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Linda Ellerbee is an award-winning
television producer, best-selling author and one of the most sought-after speakers in the
country. Over the past 25 years, Ellerbee has earned a reputation as a highly-respected
and outspoken journalist, whose successes have positioned her to head-up a thriving
television production company, Lucky Duck Productions. Her credibility as a journalist and
survivor make her as an ideal keynote speaker or moderator. She speaks from experience.
Those who gather to hear her trademark wit and sensibility are treated to a message of
hope and victory.
The distinguished and charismatic mayor of New York City from 1978-1989, Ed Koch has emerged as a national personality known for his level-headedness and spunk. In addition to his law practice and radio talk show, he is the judge on "The People’s Court," and has written eight books from autobiographies to mysteries. He is also a popular and prolific speaker on topics such as leadership, urban affairs, politics, race relations, Israel, foreign affairs – or the topic of your choice. Steve Kroft is celebrating 20 years as a CBS News correspondent and his 10th with 60 Minutes. An award-winning journalist and investigative reporter, in 1994, his profile of then-Senator Bob Dole earned his an Emmy Award. In 1992, his exclusive interview with then-presidential candidate Bill Clinton and Hillary, proved to be one of the defining moments of the campaign. He received a Peabody award for his report "Friendly Fire," which included videotape of a Gulf War incident where two American servicemen were accidentally killed by an American helicopter pilot. Another memorable report was the rolling back of odometers by Houston car wholesalers that led to five indictments. Tough, savvy and a survivor are among the words used to describe veteran journalist Deborah Norville. Once dubbed NBC’s "golden girl," the two-time Emmy winner, has had to fight her way back to the top after leaving the Today Show in 1991 following a meteoric rise. Now, as the anchor of Inside Edition, Norville is back on top with the nation’s top-rated syndicated news magazine show. The author of Back on Track: How to Straighten Out Your Life When It Throws You a Curve, she shares her story and those of other courageous women facing a variety of personal crises and offers a plan for others on how to bounce back. Acclaimed sportscaster Pat O’Brien has
taken to the entertainment side of the business as the co-host of Access Hollywood.
The Emmy-award winning O’Brien is perhaps best known for his illustrious sports
broadcasting career with CBS which included covering such prestigious events as two Winter
Olympics, the Super Bowl, the World Series, the NBA Finals and the NCAA Final Four
tournaments. He recently finished writing his first book Talking Sports, A BS-er’s
Guide, which is the ultimate guide for talking about sports when you know next to
nothing but want everyone else to think you do. Jane Bryant Quinn is the nation’s leading commentator on personal finance, with books and columns read by millions. She recently updated the best-seller Making the Most of Your Money," a comprehensive guide to planning your personal finances. Her other book, Jane Bryant Quinn’s Money Book, was a Book-of-the-Month Club selection and also a bestseller. A columnist for Newsweek Magazine, the New York Daily News and syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group, she currently hosts the investment series Beyond Wall Street, which airs on PBS.
Former Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, who retired from the U.S. House of Representatives after serving 24 years, currently serves as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Association of American Publishers. During her tenure in the House, she became the Dean of Congressional Women, co-chaired the Congressional Caucus on Women’s Issues for 10 years and served on the House Judiciary Committee. She has authored two books, Champion of the Great American Family and the recently released best-seller 24 Years of House Work…and the Place is Still a Mess. |
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