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Shooting an American Story in Ohio for the Today Show. 1976. That's my 5 month old daughter Amy with my wife Linda.

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After 40 years of traveling the country, former NBC News correspondent Bob Dotson settles down in Greenville New Neighbors, Festival Celebration, Nbc News, 40 Years, Bob, Greenville Sc, Country

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Doris Travis’s talent brought her to Broadway twice. The first time she was 14. It took her more than twenty seven million minutes to get back -- on her ninety-third birthday. The last time Doris looked her age, she did something no other fourteen-year-old girl had ever done, danced her way into one of the most popular shows in New York City. “I had beauty and elegance and loveliness all around me,” Doris recalled. The Ziegfeld Follies was the first Broadway show Vintage Hollywood, Hollywood Glamour, Classic Hollywood, Portrait Vintage, Foto Portrait, Estilo Pin Up, Ziegfeld Follies, Ziegfeld Girls, Rare Historical Photos

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Doris Travis’s talent brought her to Broadway twice. The first time she was 14. It took her more than twenty seven million minutes to get back -- on her ninety-third birthday. The last time Doris looked her age, she did something no other fourteen-year-old girl had ever done, danced her way into one of the most popular shows in New York City. “I had beauty and elegance and loveliness all around me,” Doris recalled. The Ziegfeld Follies was the first Broadway show

I have spent my life looking for the good in people. I lingered with the ones whose values were never preached, just lived. Wherever I roamed, I asked happy folks the same question: “How is it possible to stay upbeat in a world full of loss?” The best answer was never spoken. I learned it in their actions, and in the common traits and values they shared. I learned, for example, that happiness depends on how you handle loss. Even the best lose often. Baseball gre Iraq War Veteran, Army Veteran, Anti Trump Meme, Bart, Lone Survivor, Wounded Warrior, American Soldiers, American Patriot, American Heroes

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I have spent my life looking for the good in people. I lingered with the ones whose values were never preached, just lived. Wherever I roamed, I asked happy folks the same question: “How is it possible to stay upbeat in a world full of loss?” The best answer was never spoken. I learned it in their actions, and in the common traits and values they shared. I learned, for example, that happiness depends on how you handle loss. Even the best lose often. Baseball gre

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History may be more precious to those who have more of it, but the Cubs/Indians World Series was one for the ages -- all ages. A tip of the cap to my son-in-law Adam Wogan who is a scout for the Chicago Cubs. He helped put that classic team on the field. He's always had a great eye for young talent. We Dotson's are Adam's diehard fans. Son In Law, World Series, Chicago Cubs, Scout, Talent, Captain Hat

History may be more precious to those who have more of it, but the Cubs/Indians World Series was one for the ages -- all ages. A tip of the cap to my son-in-law Adam Wogan who is a scout for the Chicago Cubs. He helped put that classic team on the field. He's always had a great eye for young talent. We Dotson's are Adam's diehard fans.

For most families who lived in the 1930’s Dust Bowl, depression was never an abstract economic term. Their farms were buried in burned-out soil; with nowhere to turn, they moved on. They went the way Americans have always gone for new beginnings – Westward. In a fifteen-month period, eighty-six thousand desperate people crossed into California, more than twice the number who went looking for gold in 1849. Along the way, they liked to talk about their little white home Walker Evans, John Malkovich, Great Depression, Depression Art, Depression Drawing, Depression Support, Sebastiao Salgado, World History, Dorothea Lange

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For most families who lived in the 1930’s Dust Bowl, depression was never an abstract economic term. Their farms were buried in burned-out soil; with nowhere to turn, they moved on. They went the way Americans have always gone for new beginnings – Westward. In a fifteen-month period, eighty-six thousand desperate people crossed into California, more than twice the number who went looking for gold in 1849. Along the way, they liked to talk about their little white home

Teaching visual storytelling at Syracuse University this week with my friend and fellow professor Les Rose. Look closely at the faces around this table. You'll see them soon on a TV screen near you. They're already good reporters. After learning the storyteller's craft, they'll be even better, telling stories in a way that will stick in your mind. The future of our profession shines brightly at Syracuse. Syracuse University, The Future Of Us, Telling Stories, Professor, Faces

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Teaching visual storytelling at Syracuse University this week with my friend and fellow professor Les Rose. Look closely at the faces around this table. You'll see them soon on a TV screen near you. They're already good reporters. After learning the storyteller's craft, they'll be even better, telling stories in a way that will stick in your mind. The future of our profession shines brightly at Syracuse.

Watching two great teams long overdue. What could be better? A Cubs victory! First World Series win at Wrigley Field since the year before I was born. What a moment. So happy for our son-in-law Adam Wogan, a scout for the Cubs. That's my daughter Amy by his side, the scout's best pick. Wrigley Field, Great Team, First World, Cubs

Watching two great teams long overdue. What could be better? A Cubs victory! First World Series win at Wrigley Field since the year before I was born. What a moment. So happy for our son-in-law Adam Wogan, a scout for the Cubs. That's my daughter Amy by his side, the scout's best pick.

See this guy. Abner Doubleday. Say his name. What comes to mind? Inventor of baseball. Right? Every year, nearly 300,000 people pass through the Baseball Hall of Fame in upstate New York, built to honor this Civil War Hero. Thank Al Spalding for that. He manufactured Sporting equipment and saw dollars draining away when an English employee, Henry Chadwick, pointed out that baseball came from Great Britain. Kids there called it Rounders. Spalding argued the game was 7 Year Olds, Abner Doubleday, Civil War Heroes, Rounders, Wheels On The Bus, Bus Ride

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See this guy. Abner Doubleday. Say his name. What comes to mind? Inventor of baseball. Right? Every year, nearly 300,000 people pass through the Baseball Hall of Fame in upstate New York, built to honor this Civil War Hero. Thank Al Spalding for that. He manufactured Sporting equipment and saw dollars draining away when an English employee, Henry Chadwick, pointed out that baseball came from Great Britain. Kids there called it Rounders. Spalding argued the game was

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The World Series starts tonight in Cleveland, my first post as an NBC News correspondent. Frank Greene, a whiskery little guy, welcomed me. We were standing on a chilly sidewalk waiting for a crew car to take us on assignment. Frank maintained a two-inch ash on the cigarette that he dangled from the corner of his mouth even when he talked. He greeted me with one eye squinting through smoke. “I just want youse ta know one ‘ting,” he said, his voice a low rasp. “I’ve Olympic Basketball, Basketball Coach, Basketball Games, Hammer Throw, First Job, Get Tickets

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The World Series starts tonight in Cleveland, my first post as an NBC News correspondent. Frank Greene, a whiskery little guy, welcomed me. We were standing on a chilly sidewalk waiting for a crew car to take us on assignment. Frank maintained a two-inch ash on the cigarette that he dangled from the corner of his mouth even when he talked. He greeted me with one eye squinting through smoke. “I just want youse ta know one ‘ting,” he said, his voice a low rasp. “I’ve

The World Series starts tonight in Cleveland, my first post as an NBC News correspondent. Frank Greene, a whiskery little guy, welcomed me. We were standing on a chilly sidewalk waiting for a crew car to take us on assignment. Frank maintained a two-inch ash on the cigarette that he dangled from the corner of his mouth even when he talked. He greeted me with one eye squinting through smoke. “I just want youse ta know one ‘ting,” he said, his voice a low rasp. “I’ve Greene, Cleveland, Tonight, Ash

The World Series starts tonight in Cleveland, my first post as an NBC News correspondent. Frank Greene, a whiskery little guy, welcomed me. We were standing on a chilly sidewalk waiting for a crew car to take us on assignment. Frank maintained a two-inch ash on the cigarette that he dangled from the corner of his mouth even when he talked. He greeted me with one eye squinting through smoke. “I just want youse ta know one ‘ting,” he said, his voice a low rasp. “I’ve

My favorite drives in America take me far from the interstate highways. I like to route my trips through towns small enough to consider Dairy Queen gourmet dining. That’s where I often find the unexpected -- Amish kids wearing inline skates or Civil War buffs fighting the battle of Gettysburg until the concession stands close. The lights and shadows of my life have left a rich load of impressions. I’ve climbed hillsides under dirty ashtray clouds to see sunsets stain Fall Foliage Tour, New England Fall Foliage, Foliage Tours, Foliage Map, Fall Foilage, Foto Nature, All Nature, Voyage Usa, New England Road Trip

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My favorite drives in America take me far from the interstate highways. I like to route my trips through towns small enough to consider Dairy Queen gourmet dining. That’s where I often find the unexpected -- Amish kids wearing inline skates or Civil War buffs fighting the battle of Gettysburg until the concession stands close. The lights and shadows of my life have left a rich load of impressions. I’ve climbed hillsides under dirty ashtray clouds to see sunsets stain

My son-in-law Adam Wogan is a scout for the Chicago Cubs, now heading to the World Series. He's been there before with the Boston Red Sox. A tremendous achievement. Twice. Adam has a good eye great people. After all, he married my daughter Amy and is holding their farm team in his arms. Go Cubbies! Boston Red Sox, Cubbies, Cool Eyes, Marry Me

My son-in-law Adam Wogan is a scout for the Chicago Cubs, now heading to the World Series. He's been there before with the Boston Red Sox. A tremendous achievement. Twice. Adam has a good eye great people. After all, he married my daughter Amy and is holding their farm team in his arms. Go Cubbies!

My son-in-law Adam Wogan is a scout for the Chicago Cubs, now heading to the World Series. He's been there before with the Boston Red Sox. A tremendous achievement. Twice. Adam has a good eye great people. After all, he married my daughter Amy and is holding their farm team in his arms. Go Cubbies.

My son-in-law Adam Wogan is a scout for the Chicago Cubs, now heading to the World Series. He's been there before with the Boston Red Sox. A tremendous achievement. Twice. Adam has a good eye great people. After all, he married my daughter Amy and is holding their farm team in his arms. Go Cubbies.

Where do I find stories? I simply don’t pass them by. They come from people nobody bothers to talk with in depth. The ones who live the lives that inspire the novels that get made into movies, that actors star in, so the media can interview them, about the people they portray. Irena Sendler saved twenty five hundred children from the Nazi death camps during World War Two. She saved her story – sixty years—for four Kansas teenagers. Meghan Felt and her friends w Irena Sendler, Heather King, Warsaw Ghetto, Nobel Peace Prize, Anne Frank, Second World, Socialism, Vape Tricks

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Where do I find stories? I simply don’t pass them by. They come from people nobody bothers to talk with in depth. The ones who live the lives that inspire the novels that get made into movies, that actors star in, so the media can interview them, about the people they portray. Irena Sendler saved twenty five hundred children from the Nazi death camps during World War Two. She saved her story – sixty years—for four Kansas teenagers. Meghan Felt and her friends w

In my travels I meet people of all ages – in all walks of life – who look for common sense solutions to life’s problems, the kind of people who don’t need a committee to tell them what should be done. I like to head out to Loving County, Texas, when I need a dose of common sense. It sits west of Amarillo, where the Texas border takes a left turn and heads to El Paso. The Labor Department once said Loving County had high unemployment. It was the largest, least pop Marfa Lights, Mentone, Texas Towns, College Town, Tropical Getaways, Old Churches, Canyonlands, Fredericksburg

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In my travels I meet people of all ages – in all walks of life – who look for common sense solutions to life’s problems, the kind of people who don’t need a committee to tell them what should be done. I like to head out to Loving County, Texas, when I need a dose of common sense. It sits west of Amarillo, where the Texas border takes a left turn and heads to El Paso. The Labor Department once said Loving County had high unemployment. It was the largest, least pop

I've been in more motel rooms than the Gideon Bible. I'm a wanderer. Perhaps no one has seen more of America. Four million miles, so far. Practically non-stop, for forty years. I search the neglected corners of our country where the American Dream lives. This is where we still struggle to build, discover, create, achieve, survive and grow. The most successful person I ever met was Fred Benson. He’d been a police chief, a fire chief, head of the rescue squad, baseba American Dream, Gideon Bible, Gideons, Fire Chief, Police Chief, Motel

I've been in more motel rooms than the Gideon Bible. I'm a wanderer. Perhaps no one has seen more of America. Four million miles, so far. Practically non-stop, for forty years. I search the neglected corners of our country where the American Dream lives. This is where we still struggle to build, discover, create, achieve, survive and grow. The most successful person I ever met was Fred Benson. He’d been a police chief, a fire chief, head of the rescue squad, baseba

I once met a man from New Orleans whose last name was Tony. He said he had no Italian ancestors. “How could that be?” I wondered. “My great grandfather couldn’t speak any English,” he said, “when his ship arrived at Ellis Island from Lithuania. Naturally, his mother was worried. The boy had sailed to America alone to live with an uncle. So she pinned a note on the lapel of his coat in case he got lost. It read to New York. When the immigration officer asked Immigration Officer, Age 30, Ellis Island, Sailing, Visual

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I once met a man from New Orleans whose last name was Tony. He said he had no Italian ancestors. “How could that be?” I wondered. “My great grandfather couldn’t speak any English,” he said, “when his ship arrived at Ellis Island from Lithuania. Naturally, his mother was worried. The boy had sailed to America alone to live with an uncle. So she pinned a note on the lapel of his coat in case he got lost. It read to New York. When the immigration officer asked