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Selfish Schmelfish
Sometime around 2005, as I was writing the first words of my book when it had already been 32 years since my first major smack-down from cancer and amputation, I wrote these words about selfishness: “The newly disabled, those diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses, and those who have suffered a tremendous loss, need time within themselves to [...]
NECN interview about TV series
October 10 — Newton, MA. Live on NECN talking about the new TV Series Who Says I Can’t. The TV Series pilot is in post-production and will be shown to the public for the first time on Oct 30 at the Fairmont Battery Wharf Hotel in Boston from 1-4 at the Piers Park Sailing Center [...]
Interview with Gayle King on Oprah Radio
On September 2nd I visited Gayle King (Oprah’s BFF) for a chat on her radio show on Oprah’s Sirius/XM network. Anyone who has listened to Gayle’s show knows she is funny, brash, exuberant. She loved to say the name of the book over and over and made a point of saying WHO…SAYS…I…CAN’T very slowly with [...]
How the Today Show happened
The Today Show segment has come and gone and most people that will read this have seen it (http://on.msnbc.com/qDUOQa just in case). Here I want to describe how it came about and what I think it might do and even a little bit about what the back scene was like. My partner in the TV venture, [...]
WSIC TV: new teaser
We have a new version of the teaser (also called a “sizzle” reel) for the pilot of Who Says I Can’t the reality TV series. This now includes scenes of all three of our athletes who are part of the pilot. Maureen McKinnon is a sailor who won the gold medal in the Beijing Paraolympics [...]
Upcoming: LIVE on Gayle King radio show
I will be interviewed live on the Gayle King show on Oprah Radio (XM 111 / SIRIUS 204) on September 2 from 9-11 AM. Gayle is Oprah’s best friend. She is a major force at O Magazine and also has a show on Oprah’s TV network. This is a wonderful break for Who Says I [...]
Hugh Herr rock climbing for WSIC TV
The climb known as High Exposure in Mohonk Preserve an hour south of Albany on the cliffs called The Gunks was awesome. The weather was perfect. The group of 4 guides from Mt Skills Climbing were utterly fantastic. They were in charge of safety and getting camera guys into perfect positions; and at times coaching [...]
2011 Alcatraz Sharkfest swim
The Alcatraz Sharkfest swim was 25 June 2011. This was my 18th attempt to swim from Alcatraz to San Francisco. I did finish; I only say “attempt” because all the blather about Alcatraz as this formidable escape-proof prison calls all the escape efforts “attempts”. But of course, we are wearing wetsuits (mostly), are doing it during [...]
Filming Kelly Bruno for WSIC TV
Filming for WSIC TV continues and last week was all Kelly Bruno. Kelly’s quick thumbnail story is that she was born with a birth defect that included not having a fibula or a foot-ankle on her right side. It made her lower leg useless and it was removed at six months of age. She has never [...]
Speaking recommendation–Amy Doyle
From the last talk I gave at the Healthy Living Expo in Kingston, ON, I got the following unsolicited LinkedIn recommendation from the owner/organizer Amy Doyle. “Jothy was recently a key note speaker at our Healthy Living Expo in Kingston, ON. His presentation was inspirational, funny, and simply fabulous. He was innovative and down to earth [...]
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