The Daniel Island Community Speaker’s Series returns on Wednesday evening, January 21, from 7:00-8:00 PM in the ballroom at the Daniel Island Club. Their speaker will be Carolyn Murray, the co-anchor on several segments of “Count on News 2” each day on WCBD.
Many of us know Carolyn because of her role as co-anchor of the evening news program. Fewer people know that she is also an avid weekend athlete. She has run 8 marathons, 27 Cooper River Bridge runs, practices yoga, is a certified spin instructor, and a Barre instructor. She tries hard to maintain a healthy body.
But in early 2020 – just as COVID arrived on the scene – her life changed. She experienced a health scare that impacted everything about her image of herself — her role as a wife, a mother, a journalist. After surgery, she spent three months in a hospital. She was alone, scared, angry, and needed to figure out how she was going to go forward. It is that story she will share with us this evening. Her journey from despair to resilience is truly inspiring. Perhaps she can help us all figure out how to proceed when speed bumps occur in our own lives.
Carolyn is also known as an empathetic storyteller. Throughout her career, she has interviewed and effectively told the stories of leaders such as Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton, Oprah, Coretta Scott King, U.S. Congressman John Lewis, and baseball legend Hank Aaron. As you will see, she is equally adept at telling her own story.
Please join in on January 21. There will be a cash bar and passed hors d’oeuvres between 6:30-7:00 PM. The program will begin promptly at 7:00 PM and should conclude around 8:00 PM.