GB Items Related to Tag - award
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Jean Dibner
Jean Dibner grew bored in the board room and made the incredible leap from high-tech executive to award-winning sculptor.
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Marc Middleton
Founder and CEO
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Growing Bolder Wins BIG
Growing Bolder's name may be on the trophy, but you deserve the credit for our Senior Vision Media Award.
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Mary Higgins Clark
Born: December 24, 1927
Suspense and mystery writer whose 24 published novels have sold more than 80 million copies in the United States. -
Truett Cathy
Born: April 4, 1927
Founder of the Chik-fil-A fast food chain and inventor of the first fast-food chicken sandwich. -
Director/Actor Sydney Pollack Dies of Cancer
Academy Award-winning director Sydney Pollack has died of cancer at the age of 73.
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Key To Success
Are you going through awards show withdrawal? Not to fear, GB VP Bill Shafer was just given a wonderful award. We sent a camera crew along to capture it. We didn't have a choice -- Bill ordered us to go!
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Mike Wallace
Born: May 9, 1918
Award-winning journalist; lead correspondent for CBS's 60 Minutes for 37 years. Wallace's professional honors include at least 20 Emmy Awards. -
Congratulations and Thank You Growing Bolder
On behalf of the women of Boomer Diva Nation, I would like to take this opportunity to say Congratulations on being awarded the 2008 Senior Vision Media Award in Florida. (I read about it on Chuck Nyren's blog).You are most deserving of this...
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Pinetop Perkins
Born: July 7, 1913
One the last original Delta blues musicians. A longtime sideman, Perkins released his first solo album in 1988, at 72. -
Growing Bolder Receives 2008 Senior Vision Media Award
The Growing Bolder Media Group is the winner of the 2008 Senior Vision Media Award, presented by the Florida Council on Aging. President and CEO Marc Middleton accepted the award on behalf of the Growing Bolder team.
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Deirdre Bair
Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair turns her attention to the growing trend of late-life divorces in her new book.
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Elaine Stritch
Born: February 02, 1925
Legendary Broadway performer who has won 5 Tony's. A superlative dramatic actress, Ms. Stritch also excelled in musical comedy, -
Walter Cronkite
Born: Nov. 4, 1916
For nearly two decades, Americans overwhelmingly turned to Walter Cronkite for the day's news. -
Best of the Rest: How to Live to 91
Ernest Borgnine is 91 and the the oldest Oscar winner alive, having won the 'Best Actor' award for 1955's Marty. He also appears youthful and in pretty good shape. How does he do it?
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Jim McKay
Jim McKay, the esteemed sportscaster who hosted ABC's popular Wide World of Sports for over 40 years died Saturday of natural causes at his farm in Monkton, Maryland. He was 86.
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Academy Award-Winner Seriously Hurt in Crash
Morgan Freeman is reportedly in serious condition after a car accident in Mississippi.
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Helen Thomas
Born: August 4, 1920
Groundbreaking female journalist and bestselling author. Thomas has covered every U.S. president since John F. Kennedy. -
Stan Lee
Born: Dec. 28, 1922
Legendary comic-book writer and editor. The former chairman of Marvel Comics, Lee co-created a slew of iconic characters that have since been turned into blockbuster film franchises. -
PGA Honors Dennis Walters
Ever see a paraplegic play golf? Dennis Walters will blow your mind, just as he has been doing ever since a golf cart accident left him paralyzed. Walters was determined to hang on to his love for the game. He found a way to do it. He’s proof that anyone
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Alan Greenspan
Born: March 6, 1926
As Chairman of the United States Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan was, arguably, the most powerful and influential financial figure in the world for decades. -
Tony Bennett
Born: August 3, 1926
Silky-voiced crooner whose winging renditions of American popular standards have enjoyed a newfound popularity. -
Simon Wiesenthal
Born: Dec. 31, 1908
Died: Sept. 20, 2005
A survivor of the Nazi death camps who dedicated his life to tracking down fugitive Nazi's and fighting prejudice against all people. -
Best of the Rest - Midlife Crisis
Do we all go through a midlife crisis? How do you know if you're in yours? Elliot Maxx knows and he's not afraid to talk about it. See why men everywhere are paying very close attention!
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Ron Dante
He sings, he writes award-winning songs and he's also one of the most successful music producers in history. Ron Dante has a plate full of accolades, including being the lead singer of a cartoon band.
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Elaine Beaubien
What if you could keep your day job while fulfilling your fantasies? Wisconsin professor Elaine Beaubien is doing exactly that.
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Neil Gussman
For many breaking a bone in their body means no more physical activity. For Neil Gussman, who broke bones in his neck, ribs and numerous others in a biking accident, it meant coming back with a vengeance.
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Abigail Trafford
Washington Post writer Abigail Trafford is a leader in the movement to fight ageism.
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Sherrie Mathieson
Be honest -- you still have some relics from your youth lurking in your closet. Style expert Sherrie Mathieson says even if those clothes come back in style, they just won't work for you the way they once did.
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Kathy McManus
With the bills piling and the dishes sitting in sink, it's obvious we all have responsibilities in our life. But one woman, broadcast journalist Kathy McManus has another idea. Find out what she feels is the biggest responsibility we all have.
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Breaking Up is Easy to Do
Another celebrity couple bites the dust -- so how can you make your marriage work when so many hit the skids?
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Bill Boggs
How much would it help if you understood the keys to success in life? A four-time Emmy Award winning TV host is asking if you've got what it takes.
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Naomi Judd
Country music superstar Naomi Judd turns her sharp mind on something more personal -- ageism.
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Doris Roberts
Five-time Emmy Award-winning actress Doris Roberts, best known for her role on “Everybody Loves Raymond,” talks about what it means to be old in Hollywood.
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Tom Bosley
Tom Bosley is one of the greatest TV dads of all time. He played Howard Cunningham, Richie's father, on "Happy Days" and now he's a real life grandfather.
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Suzy Cohen
She's told us about the myths about medications, how prescription drugs could be hurting not helping us and gave us all the advice we could need about the medical world. And now, America's Most Trusted Pharmacist is back and ready for more!
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Al Roker
Al Roker is an award-winning journalist and has been a staple of our morning routine for years. It may not be common knowledge that this weatherman is also an author, but he's best known for telling us the "weather in our neck of the woods."
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Florida Senior Games Athletes of the Year honored at Florida's Capitol
2007 Florida Senior Games State Championships Athletes of the Year honored at Ambassadors for Aging Day Strength and accuracy play key roles in several sports of the Florida Senior Games State Championships. For the two athletes who...
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WMFE is Growing Bolder
The Growing Bolder TV Show, featuring local news veterans Marc Middleton and Bill Shafer, has been picked up by Orlando PBS affiliate WMFE-TV.
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Brenda Lee
Brenda Lee is a little bit country and a little bit rock 'n' roll. Actually, she's a lot of both. She's the only woman in music history to be inducted into the hall of fame for both and will be awarded with the Pioneer Award this year.
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Teens Learn How to "Act" Like Grown-Ups
Some of the wisest people in the world are sharing their stories -- through some of the youngest. Find out how one man's plans for leaving a legacy turned out even bigger than he had hoped.
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Broken Neck to Broken Record
Cycling stud Sandy Scott is a wildman on wheels. Just two years after breaking his neck, he's not only back on his bike, he's shattering records and eating up competitors.
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What Is Your Dream?
Growing Bolder asks leaders, thinkers, writers, life coaches, entertainers and role models to weigh in on issues affecting our lives.
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5 Ways to Live to 100
More experts believe any of us can reach the century mark. Find out how.













































