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Growing Bolder

Growing Bolder

Growing Bolder

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Resilience and risk taking. Meaning and mission. Passion and perseverance. Growing Bolder is not just media, it's a movement. Through its TV and radio shows, magazine, website and popular social media channels, Growing Bolder's EMMY® Award-winning broadcast journalists are Rebranding Aging® by sharing the inspirational stories of men and women redefining the possibilities of life after 45.



Recent Stories from Growing Bolder





Growing Bolder: Johnny Wimbrey; Sheila McCauley Keyes; Tony Handler; Anne Karpf



It’s never too late to turn your life around. Johnny Wimbrey was smoking pot by 8, dealing crack by 14 and grew up living in shelters and on the streets. Today, he’s a top motivational speaker. He explains how to flip the switch in your own life. Plus, Rosa Parks’ niece looks back on her aunt’s extraordinary legacy, sharing never-before-told stories from the family’s perspective.


Growing Bolder: Eddie Money; Jennifer Glass; Lloyd Kahn; Allan Law



During his iconic career, rock and roll legend Eddie Money created a slew of songs that became a part of our culture. The singer/songwriter died in 2019 shortly after revealing he’d been diagnosed with stage 4 esophageal cancer. Prior to his diagnosis, Money checked in with Growing Bolder and described his enduring passion for making new music.


Growing Bolder: Don Most; Tommy Roe; BJ Gallagher; Ray Flynn



Don Most made us all laugh as Richie Cunningham’s practical-joke playing friend Ralph Malph on Happy Days. After appearing in feature films and even directing a few, Don says he’s returning to his first love — singing.


Growing Bolder: Yogi Roth; Eleanor Pendergraft; Felix Cavaliere; Bill Graham



If you’ve already lost your parents, chances are you wish you’d spent more time with them. Yogi Roth never wanted to feel that way. Find out the bold adventure he decided to take with his father and how he’s launched a campaign to encourage the rest of us to spend time with the people we love.


Growing Bolder: Gordon Lightfoot; Ryan Ferguson; Larry Johnson; Amelia Rose Earhart



For more than 50 years, Gordon Lightfoot has written and recorded some of the most beautiful and thoughtful songs ever created. We catch up with the man who Bob Dylan calls his mentor to discuss his 50+ years in the business about his career and why changes to the music business excite, rather than frighten, him.