Updated (4-4): Crew of Flight 1549 appearances

APRIL 4, 2009

1-20 Inauguration (pix)

2-1 Super Bowl (pix)

2-3 Rick Reilly ESPN video couple of sentences about seeing Sullenberger at Super Bowl

2-7 South Pacific Sullenberger family (pix)

2-8 60 Minutes with Katie Couric (pix)
Part 1 Capt Sullenberger account (text)
Part 1 Capt Sullenberger account (video)

Part 2 Flight Crew (text)
Part 2 Flight Crew (video)

Part 3 Passengers (text)
Part 3 Passengers (video)

Video includes a still photo of President and First Lady at the Neighborhood Inaugural Ball with Capt Sullenberger, Jeff Skiles, Donna Dent and Sheila Dail.

2-9 Good Morning America (video)

2-9 Early Show (video)

2-9 Keys to the City

2-10 David Letterman Show
David Letterman homemade video
David Letterman CBS video snippet

2-10 Larry King Crew of Flight 1549
Flight 1549 crew (transcript)
Part 1 (7:21)
Part 2 (8:08)

2-11 Larry King Crew of Flight 1549, passengers, rescuers
Flight 1549: crew, passengers, rescuers (transcript)
Flight 1549: passengers react to cockpit recording
Links to Larry King CNN video

2-11 Greta Van Susteren:
Part 1 (video & transcript)
Part 2 (video & transcript)
Part 3 (video)

No NBC. The Today Show refused unless they were exclusive - they were supposed to be the original interview. I don’t understand the selfishness. Each show the story becomes more complete - especially with the passenger stories. It’s their audience who is going to be angry.

Flight 1549 passenger Emma Sophina gets record deal
Emma Sophina sings “Send Another Prayer” on the Early Show

Doreen Welsh
Jeff Skiles

Pix & Videos of Flight 1549

Passenger reactions

Sullenberger tossed 1st pitch at Yankee Stadium (4-4)
Video Capt Sullenberger’s 1st pitch Yankees - Cubs (4-4)
Capt Sullenberger’s 2 book deal
Capt Sullenberger: nays running for office
Capt Sullenberger to speak at HS alma mater (6-6)
Captain Sullenberger to throw out first pitch for SF Giants (4-7)

Flight 1549 passenger, Emma Sophina sings 'Send Another Prayer"

February 9, 2009

Flight 1549 passenger Emma Sophina sings her crash-inspired song "Send Another Prayer" on The Early Show for the flight crew.

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CBS

Flight 1549 passenger signs record deal

February 11, 2009

Here's one passenger from flight 1549 that's already hit it big. Emma Sophina, 26, from Australia was on Larry King last night and sang her crashed-inspired song"Send Another Prayer" for the crew.

When interviewed on 1-16 by the NY Daily News' MATT LYSIAK & DAVE GOLDINER she said:

SOPHINA: I needed a holiday and some space to write. I couldn't think of a better place to stop then New York City.

Though that wasn't what she had in mind. On the way down:

I thought, 'OK, I'm going to heaven now.' But then someone said we hit water. I grabbed a life jacket and made my way to the exit. The only way I can describe it is it was an orderly mess. A very orderly mess.

That's her in the yellow life vest below.

God Bless Sully. If it wasn't for the graceful Sully, I wouldn't be here talking to you today. He gave us such a graceful landing under such terrible conditions. He is a real hero. I'm going to write a song about this called, 'My Life in the Bottom of the Hudson River'.

The title clearly didn't stick. From UPI:

SOPHINA: They've given me the gift of life. They've let me go on to pursue my dreams. The song is about the fact that I have new life again.

She was signed by Decca and will follow the wake of Flight 1549's media blitz with appearances on "CBS Early Show," "Good Morning America," "Larry King Live," "Extra" and Fox News Channel...

Emma Sophina in the yellow vest (THAYER/Reuters)

UPDATED: See here for a video clip of her and her song.