Sunday, November 30, 2008

TV newswoman Judy Woodruff

Judy Woodruff is a living legend in American broadcast journalism.



Formerly with NBC, she worked in public television before going to the Cable News Network. She has since returned to PBS and is a regular on Jim Lehrer's NewsHour.

She's married to Al Hunt of the Wall Street Journal.

Saturday, November 29, 2008

Actress Hilary Swank

Hilary Swank is one of the leading actresss under 40 in Hollywood today.



She won Oscars for her performances in 1999's Boys Don't Cry and 2004's Million Dollar Baby, making her only the fifth actress to have been nominated for Academy Awards twice and win both times. She is also the third-youngest double Best Actress winner, after Luise Rainer and Jodie Foster.

CBS anchorwoman Maggie Rodriguez

CBS's morning news program recently added a fresh face from Miami in the form of Maggie Rodriguez.



Maggie Rodriguez was a news anchorwoman on CBS affiliate WFOR-TV in Miami before joining the network's Saturday morning news show in June 2007; she then joined the weekday "Early Show" seven months later.

Her most notable work was being the first reporter to go on the air with coverage of the transfer of power to Fidel Castro's brother in Cuba. She also worked as a TV anchor and reporter in Los Angeles in the 1990s.

Friday, November 21, 2008

Actress Monica Potter

Monica Potter is another young actress getting a good deal of attention these days.



Along with movies such as Along Came a Spider, she's best known for playing Lori Colson in the TV series "Boston Legal" in the 2004-05 season.