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Hangin' with winners : a lifetime of connections, anecdotes and lessons learned / by Ray Cole with Rob Gray.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Des Moines, Iowa : Business Publications Corporation Inc., [2021]Copyright date: ©2021Description: xiii, 256 pages, 1 unnumbered page : illustrations, photographs ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781950790081
  • 1950790088
Other title:
  • Hanging with winners
Subject(s):
Contents:
Foreword / by Rob Gray -- Acknowledgments / by Ray Cole -- Prologue -- Television executives. George Bodenheimer ; Bob Iger -- Television news. Peter Jennings ; Ted Koppel ; David Muir ; Robin Roberts ; Diane Sawyer ; George Stephanopoulos ; Barbara Walters ; Bob Woodruff ; White House correspondents. Jon Karl ; Martha Raddatz ; Jake Tapper -- Television sports. Howard Cosell ; Dick Vitale ; Rusty Wallace ; Jay Williams -- Television entertainment. Stephen Colbert ; Michael J. Fox ; Jimmy Kimmel ; Dr. Mehmet Oz -- Extraordinary Iowans. Governor Terry E. Branstad ; William C. Knapp ; Governor Robert D. Ray ; Bernie Saggau ; Coach Ed Thomas ; Gary Thompson -- Making a difference. Broadcasters Foundation of America ; ESPYS ; Principal Charity Classic ; Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa ; The V Foundation -- Lessons learned -- Epilogue -- Reflected thoughts by Rob Gray -- Notes about sources.
Summary: A collection of thoughts about "winning" and success, compiled from interviews by the co-authors of notable people in a wide variety of professions, all connected to Ray Cole throughout his career in television broadcasting.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 650.1 C689 Available 33111010795686
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

What makes a winner? Sure, it's a vague question, but one that's essential for highly driven and motivated individuals to ask. And it often takes a lifetime of experiences to find answers.Iowa author Ray Cole, a television broadcasting executive whose hall of fame career spans five decades, explores this question and brings together a wealth of knowledge in "Hangin' with Winners: A Lifetime of Connections, Anecdotes and Lessons Learned." Cole interviewed titans in all kinds of industries and places - television, politics and philanthropy - and compiled their thoughts on "winning" and success. Read stories about, and advice from, nationally recognized winners like Bob Iger, Diane Sawyer, Robin Roberts, George Stephanopoulos, Dick Vitale, Michael J. Fox, Jimmy Kimmel and more, as well as extraordinary Iowans like Gov. Robert Ray, Gov. Terry Branstad and William Knapp.A must-read for anyone looking to ascend in their own careers and lives, this book is filled with valuable information about how to find success and roll with the punches. You'll leave inspired, ready to tackle any challenge and seek your own ways to become a winner.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 240-244) and index.

A collection of thoughts about "winning" and success, compiled from interviews by the co-authors of notable people in a wide variety of professions, all connected to Ray Cole throughout his career in television broadcasting.

Foreword / by Rob Gray -- Acknowledgments / by Ray Cole -- Prologue -- Television executives. George Bodenheimer ; Bob Iger -- Television news. Peter Jennings ; Ted Koppel ; David Muir ; Robin Roberts ; Diane Sawyer ; George Stephanopoulos ; Barbara Walters ; Bob Woodruff ; White House correspondents. Jon Karl ; Martha Raddatz ; Jake Tapper -- Television sports. Howard Cosell ; Dick Vitale ; Rusty Wallace ; Jay Williams -- Television entertainment. Stephen Colbert ; Michael J. Fox ; Jimmy Kimmel ; Dr. Mehmet Oz -- Extraordinary Iowans. Governor Terry E. Branstad ; William C. Knapp ; Governor Robert D. Ray ; Bernie Saggau ; Coach Ed Thomas ; Gary Thompson -- Making a difference. Broadcasters Foundation of America ; ESPYS ; Principal Charity Classic ; Variety - the Children's Charity of Iowa ; The V Foundation -- Lessons learned -- Epilogue -- Reflected thoughts by Rob Gray -- Notes about sources.

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