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Lucie Arnaz  –


Actress, entertainer, Broadway star and producer, Lucie charms audiences across the country.  As the daughter of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, she began her famed career in a recurring role on "The Lucy Show," and has starred in "Here's Lucy," "The Lucie Arnaz Show" and the critically acclaimed "Sons and Daughters."  She also starred in the motion picture "The Jazz Singer" with Neil Diamond.  Her production company, ArLuck Entertainment, won an Emmy Award for "Lucy and Desi: A Home Movie."  She has appeared on Broadway in "Grace and Glorie", "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels" and in London in "Witches of Eastwick."

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Jim Axelrod  


Jim Axelrod is CBS News' chief White House correspondent.  He regularly reports for the CBS Evening News and other CBS News broadcasts.  Axelrod has covered many stories over the past few years, most notably the war in Iraq. He was one of CBS News' embedded corres- pondents and was recognized for being the first television journalist to report live from Saddam International Airport in Baghdad immediately after its takeover by the U.S.  Axelrod was included in a group of CBS News correspondents who received a 2002 Emmy Award for the “CBS Evening News” coverage of the Washington, D.C. sniper siege.

 

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Paige Davis  –


Television host, Broadway actress and author, Paige Davis is best known as the effervescent star of TLC’s “Trading Spaces”, TV’s groundbreaking design-reality show.  Ms. Davis’ book, Paige by Paige, A Year of Trading Spaces, spent several weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list.  Her true love, however, is theatre and dance. She starred on Broadway as Roxie Hart in the musical “Chicago and as Babette in the first national tour of Broadway’s “Beauty and the Beast”.  She recently debuted her solo cabaret act, ”Taking a Chance”.

 

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Patrick Duffy  –


Actor Patrick Duffy's tremendous audience appeal has been gained through three highly successful series.  He starred in "Man From Atlantis," played Bobby Ewing on "Dallas" and starred in popular half-hour situation comedy "Step By Step."  For 22 continuous years, Patrick has been an audience favorite.  He has served as spokesperson for the American Heart Association's "Start! Walk at Work!" project. 

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Olympia Dukakis    


A 30 year veteran of stage and screen, she is the Academy Award and Golden Globe-winning star of such films as "Moonstruck", "Steel Magnolias" and the top-rated PBS mini-series "Tales of the City."  Olympia is a leading advocate for women's rights and environmental concerns, speaking on such issues as personal growth, women's health concerns, and her dedication to the fight against diabetes and heart disease.  She has written an autobiography, Ask Me Again Tomorrw: A Life in Progress.

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Jill Eikenberry & Michael Tucker   –

 

Jill and Michael are accomplished actors with strings of theater and feature film credits. Her portrayal of activist counselor Ann Kelsey in the hit TV series "L.A. Law," earned her four Emmy nominations and a Golden Globe Award.  She produced and hosted "Destined to Live," an NBC documentary, which dealt with the emotional aspects of breast cancer, from diagnosis to recovery. A breast cancer survivor, Jill and her husband, Michael, are dedicated to telling their important story with humor and hope. Michael is also the author of two books about food and dining: I Never Met A Meal I Didn't Like, and Living In A Foreign Language: A Memoir of Food, Wine and Love in Italy.

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Riane Eisler  –

 

Eminent social scientist, attorney, author, and social activist, Riane Eisler is best known for her international bestseller, The Chalice and The Blade: Our History, Our Future. Her newest book, The Real Wealth of Nations: Creating a Caring Economics – hailed by Archbishop Desmond Tutu as “a template for the better world we have been so urgently seeking,” proposes a new approach to economics that gives visibility and value to the most essential human work: the work of caring for people and nature. Riane emphasizes that specific actions can change one’s life and help one to see in a new way because all change begins with the individual.  She is sought after to keynote conferences worldwide, and is a consultant to business and government on applications of the partnership model introduced in her work.

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Linda Ellerbee   

 

Journalist, author and women’s advocate, Linda Ellerbee has earned a living writing, producing and anchoring TV programs, winning seven Emmy Awards in the process.  She has written And So It Goes and Move On, and writes a syndicated column.  Ellerbee is President of her own TV production company, Lucky Duck Productions, which pro­du­ces programs for Nickelodeon.  Her newest book is Take Big Bites: Adventures Around the World and Across the Table.

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Jane Fonda  –
 

Actress and humanitarian, Jane Fonda received Oscars for her work in “Klute” and “Coming Home,” and an Emmy Award for her performance in “The Dollmaker.” Known for her activism and advocacy on environmental issues, human rights, and the empowerment of women and girls, Fonda has founded the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention.  In 2005 she returned to motion pictures, starring in "Monster in Law," and most recently in "Georgia Rule."  She has written a best selling autobiography, My Life So Far.

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Yue Sai Kan  –

 

Author, TV personality, humanitarian and entrepreneur, Yue Sai Kan has been called “the most famous woman in China” by People magazine.  She created China’s leading cosmetics company, hosted a weekly television series called “Looking East” and more recently, “Yue Sai’s World,” which features some of the most interesting people and fascinating things in the world.  In the educational and humanitarian areas, Yue Sai established a fund that awards scholarships to outstanding female students at Bejing University and Hunter College of the City University of New York.  She is the author of 4 books including One World and her most recent, How to Be a Beautiful, Healthy and Successful Modern Woman. 

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Jackie Joyner Kersee  –

 

Jackie Joyner Kersee is internationally known for her record-breaking gold medal performance at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea in both the heptathalon and long jump events.  Jackie’s desire, dedication and determination to be the best have brought her to the top of the sports world.  Jackie also has a deep devotion to the young people of America and actively works to assist them in reaching their own goals.  She believes that if she can influence young people to reach their goals, she will have fulfilled her life’s purpose.

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Rikki Klieman 

 

Television anchor for Court TV, legal analyst for CBS’s Early Show, trial attorney, actor and best-selling author, Rikki Klieman has earned a sterling reputation as one of the nation’s most celebrated lawyers and legal authorities.  A dynamic and versatile communicator, Klieman has found success in multiple fields, including television journalism, the courtroom, academia and public speaking. She is the author of the best-selling, Fairy Tales Can Come True – How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny. She appears regularly on NBC’s primetime dramas “Las Vegas” and “Shark.”

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Sherry Lansing  –

 

As the first woman president of a major motion picture studio, Sherry Lansing has been a major force in the entertainment industry and world of business for more than 25 years.  Named Chairman of the Motion Picture Group of Paramount Pictures in November 1992, Ms. Lansing was responsible for overseeing all aspects of the company's motion picture operations. Under her chairmanship, three of Paramount's pictures won the Academy Award for Best Picture during a four year period "Forrest Gump," "Braveheart," and the highest grossing motion picture of all time, "Titanic."  Ms. Lansing is the Founder and Chair of The Sherry Lansing Foundation and was recently awarded an Oscar for her humanitarian work in support of fighting cancer and for the extensive list of charitable organizations for whom she has served.

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Joan Lunden  –

 

Author and women's advocate Joan Lunden has written Joan Lunden’s Healthy Living, Joan Lunden's Healthy Cooking and Good Morning, I’m Joan Lunden.  Former co-host of ABC’s “Good Morning, America” and A&E's "Behind Closed Doors," she has interviewed national and international newsmakers, entertainment and literary figures and medical and legal experts.  She is a foremost expert on the challenges facing working mothers and has hosted several programs on parenting including the ACE award-winning cable series “Mother’s Day” and “Mothers Minutes.” 
















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Mark McEwen  –

 

Journalist, author and former CBS news anchor, Mark McEwen was voted one of the most trusted people in America and was a fixture on CBS in the mornings from 1987 until 2002.  His wit and warmth made him a welcome guest in millions of homes.  During his 16-year tenure at CBS, Mark served in a variety of high-profile positions, including anchor for "CBS This Morning", weather and entertainment reporter for "The Early Show" and correspondent for "48 Hours."  He is a stroke survivor and works with the American Stroke Association and the National Stroke Association to educate people on how to make healthy lifestyle changes.  His new book, A Change in the Weather, is about his experience as a stroke survivor.

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Dr. Jennifer Mieres  –

 

Director of Nuclear Cardiology at The Leon H. Charney Division of Cardiology at New York University School of Medicine and Associate Professor of Medicine, Dr. Jennifer Mieres is a nationally recognized expert in cardiovascular diseases in women, appearing on such programs as “20/20”, “Good Morning America”, “Today in New York”, “CBS Early Show”, “CNN” and many others.  In addition, Dr. Mieres has appeared in three recent documentaries for PBS including “Before It’s Too Late,” exploring heart attack prevention; “A Woman’s Heart,” exploring heart disease in women; and “A Call To Action: Women and Heart Disease.”  She is the author of Heart Smart for Black Women and Latinas: A Five Week Plan to Healthy Living.

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Pat Mitchell  –

 

Pat Mitchell is the President and Chief Executive Officer of The Paley Center for Media, formerly known as The Museum of Television & Radio. Prior to joining The Paley Center for Media, Pat was President and CEO for the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), she was the first woman and first producer and journalist to hold the position.  Over the past three decades, Pat has worked for three broadcast networks and several cable channels, winning national acclaim both in front of and behind the camera as a reporter, news anchor, talk show host, White House and special correspondent, producer, and executive. In the mid-eighties, she established her own independent production company that produced documentaries, series, and specials for broadcast, cable, and national syndication. She became the first woman to nationally syndicate her own show, the Emmy-winning “Woman to Woman”, which she also hosted.

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Rita Moreno  –

 

Actress, comedienne, Broadway entertainer and speaker, Rita Moreno is the only female performer whose outstanding work has earned her all four of the most prestigious show business awards: the Oscar, the Emmy, the Tony and the Grammy.  Her film credits include the landmark 1962 motion picture "West Side Story," "The King and I," "The Ritz," and "The Four Seasons."  Most recently, she has been seen on HBO's "Oz," "The Guardian" for CBS and "Cane" for CBS.  She performs her one woman show with symphony orchestras all over the country.  She has served as national spokesperson for the American Heart Association's "Heart of Diabetes" campaign.