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I am not scared of big interviews. I do my homework. I have big ears. I listen. I write. Gratefully, my editors and managers thought I was big enough with a big enough personality to handle these top interviews. Let's talk about your interview assignment. |
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In 2010, after the Olympics and the day after the World Championships, I was asked to interview Sven Kramer for AEGON.
"I remember the AEGON suits hanging in my dad's closet and I couldn't wait until I was big enough to fit in one. It was a proud day for me when I also wore the AEGON skating suit."
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Interview for AEGON, March 22, 2010
Sven Kramer, Olympic & World Championship Speed Skater from the Netherlands
www.svenkrameronline.nl
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"Today, we’ve pushed the dairy cow’s biology to the point where she is falling apart. If you select an animal for more productivity, other parts of the animal suffer. Instead of trying to improve the cow, why don’t we leave her alone? I’m inspired that consumers are showing more interest in animal welfare. If the tide continues, consumers will insist that animals are treated right, worldwide."
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Interview for Lely, September 2008
Dr. Temple Grandin, Author and Professor of Animal Science
www.templegrandin.com
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First Press Conference
"We need to look at our own lifestyles and how we raise our children to care for the planet. The goal should be to leave the planet better than you found it."
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Press conference for Rabobank, November 2008
Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Prize Winner 2006
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"You can’t just slap together a CSR department, draw up a basic, generic sustainability report and be taken seriously anymore." Anybody can do that. Elkington says the public is becoming more skeptical and critical as poorly executed values show up in the markets and on balance sheets.
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Interview for Rabobank, January 2009
John Elkington, Co-founder of SustainAbility
www.sustainability.com
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"Emmett Till was brutally murdered. He will not rest until justice is done, until there is closure. It cannot be money. Money can never take away the pain. My justice would be to make him immortal. Generations to come will know about Emmett Till."
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Interview, February 2007
Keith Beauchamp, Documentary Filmmaker
The Emmett Till Story
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First Assignment
Racism and prejudices are not pretty. The words and the thoughts are not lovely. Racism is not politically correct. "We don't do racism nicely. We do it painfully and viciously. Be aware of the viciousness," said Elliott.
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My first assignment as a reporter for Lamar University Press
Lecture "Are You a Racist?", September 1995
Jane Elliott, Anti-racism Activist
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