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Welcome Jeannie Blaylock

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

WE MEET AT RIVER CITY BREWING COMPANY
Lunch begins at noon - Meeting begins at 12:30 p.m.

Meet Jeannie Blaylock
Anchor on First Coast News


Jeannie Blaylock is a weekday anchor on First Coast News at WTLV/WJXX in Jacksonville, Florida, and also serves as their "Healthwatch" reporter. Jeannie co-anchors the weeknight 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts of First Coast News

Jeannie graduated as valedictorian from Cape Central High School in Cape Girardeau, Missouri. She holds a BA and triple major in English, communication, and art from William Jewell College in Liberty, Missouri (a suburb of Kansas City). She graduated summa cum laude in 1982 and completed part of her undergraduate work at Oxford University in England. She also studied at the BBC in London. 

She started her news career in 1982 at KTAB-TV, the CBS affiliate in Abilene, Texas. In 1985, Jeannie began working at WTLV. Most recently, she recently anchored our local coverage of the 2012 Olympics on-site in London.

In 1992, Jeannie created "Buddy Check 12", a program to help women overcome breast cancer through early detection. She started doing Buddy Check with her mother in Missouri. Now, the program has grown to reach more than 540,000 local Jacksonville women and 1,000,000 women internationally. The program has saved more than 145 First Coast women from dying from the disease. Television stations in more than thirty other U.S. cities are imitating Jeannie's "Buddy Check 12" program.

Jeannie has received numerous awards including twelve Emmys, two Edward R. Murrow Awards, and a Peabody. She won the Peabody Award in 1994 for her contribution in the creation of "Buddy Check 12". She was the first person in Jacksonville to earn a Peabody.

 The Four-Way Test

                     The October 30th meeting will highlight the Rotary Four Way test:
  1. Is it the Truth?
  2. Is it FAIR to all concerned?
  3. Will it build GOODWILL and BETTER FRIENDSHIPS?
  4. Will it be BENEFICIAL to all concerned?
Neil McGuinness
On First Coast News

Neil McGuinness is interviewed regarding an initiative to name the barrier island from Mayport to Vilano Beach.  Neil is the author of the book, The Beaches.   The following link provides additional information: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/news/article/272108/483/Barrier-island-from-Mayport-to-Vilano-Beach-has-no-name


PP Odette Struys
Spotlighted by IABC

PP Odette Struys is the member spotlight by International Association of Business Communicators. 

http://www.iabcfirstcoast.com/news/item/56-member-spotlight-odette-struys


Mary Goldsmith
In the Jacksonville Business Journal

Mary Goldsmith is listed in the special report "Women of Influence" in the Sept 7 issue of the Jacksonville Business Journal
http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/print-edition/2012/09/07/woi-goldsmith-understands-people.html



Joy Hardaker to Retire

Congratulations to Joy Hardaker with the recent announcement of her retirement!










 Another Engagement

Congratulations to Scott Keith on the recent announcement of his engagement!
More Football Updates
From PP Vicki-Lynne

Gus watched the USC game, then Gabriella consoles him after a very depressing outcome!





               Recap of the September 18th Meeting
Greeters:  Jeremy Miller & Dinkins Grange
The Pledge of Allegiance & Prayer:  Neil McGuinness
Introduction of Visitors & Guests:  Doug Johnson
Family of Rotary - Member Update: 
Mary Alice Phelan
Guest Speaker Introduction:  Doug Johnson
Speaker:  Kevin Winslow, M.D.


Kevin Winslow, M.D. , Director of the Florida Institute for Reproductive Medicine, spoke to the South Jacksonville Rotary Club about " Preembryo Genetic Diagnosis/Screening".
 

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