Business of Disaster (2016)

When disaster strikes, who profits? FRONTLINE and NPR investigate the Business of Disaster in a major, multiplatform collaboration focused on the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy: the thousands still not home, the agencies that were supposed to help, and the companies that made millions.

Cast (11)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Michael Bloomberg

Self - NYC Mayor

D

Diane Camerada

Self - Staten Island Resident

N

Nick Camerada

Self - Staten Island Resident

D

David Charles

Self - Flood Insurance Adjuster

Lester Holt

Self - NBC Reporter

Will Lyman

Narrator (voice)

Barack Obama

Self - US President (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self - US President (archive footage)

L

Laura Sullivan

Self - Correspondent

Dana Tyler

Self - CBS Reporter

Brian Williams

Self - NBC Reporter

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