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W o m en W h o Ro ck w i t h Su ccess: T el l u s ab o u t y o u C at h er i n e. Cat h er i n e: I f t h er e?s on e th i n g I w an t th e w or l d to k n ow abou t m e i t?s t h at I ?m so t h an k f u l ! T h an k f u l f or f ai t h , f am i ly an d f r i en d s, f or th e sm al l est of good t i m es i n l i f e, an d , even , f or t h e m ost tu m u l tu ou s str u ggl es. I ?m i n aw e as t o h ow l i f e can of ten sp i n y ou ar ou n d , on ly to stop , l eav i n g y ou p oi n ted i n a d i r ecti on y ou ?r e su p p osed t o go, f or som e r eason . Fi n d i n g t h at ?r eason ? i s w h at m oti vates m e m or e each d ay as I ch al l en ge m y sel f to l i ve i n th e p r esen t - - soak i t i n - - w h i ch can be d i f f i cu l t to d o af ter sp en d i n g so m an y y ear s f ocu sed on n av i gat i n g t h e future. ?M ake i t cou n t? i s m y m otto as I p assi on ately bel i eve i n l ear n i n g f r om al l ex p er i en ces an d gi v i n g i t y ou r al l i n an y en d eavor y ou t ake on .


I ?m p r ou d t o be a h om et ow n , O h i o gi r l , w i f e, d au gh t er , si st er , st ep - m om , an d m om t o as m an y cat s as I can sn eak i n t h e h ou se, bef or e m y h u sban d say s ?n o m or e!? Fi t n ess i s m y t h er ap y ! W i t h a f ew m ar at h on s u n d er m y bel t , I ?m esp eci al ly gr at ef u l f or r u n n i n g si n ce t h at ?s h ow I m et m y h u sban d , a f or m er r u n n er . H e an d I ar e bi g car bu f f s, v i n t age sp or t s car s ar e ou r f avs, w e en joy an y t h i n g ou t d oor s an d ar e av i d Cl evel an d sp or t s f an s al l t h e w ay ! W o m en W h o Ro ck w i t h Su ccess: W h at cr eat ed y o u r n i ch e f o r j o u r n al i sm ?

Cat h er i n e: I becam e i n t er est ed i n T V n ew s as a ch i l d . I t seem ed am azi n g t o m e t h at t h ese p eop l e on T V, w h o seem ed l i ke ou r f r i en d s, h ad so m u ch i n f or m at i on t o sh ar e an d r eal ly car e. T h e i d ea of bei n g i n t h e ?k n ow,? h av i n g t h e r esp on si bi l i t y of keep i n g ot h er s i n f or m ed , p l ay i n g a si gn i f i can t r ol e i n t h e com m u n i t y an d get t i n g t o p er f or m w as f asci n at i n g t o m e. I ?ll n ever f or get , w h i l e w at ch i n g t h e n ew s on e even i n g w i t h m y gr an d m ot h er w h en I w as abou t 12 y ear s ol d d ecl ar i n g t o h er t h at ?s w h at I w as goi n g t o d o an d sh e sm i l ed say i n g ?y ou ?ll be w on d er f u l at i t !?


A f t er gr ad u ati n g f r om Ken t St at e U n i ver si ty, I w as on m y w ay w i t h m y f i r st job i n Er i e, Pen n sy lv an i a, w or k i n g ju st abou t ever y job sh or t of m op p i n g th e f l oor , i n cl u d i n g r ep or ti n g an y an d al l sh i f t s, d oi n g th e w eat h er , assi gn m en t ed i ti n g, an ch or i n g, an d , even ed i ti n g. Fr om th er e, i t w as of f to El m i r a, N Y f or a m ai n an ch or gi g, Roch ester , N Y as a r ep or ter / p r od u cer , You n gstow n , O h i o w h er e I an ch or ed , p r od u ced an d r ep or ted , an d got m y f i r st A ssoci ated Pr ess Aw ar d s.

t h ose t i m es y ou ar e i n h ar m ?s w ay ? al l t h at m akes get t i n g t h e job d on e t h at m u ch sw eet er . T h e m ost r ew ar d , h ow ever , com es w h en y ou k n ow h ow y ou d i d y ou r job m ad e a d i f f er en ce f or som eon e el se, m ay be even many ot h er s. I ?m p assi on at e abou t t el l i n g p eop l e?s st or i es, sh ow i n g t h e w or l d h ow ot h er ?s st or i es cou n t w h et h er i t ?s t h at of d ef eat or v i ct or y, ed u cat i on al , i n f or m at i on al , cau ti on ar y or si m p ly h u m an , ever y on e h as a st or y of v al u e t o t h e w or l d .

Fi n al ly, i n 20 0 5, m y d r eam com e t r u e, I l an d ed back on h om e t u r f i n Cl evel an d , O h i o as an an ch or an d r ep or ter p i ck i n g u p a cou p l e of Em m y Aw ar d n om i n at i on s t h at I t r easu r e.

I t ake gr eat joy i n con vey i n g w h at t h at m i gh t be, an d t h er e?s n ot h i n g m or e r ew ar d i n g t o m e t h an get t i n g t h at p h on e cal l or em ai l f r om som eon e i n on e of m y st or i es, or af f ect ed by on e, ex p r essi n g ap p r eci at i on . T h at ?s w h en y ou k n ow y ou n ai l ed i t !

W o m en W h o Ro ck w i t h Su ccess: O v er al l , h ow h as t h i s car eer b een r ew ar d i n g? Cat h er i n e: To say th e l east! I ?ve alw ay s con si d er ed i t a p r i v i l ege t o w or k as a jou r n al i st. W h i l e th er e ar e m an y ben ef i ts to i t, l i ke m eet i n g i n cr ed i bl e an d som eti m es f am ou s p eop l e, ex p er i en ci n g si tu ati on s f ew ot h er s get t o, th e r ew ar d com es i n t h e f act t h at, f or th e m ost p ar t , i t can al so be a ver y tou gh an d d em an d i n g job. D ead l i n es can seem i m p ossi bl e, w or k i n g con d i ti on s can be gr u el i n g, h ou r s take a tol l on t h e p er son al l i f e, an d th en th er e?s

W o m en W h o Ro ck w i t h Su ccess: Sh ar e t h r ee b u l l et t i p s w i t h r ead er s & o t h er p o t en t i al j o u r n al i sm o f y o u r su ccess p at h i n t h i s f i el d . Cat h er i n e: - L ear n , l ear n , l ear n ? an d keep on l ear n i n g - Be p at i en t i n ever y asp ect - - i n cl u d i n g w i t h y ou r col l eagu es w h o can m ake or br eak y ou ? an d w h o ar e h u m an , t oo - Be y ou , l et y ou r p er son al i t y sh i n e t h r ou gh , l et y ou r k i n d n ess sh i n e t h r ou gh .


W o m en W h o Ro ck w i t h Su ccess: A s a v et er an j o u r n al i st ; h ow can o t h er j o u r n al i st acco m p l i sh t h ei r go al s t h r o u gh ad v er si t y or p r o cr ast i n at i o n ? Cat h er i n e: W h i l e n o on e w an t s ad ver si ty, i t can p r ove p ow er f u l an d d eser ves r esp ect. L i f e?s st r u ggl es teach u s so m u ch , i n cl u d i n g h ow to bet t er over com e th e n ex t h u r d l e an d h ow t o p u t l i f e even ts, good an d bad , i n p er sp ect i ve. I ?ve su f f er ed m y f ai r sh ar e of ad ver si ty, i n cl u d i n g a cou p l e ser i ou s h eal th con d i ti on s an d I cr ed i t t h ose tou gh t i m es f or m ak i n g m e a m or e em p ath eti c, y et r esi l i en t p er son an d p r of essi on al . For i n st an ce, becau se of t h e i l l n ess I ?ve su f f er ed , I d evel op ed a m u ch better u n d er stan d i n g an d con n ecti on to h eal th an d m ed i cal stor i es w h i ch ar e m y f avor i te to th i s d ay. A gai n , I str ess, m ake i t cou n t!

A s f ar as p r ocr ast i n at i on goes, I h ave t o say, i f y ou w an t t o su cceed , y ou h ave t o t ake act i on n ow. T h at ?s n ot t o say get t i n g st ar t ed i n jou r n al i sm a l i t t l e l ater i n l i f e i s goi n g to be a d et r i m en t becau se som et i m es p eop l e d on ?t even r eal i ze t h at ?s t h e car eer p at h t h ey w an t t o t ake u n t i l th ey ?r e a l i t t l e ol d er , an d som et i m es ot h er ty p es of ex p er i en ce w i l l m ake y ou m or e r ou n d ed as a jou r n al i st . Bu t w h en th at d eci si on i s m ad e to p u r su e jou r n al i sm , si n ce t h er e ar e so m an y ot h er s t ak i n g th at sam e p at h , y ou sh ou l d n ot w ast e an oth er secon d h ol d i n g of f or secon d gu essi n g y ou r sel f . W o m en W h o Ro ck w i t h Su ccess: A s a f r eel an cer , w h at i s t h e n ex t ch ap t er f o r C at h er i n e? So m u ch t o d o! I w i l l p r obably alw ay s keep m y f eet i n t h e T V n ew s ?w at er s? som ew h at , as a f r eel an cer , bu t i t seem s t h er e?s alw ay s an oth er p r oject t o

ad d i n t o t h e m i x . I h op e t o h ave at l east on e book ou t w i t h i n t h e y ear , an d an ot h er st ar t ed soon . I ?m co- h ost i n g a ver y i n t er est i n g p od cast t h at ?s abou t to l au n ch ou t of t h e Cl evel an d ar ea (can ?t r el ease t h e d et ai l s qu i t e y et), w or k i n g on m or e m agazi n e/ w ebsi t e ar t i cl es, an d I cu r r en t ly h ost a T V h eal t h an d f i tn ess p r ogr am cal l ed ?For t h e H eal t h of I t .? W h at y ou ?ll f i n d m e d oi n g m ost , th ou gh , i s p u bl i c sp eak i n g on i ssu es ver y i m p or t an t t o m e: p r ot ect i n g y ou r sel f f r om on l i n e h u m i l i at i on / h ar assm en t (i n cl u d i n g cy ber bu l ly i n g), u n d er st an d i n g h ow t o r i se above i t , an d m ai n t ai n i n g a soci al m ed i a i m age t o be p r ou d of . I d r aw on m y ow n p er son al ex p er i en ce w i t h al l t h at . Sh ew w w? ! I h ave t o say I ?m h av i n g so m u ch f u n w i t h i t al l !


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