Peter Sahla:  

Life Left Nashville straight after graduation. Moved to Europe a year later. Have lived there ever since. Got married very young, had two children. The marriage ended after fifteen years when she fell in love with the neighbour. Married again five years later, had three more children. Moved around a bit. Worked in Germany, Switzerland, but mainly in England, where I still live now. I came back to Nashville for the first time in 2000. Looked at the former West End High (a very nostalgic moment), at the house where I lived on West End Avenue (less nostalgic) and met Dick Achuff, a good friend from our school days, whom I contacted through Classmates. Also went back to Plant City (although not for the first time since leaving - have been back there many times since moving to Europe). Wanted to show the kids my old school - didn't find it. It was my fault. Like every town Plant City had changed. Lisa Bailey informed me that the school still stands, so clearly, I took a wrong turning. I'll have to come back. But the house in which I lived has been knocked down. There's a lawn now right next to the First Methodist Church. In the meantime I managed to contact Judy Adams. She was a year above. Have been in constant contact with her. Next year (2014) my youngest daughter (17 years old) will spend a few months in Florida. I hope she has the time to pay Plant City a visit. Well, "next year" has been. My youngest daughter and I came to Florida. I dropped her off in North Florida where she stayed on a ranch, learning how to handle sensitive horses. Judy Adams lives nearby, so we finally met up after all those decades. It could have been a disaster. But it wasn't we got along marvellously. Enjoyed each others company. Had a lot to tell each other. I certainly hope to meet up with her again. I then travelled down to Plant City met up with Ken Jones. Again after all those decades. Had a great time with him and Barbara. And attended the monthly Class of '58 Breakfast. It all was a great journey back in time. Many thanks to everybody who made me feel welcome. I just realised that I talk about this trip later on on this page. Workplace Although I originally wanted to go into archeology, I ended up in the radio and TV-drama department of West German Broadcasting Corporation. Got an offer from the BBC in London and moved there. Started working freelance writing, directing and producing TV documentaries. Was offered job as assistant bureau chief of ZDF in London. In 1988 was offered job as anchor for a new business TV channel broadcasting from Switzerland. Presented their breakfast programme for two years then moved on as anchor to a new TV station in Germany, editing and presenting evening news shows. Got headhunted back to London as anchor of the flagship evening show of Dow Jones business channel EBN - broadcasting worldwide. This was taken over in 1998 by CNBC. Stayed on for a few months then decided to take up job as anchor with Bloomberg Television (all still in London). Left Bloomberg after six years. Am working freelance now. Don't miss sitting in front of the camera every day. Have done that long enough. Time for younger talents to take over. Since I can't sit still though, I taught Media Studies at the European School near Oxford for a few years - until cuts meant I was made redundant. I continue to write books about London (unfortunately they are only published in German, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish and Dutch) and I am trying to set up a web-site which ...Expand for more