Why these unlikely triathletes are my heroes
Cristina Ramirez (left) , Kerry Gruson (center) and Liliana Montes their swimming coach One of the best parts about my gig writing features for the Today show website is the interesting people I get to...
View ArticleLet’s not forget vets on Memorial Day
I hope you’re having a great Memorial Day weekend. Ours started out soggy. We had two tournaments– one baseball, one soccer— but rain that would make Noah shudder changed our plans. We managed to...
View ArticleSummer of the ice bucket
Last year around this time, I declared it was the Summer of the Rainbow Loom. In a matter of weeks, everywhere I turned, there were colorful rubber bracelets. This year, it’s all about the #ALS ice...
View ArticleRemembering 9/11
I wrote the post below two years ago on September 11th. I was working on a different post today, but after hearing the victims’ names read once again, I really wanted to republish this one. No one will...
View ArticleFeminism gains momentum in 2014
I’m a feminist and you are too. The definition of a feminist is someone who believes that men and women should have equal rights. Who can’t get on board with that? There was probably a time in my...
View ArticleBlack leaders raise $2.1 million so kids can see ‘Selma’ for free
I was working on a piece this weekend that I have to share. It’s a great story to commemorate the Martin Luther King holiday, and there’s still time to take advantage of an inspiring program called...
View ArticleSo long Jon Stewart, it’s been real
The host of The Daily Show has written us all a “Dear Jon” letter. I’d like to send it back but I don’t think it would do any good. There’s not much to say except I’ll miss Jon Stewart dearly. That...
View ArticleRemembering 9/11: where I was that day
I knew today was September 11th but I got the kids up and off to school like it was any other day. When I returned from the bus stop, the TV was on and the victims’ relatives were reading the names of...
View ArticleRemembering 9/11– where I was that day
Thought this was worth sharing again….the pain still raw after all these years. I knew today was September 11th, but hearing the victims’ relatives reading the names on TV of those they lost that...
View ArticleRemembering Mary
In my current job as an entertainment news producer I report on many celebrity deaths. Mourning becomes a casualty to getting the news out quickly and getting reaction from family and fans. But when I...
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