Women and organizations of the Quad Cities are being celebrated for their excellence in the workplace, in mentoring and in giving back to their community during the fifth annual Prescott-Area ATHENA Leadership Awards, 3-5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, at Starting Point in the Pine Ridge Marketplace. Encouraging, entertaining and motivating the audience will be Keynote Speaker Mary Jo West, the first woman ever hired to sit in the Phoenix primetime news anchor seat. Her presentation, “SUCCESS: … [Read more...] about Pioneering Anchorwoman Mary Jo West Headlines Prescott-Area ATHENA Awards
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Mary Jo West Uses Her Famous Voice to Advocate for Social Justice, Mental Illness, Children
She has interviewed presidents, flown with Mother Teresa, given a face to depression and helped HIV-infected orphans. Long-time Arizonans know her as the first primetime television news anchorwoman in the Phoenix market. But, teenage girls growing up in the ‘70s regarded her as their own personal hero, a real-life Mary Richards (played by Mary Tyler Moore), who really could “turn the world on with her smile.” Mary Jo West’s smile continues to break barriers and warm hearts. She lives by what … [Read more...] about Mary Jo West Uses Her Famous Voice to Advocate for Social Justice, Mental Illness, Children
