book THE THIRD MAN FACTOR by John Geiger because, as he explains, “I’m quoted in it,” and it develops that he’s here as a speaker, taking in the audience perspective before it’s time for him to take the stage. Before the panel gets started, Linenger (who, upon being asked, says his surname is pronounced “linen,” like the fabric, plus “ger” with a soft “g”) graciously takes the time to give an exclusive interview. Read More→