Gus Koernig, an award-winning journalist from San Francisco, reported from Russia during the first months after the collapse of the Soviet Union. In his 30-year career in TV news, he has been a reporter and anchor for a number of network-affiliated stations. Gus has ghost-written five books on five different topics. The father of nine children, he and his wife, Glenda, live in Mesa, Arizona, where they enjoy traveling and hiking.