Breuning turned 114 in September. The Guinness Book of Records declared him the world's oldest man back in 2009. Just days before his 114th birthday, Walter sat down to answer a few questions about the last century.
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Breuning turned 114 in September. The Guinness Book of Records declared him the world's oldest man back in 2009. Just days before his 114th birthday, Walter sat down to answer a few questions about the last century.
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Aired on Montana Evening Edition, Sept. 21, 2010
Transcript
9-21-10
Walter’s Birthday
INTRO:
GREAT FALLS RESIDENT WALTER BREUNING IS CELEBRATING HIS 114TH BIRTHDAY TODAY.
HE WAS BORN IN 1896 IN MELROSE, MINNESOTA.
FOR THE LAST 92 YEARS HE’S BEEN LIVING IN GREAT FALLS.
THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS DECLARED HIM THE WORLD’S OLDEST MAN IN JULY 2009.
CAPITOL REPORTER EMILIE RITTER SAYS SINCE THEN, HE’S RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF LETTERS ASKING FOR HEALTH ADVICE AND INSIGHT INTO THE LAST CENTURY…
SCRIPT:
EVEN AT 114 YEARS OLD WALTER BREUNING WAKES UP EVERY MORNING AT 6:30, DOES CALISTHENICS, PUTS ON A SUIT AND TIE AND (FADE IN WALKER NATS) WALKS – WITH THE HELP OF A WALKER – DOWN TO BREAKFAST.
(GOOD MORNING NAT POP)
WALTER HAS NEVER HAD ANY MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS AND FOR YEARS ONLY TOOK A SMALL DOSE OF ASPIRIN.
WALTER: “No pills, no medicine, none. R: Do you still take an aspirin a day? W: I don’t take nothing anymore, I quit that too. R: H...
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Intro and Outro
INTRO: GREAT FALLS RESIDENT WALTER BREUNING IS CELEBRATING HIS 114TH BIRTHDAY TODAY.
HE WAS BORN IN 1896 IN MELROSE, MINNESOTA.
FOR THE LAST 92 YEARS HE’S BEEN LIVING IN GREAT FALLS.
THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS DECLARED HIM THE WORLD’S OLDEST MAN IN JULY 2009.
CAPITOL REPORTER EMILIE RITTER SAYS SINCE THEN, HE’S RECEIVED HUNDREDS OF LETTERS ASKING FOR HEALTH ADVICE AND INSIGHT INTO THE LAST CENTURY…
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