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Lesley Stahl, one of America’s most recognized and experienced broadcast journalists, has been a 60 Minutes correspondent since March 1991. The 2016-17 season marks her 26th year on the broadcast.

Stahl’s 2013 series on Guantanamo Bay, in which she gained unprecedented access to its prison facilities, was honored with an Edward R. Murrow award in 2014. In the same year, she won two Emmys, her 10th and 11th, one for the Guantanamo series and another for an eye-opening story about China’s huge real estate bubble. Among Stahl’s crowning achievements is the Life Time Achievement Emmy she was awarded in 2003 for excellence in reporting.

After four decades as a reporter, Stahl says the most vivid and transforming experience of her life was not covering the White House, interviewing heads of state, or any other of her stories at 60 Minutes. It was becoming a grandmother. Stahl’s Becoming Grandma: The Joys and Science of the New Grandparenting was released April 2016. The New York Times best-seller explores how grandparenting changes your life – for the better – with personal stories and interviews with famous and the not-so-famous grandmothers, as well as scientists and historians.

AT THE PODIUM

With the candor and charm that has helped her become a journalism icon, Stahl discusses her professional and personal life as one of the first female television reporters. First hired by CBS News in 1972, she entered an industry that was male-dominated, but she broke through and made a name for herself. With humorous and poignant anecdotes, Stahl talks about her covering the White House during the Carter, Reagan, and George H.W. Bush presidencies, and then about her years covering the world as co-editor of 60 Minutes. She comments of the news of the day, as well as some of the major stories she covered in the past, including Watergate, the Iranian hostage crisis, and every presidential election since 1972. She also talks about the state of the news business and the difficulties of working and raising children.

BIOGRAPHY DETAILS

In her most recent season at 60 Minutes, she did a hair-raising report on how young college students are being trapped into becoming confidential informants for the police. Another of her recent stories documented how the wife of an American hostage in Pakistan negotiated with the kidnappers for his release.

The stories she has covered since joining CBS News in the Washington bureau in 1972 range from Watergate through the 1981 assassination attempt on President Reagan to the 1991 Gulf War. She has reported on every U.S. Russian summit meeting from 1978-91 and every economic summit of industrialized countries from 1979-91.

She has a vast collection of journalism awards, including Emmy Awards for her interviews on Face The Nation and her 60 Minutes reporting, a Dupont, a Murrow, a Cronkite and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy given in September 2003.

Many of her investigative stories have led to executive and congressional action. In 2012 her whistleblower interview with F-22 Raptor pilots provided the first public accounts of the fighter’s oxygen system troubles, spurring the Secretary of Defense to make changes. Her very first report for 60 Minutes literally shut down the shameful selling of babies in Romania.

Stahl’s interview of a former CIA Clandestine Services chief about the use of “enhanced interrogation techniques” aka torture sparked a national debate. In September of 2005, she landed the first interview with American hostage Roy Hallums who was held captive by Iraqis for 10 months. She had the first exclusive interview with then disgruntled Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill and another with White House terrorism Czar Richard Clarke. Stahl got Al Gore to reveal that he would not run for president in 2008 on 60 Minutes.

She won an Emmy for How He Won the War, about former FDA Commissioner David Kessler’s battle with the tobacco industry, and an Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Journalism Award for Punishing Saddam, which exposed the plight of Iraqi children suffering the effects of the UN sanctions against Iraq.

Her early profile of Google earned her a 2005 Business and Financial Emmy award; more recently she won an Emmy for her 2011 60 Minutes story, Gospel for Teens.

Prior to joining 60 Minutes, Stahl served as CBS News White House correspondent during the Carter and Reagan and George H.W. Bush presidencies. During her time in Washington, she also served as moderator of Face The Nation, CBS News’ Sunday public-affairs broadcast (September 1983-May 1991). In that capacity she interviewed such newsmakers as Nelson Mandela, Margaret Thatcher, Boris Yeltsin, Yasir Arafat and virtually every top U.S. official.

From October 1990 to March 1991, Stahl supplemented her work at the White House and on Face The Nation by joining Charles Kuralt as co-anchor of “America Tonight,” a nightly broadcast of interviews and essays. Her experiences covering Washington for more than 20 years became the subject of her book Reporting Live (Simon & Schuster, 1999).

Stahl anchored several CBS News documentaries, including The Politics of Cancer and In the Red Blues, about the budget deficit, both for CBS Reports.

Stahl was born Dec. 16, 1941, in Swampscott, Mass., and was graduated cum laude in 1963 from Wheaton College in Norton, Mass. where she later served on the board of trustees. She currently serves on the board of the New York City Ballet.

She and her husband, author Aaron Latham, live in New York. They have a daughter, Taylor, and two granddaughters, Jordan and Chloe, the subjects of her new book, Becoming Grandma.

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[lgc_column grid=”50″ tablet_grid=”50″ mobile_grid=”100″ last=”true”]Drs. Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt and George Jenkins, fondly known as The Three Doctors are extraordinary role models for anyone who’s been through any kind of life challenge or major hardship. 

As teenage boys growing up on the tough inner-city streets of Newark, New Jersey these three kindred spirits made a pact: they would stick together-go to college-graduate-and become doctors. Surrounded by negative influences and having few positive role models made this a not so easy feat. Now many years later, these three men have overcome countless obstacles and proudly bear the subtitle of doctor, serving as the face of health and education for youth and families across our country. Growing up in the streets of Newark, the doctors know first hand the pressures and struggles of life in the inner city and how difficult it can be going at it alone. Determined not to become victims of their environment, the trio stood firm in their mission and together became one of the most remarkable success stories of inspiration, dedication and determination. The Three Doctors are frequently asked about their formula for becoming prominent, successful men. While there are numerous factors that played a role in their success there are particular guidelines that the doctors have and continue to live by to this day. This includes “Learning Patience” where the doctors often share that “today’s youth are in an age where they want everything now, however the doctors note that instant success is not only rare, but also deceitful. At some point you need a strategic plan on how you propose to live your life and carry out your goals for the long-term and that is just a starting point.” 

Doctors George Jenkins, Rameck Hunt and Sampson Davis deliver a well-needed and urgent message of hope and inspiration everywhere they go. Their key messages also include-Never underestimate the power of self-reliance and inner strength-Attach a timeline & devise a strategy for achieving your goals-and finally-Surround yourself with like-minded people who are in line with your aspirations

Today, Dr. Hunt is a Board certified internist at University Medical Center at Princeton and Assistant Professor of Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Jenkins is the Assistant Dean of the Office of Access, Equity and Inclusion. He is also Assistant Professor of Clinical Dentistry, in the Section of Growth and Development at Columbia University. Dr. Davis is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician at several emergency departments in New Jersey. 

Together, the doctors have authored three inspiring books about their lives: The Pact, for adults, and We Beat the Streets, for children, as well as a third book The Bond, highlighting fatherhood relationships. Dr. Davis also released two books, Living & Dying in Brick City which provides a rare, real-life glimpse into the inner workings of an urban emergency room, while offering practical health advice for our communities and The Stuff, Unlock Your Power to Overcome Challenges, Soar, and Succeed

Drs. Davis, Hunt and Jenkins also find time to give back to the community through their non-profit organization, The Three Doctors Foundation which on May 1, 2020 will celebrate 20 years of offering free health, education and mentoring programs for youth and families in the NY/NJ area. 

The Three Doctors have received many awards including the prestigious Essence Award for their accomplishments and leadership as well as a BET Honors award. They have also been featured medical experts for the Tom Joyner Morning Radio Show as well as CNN news. The doctors continue to make numerous television appearances in support of their message of health, education and youth mentoring. This includes their past appearance on the Oprah Winfrey show, 

where Ms. Winfrey remarked–“You guys are bigger than Rock Stars!” She then added, “I think you guys are the premier role models of the world!” 

To learn more about these premier role models, visit the doctors online at threedoctors.com and @threedoctors. 

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