- Kim Komando
Currently America's most popular computer/digital lifestyle expert, her weekly talk radio show is heard (via her own network) on over 450 stations. In addition, she does a daily "tip of the day" radio feature heard five days a week; has written seven successful books about life in the digital age; and still authors a widely syndicated newspaper column. Some 4.6 million people receive her tips by e-mail weekly. - Susan Page
Susan Page (born February 12, 1951) is an American journalist and the current Washington Bureau Chief for "USA Today". She has won several awards for her work, including the Merriman Smith Award, the Aldo Breckman Award, and the Gerald R. Ford Award for White House coverage (twice). She appears frequently on cable news networks and often guest-hosts "The Diane Rehm Show" on National Public Radio. - Steve Ballmer
Steven A. Ballmer is Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Corporation, the world's leading manufacturer of software for personal and business computing. Ballmer joined Microsoft in 1980 and was the first business manager hired by Bill Gates . Since then, Ballmer's leadership and passion have become hallmarks of his tenure at the company. - Daniel Pipes
Daniel Pipes (born September 9, 1949) is an American historian and counter-terrori sm analyst who specializes in the Middle East. He has written or co-written 18 books, maintains a blog, and lectures around the world presenting his analysis of world trends. His work has attracted both admiration and criticism as a result of his view that Islamism is incompatible with democracy, freedom, multiculturalis m, and human rights. - Michael Medved
Michael Medved (born October 3 1948) is an American, conservative radio talk show host, film critic and author. - Susan Estrich
To learn the answers to questions like these, one need only look through some of the prolific writing of Susan Estrich -- politician, professor, lawyer and writer. - Kenny Rogers
Kenneth Donald "Kenny" Rogers (born August 21, 1938, in Houston, Texas) is a prolific American country music singer, photographer, producer, songwriter, actor and businessman. He has been very successful, charting more than 70 hit singles across various music genres and topping the country and pop album charts for more than 420 individual weeks in the United States alone. - Norman Solomon
Norman Solomon (1951-) is an American journalist, media critic and antiwar activist. A longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR), Solomon is also the founder and executive director of the Institute for Public Accuracy, a national consortium of policy researchers and analysts which works pro-actively to provide alternative sources for journalists. His weekly column, "Media Beat", has been in national syndication since 1992. - Danny Sullivan
Danny wrote Yahoo Surveys Search Rewards Idea where he covers a News.com article showing how a group of Yahoo! Mail users were offered "10 different potential reward options" to take a Yahoo! search survey. Kinda funny, I told them they should do this at last years SES San Jose conference - that they don't have to necessarily pay money to get answers. I am sure it wasn't my influence, since it did take almost a year to implement. - Matt Hasselbeck
Matthew Michael Hasselbeck (born September 25, 1975 in Westwood, Massachusetts) is an American football quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks. - Christine Brennan
Christine Brennan is a sports writer for USA Today, and is especially known for her coverage of figure skating. She also wrote three books on the subject: "Inside Edge" (1996), "Edge of Glory" (1998), and "Champions on Ice" (2002). She was born in 1958. - Jack Kelley
Jack Kelley was a longtime "USA Today" reporter and nominee for the Pulitzer Prize. He is perhaps best known for his professional downfall in March 2004, when it came out that he had long been fabricating stories, going so far as to write up scripts so associates could pretend to be sources during an investigation of his actions by others at the newspaper. The newspaper conducted an extensive review of Kelley's stories, going so far as to send investigators, … - Adam Nagourney
Adam Nagourney (born October 10, 1954 in New York City) is an American journalist covering U.S. politics for "The New York Times". Nagourney graduated with a B.A. from the State University of New York at Purchase in 1977. Prior to joining the "Times" in 1996, he worked for the "Gannett Westchester Newspaper" (1977-83), … - Jack Welch
John Francis "Jack" Welch, Jr. (born November 19 1935) was Chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001. Welch gained a solid reputation for uncanny business acumen and unique leadership strategies at GE. During his tenure, GE increased its market capitalization by over $400 billion. He remains a highly-regarded figure in business circles due to his innovative management strategies and leadership style. His net-worth is estimated at $720 million. - Dan Abrams
Dan Abrams (born May 20, 1966) is the chief legal correspondent for NBC News, former host of "The Abrams Report", and the current General Manager of MSNBC. Before joining MSNBC, Abrams was a reporter for Court TV, and he has continued his legal reporting on MSNBC. Currently, Abrams hosts Live with Dan Abrams Monday-Thursday at 9pm. Abrams graduated from Riverdale Country School in 1984, from Duke University, cum laude, with a degree in Political Science in 1988, … - Mark Richt
Mark Richt (born February 18, 1960 in Omaha, Nebraska) is the current head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs football team. - Jeff Sagarin
Jeff Sagarin is an American sports statistician well-known for his development of a methodology for ranking and rating sports teams in a variety of sports. His ratings have been a regular feature in the USA Today sports sections since 1985, have been used by the NCAA Tournament Selection Committee to help determine the participants in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship tournament since 1984, … - Michael Ramirez
Michael Patrick Ramirez (born May 11, 1961) is an American Pulitzer Prize winning editorial cartoonist. His cartoons present a conservative viewpoint. Ramirez was born in Tokyo, Japan. He graduated from the University of California, Irvine, in 1984 with a bachelors degree. He has worked for "The Commercial Appeal" of Memphis for seven years and then for the "Los Angeles Times". In 1994, he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning. - Roy Halladay
Harry Leroy "Roy" Halladay III (born May 14 1977 in Denver, Colorado), nicknamed Doc, is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher. He is the ace of the Toronto Blue Jays pitching staff. He received his nickname from the famous Arizona gunslinger, "Doc" Holliday. He has played for the Jays since 1998 and was the team's first draft selection (17th overall) in the 1995 Major League Baseball Draft. He bats and throws right-handed. - Mike Anderson
Mike Anderson is an American college basketball coach, who was appointed as the head men's coach at the University of Missouri on March 26, 2006. As of the end of the 2005-2006 season, Anderson had finished his fourth year as the head coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. At UAB, Anderson coached the Blazers three appearances in the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament over four years, and one appearance in the National Invitation Tournament. - Geno Auriemma
Geno Auriemma (born March 23, 1954 in Montella, Italy) is an Italian-American basketball coach, best known as the head coach of the University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team, in which capacity Auriemma has led the Huskies to five National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I national championships (in 1995, 2000, 2002, 2003, and 2004) and has garnered five national Naismith College Coach of the Year awards. - Joe Francis
Joseph R. (Joe) Francis (born April 1, 1973) is the founder of Mantra Films, Inc., which produces the "Girls Gone Wild" and "Guys Gone Wild" DVD series. Francis, who grew up in Laguna Beach, California, graduated from the University of Southern California in 1995 with a degree in Business Administration. He founded Mantra at the age of 24. He has appeared on Howard Stern's radio show, and as a guest on "The Man Show" and other television programs. - Maria Bartiromo
Savvy readers know that the phrase "ethical scandal" usually actually means "sex scandal" when a high-profile woman in corporate America is involved (ahem, CNBC Money Honey Maria Bartiromo , Wal-Mart ... Maria Bartiromo Quotes Maria Bartiromo It just seems that you were talking positively about McDonald's, that they are ... Maria Bartiromo Quotes: It just seems that you were talking positively about McDonald's, that they ... - Eric Bana
Eric Bana (born Eric Banadinovich on August 9, 1968) is an Australian film and television actor. He began his career as a comedian in the sketch comedy series "Full Frontal" before gaining critical recognition in the biopic "Chopper" (2000). After a decade of critically acclaimed roles in Australian television shows and films, … - Antonio Gates
Antonio Gates (born June 18, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan) is a football tight end for the San Diego Chargers of the NFL. He's listed as 6 feet, 4 inches tall, and 260 pounds. Gates wears the number 85. - Wesley J. Smith
Wesley J. Smith is a lawyer and an award winning author, a senior fellow at the Discovery Institute, an attorney for the International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide, and a special consultant for the Center for Bioethics and Culture. In 2004 he was named by the National Journal as one of the nation’s top expert thinkers in bioengineering. Smith has authored or co-authored eleven books. He formerly collaborated with consumer advocate Ralph Nader, … - Max Lucado
Max Lucado is a best-selling Christian author and well-known minister. Lucado has written more than 50 books with 28 million copies in print, and currently serves as senior minister at Oak Hills Church (formerly Oak Hills Church of Christ) in San Antonio, Texas. After serving in this capacity for 20 years, Lucado announced in early 2007 that he is stepping down due to health concerns related to atrial fibrillation. Lucado was born in 1955 in San Angelo, Texas, … - Aaron Gleeman
Aaron Gleeman is the co-founder and operator of the baseball statistics website, "The Hardball Times". He maintains a popular blog (will hit 3 million hits in early June 2007), and is a contributing baseball writer for The Hardball Times, Fox Sports, USA Today, Rotoworld, and Insider Baseball. In 2006, Gleeman was featured in a short profile in Sports Illustrated. Most recently, Gleeman began writing about more than just baseball for NBCSports.com. - Michael Cuddyer
Michael Brent Cuddyer is a Major League Baseball player. He is currently the starting right fielder for the Minnesota Twins. He bats and throws right-handed and wears number 5. Cuddyer is a 1997 graduate of Great Bridge High School in Chesapeake, Virginia, where he was a standout athlete in baseball, basketball, and football. Cuddyer was named Virginia's Player of the Year and Gatorade National baseball Player of the Year in 1997. - Danah Boyd
Danah Michele Boyd (born 1977), also known as danah boyd, is an American academic, researcher, and blogger best known for media appearances where she speaks about social networking sites such as Friendster and MySpace. Since 2003, she and her research have been quoted on the subject of social networking in dozens of different articles in media sources such as NPR, Wired, MSNBC, "USA Today", and "The O'Reilly Factor".. - John Patterson
John Hollis Patterson (born January 30, 1978 in Orange, TX) is a starting pitcher in Major League Baseball, currently with the Washington Nationals. A USA Today prep All-American in his senior year at West Orange-Stark (TX) High School, Patterson was drafted by the Montreal Expos in the first round (5th overall pick) of the 1996 Major League Baseball Draft. After Montreal lost the draft rights to Patterson on a technicality, … - Robert Kiyosaki
Robert Toru Kiyosaki (born April 8, 1947) is an investor, businessman, self-help author and motivational speaker. Kiyosaki is best known for his "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" series of motivational books and other material. He has written 18 books which combined have sold over 26 million copies. Although beginning as a self-publisher, he was subsequently published by Warner Books, a division of Hachette Book Group USA, … - Joe Lockhart
Joseph Lockhart served as White House Press Secretary from October 5 1998 to September 29 2000 during the administration of President Bill Clinton. He handled the press during the Clinton impeachment trials. Lockhart, who grew up in Suffern, New York, is the son of Raymond Lockhart, a longtime NBC producer associated with the Huntley-Brinkley Report and special-events coverage. He volunteered for the Jimmy Carter 1976 presidential campaign, … - Murray Waas
Murray S. Waas (born circa 1968) is an American freelance investigative journalist noted most recently for his coverage of the White House planning for the 2003 invasion of Iraq and ensuing controversies such as the CIA leak investigation. His recent articles have appeared in "The New Yorker" The American Prospect", "The National Journal", and "Salon". - Jack Canfield
Jack Canfield is an American motivational speaker and author. He is best known as the co-creator of the "Chicken Soup for the Soul" book series, which currently has over 115 titles and 100 million copies in print in over 47 languages. According to USA Today, Canfield and his writing partner, Mark Victor Hansen, were the top-selling authors in the United States in 1997. - Carter
Carter (b. 1970, USA) is an artist based in New York. Carter studied at the Maryland Institute College of Art (BFA, 1992), the Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture (ME, 1994), and the University of California (MFA, 1997). Carter’s work has been exhibited in several shows such as at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York, and "USA today" at The Royal Academy in London. He is represented by Jack Hanley Gallery in San Francisco, … - Dan Connor
Dan Connor (1985-) is a linebacker for the Penn State Nittany Lions. Born on November 2, 1985, Connor of Wallingford, Pennsylvania is a returning All American linebacker. Coming out of Strath Haven High School in suburban Philadelphia, he was rated the No. 1 linebacker in the country and was named to the "USA Today" Top 25 Supreme Team, among others. - Elia Kazan
Elia Kazan was a Greek-American film and theatre director, film and theatrical producer, screenwriter, novelist and cofounder of the influential Actors Studio in New York in 1947. - Takeo Spikes
Takeo Gerard Spikes (born December 17, 1976 in Sandersville, Georgia) is an American football linebacker who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. - Bob Garfield
He is now writing his third book, Listenomics, on his Adage.com blog in full public view. His first book, Waking Up Screaming from the American Dream, was published by Scribner in 1997, favorably reviewed and quickly forgotten. His 2003 manifesto on advertising, And Now a Few Words From Me, is published in six languages (although, admittedly, one is Bulgarian).
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