Before Oprah brought Dr. Phil and Dr. Oz to your home via TV, there was Dr. Ruth Westheimer giving advice on the radio. But she wasn’t talking about diets or social behavior. Dr. Ruth’s groundbreaking show started as a 15 minute pre-recorded program, but gained an audience. While it was considered risqué at the time, […]
Lara Logan Shared the Brutal Truth and Inspired Us All
CBS News/60 Minutes journalist Lara Logan spoke at the State Theatre as part of the SmartTalk series. The ever charismatic Magic 98.3 personality Debbie Mazella introduced Lara, and it was a non-stop ride until the end. Logan explained that she’s proud to be a woman, but doesn’t want to be treated like a woman… professionally. That is, gender […]
Everybody Loves Doris
Five-time Emmy winner Doris Roberts is one of Hollywood’s queens of comedy, and proves that you don’t have to be 20 something and on a list of sexiest women alive to make it in Tinsel Town. You can catch her live at the State Theatre in New Brunswick on Monday. She heads off SmartTalk‘s 2013 lecture […]
SmartTalk 2011: Liz Murray Says Attitude Determines Altitude
How does a truant young lady from poor, loving, drug addicted parents in the Bronx turn her life around to graduate from Harvard University, and have a Lifetime TV movie produced about her life? For Liz Murray, her mother’s death was her wake-up call. She was one of the fortunate ones to have “angels, teachers, […]
SmartTalk: Barbara Corcoran Talks About the FUNdamentals of Business
Kim Schmidt Photography The SmartTalk series at the State Theater in New Brunswick, NJ continues with Barbara Corcoran. This dynamic businesswoman learned early on about motivation and business infrastructure, and shared her amazing experiences with us. She became a NYC real estate mogul at the Corcoran Group, and is a consultant, a real estate contributor […]