Lee Thornton Woodruff (born April 14, 1909, date of death unknown) was an American football running back in the National Football League for the Providence Steam Roller, Boston Braves, and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football at the University of Mississippi. He was born in Batesville, Mississippi.

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Bob Woodruff
Bob Woodruff on August 12, 2007
Born	Robert Warren Woodruff (1961-08-18) August 18, 1961 (age 50) Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Education	Colgate University
Occupation	Television journalist
Years active	1989 – present
Notable credit(s)	ABC World News co-anchor (2006) ABC News reporter (1996 – present)
Spouse	Lee McConaughy
Website
Official ABC biography Bob Woodruff Foundation

Robert Warren "Bob" Woodruff (born August 18, 1961) is an American television journalist. His career in journalism dates back to 1989, and he is widely known for succeeding Peter Jennings as co-anchor of ABC News' weekday news broadcast, World News Tonight in December 2005. A month later, he was critically wounded by a roadside bomb in Iraq.

Personal life[link]

Woodruff was born on August 18, 1961, in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, to Robert N. Woodruff, Jr.,^[1] and Fran Woodruff. Bob and his wife Lee McConaughy were married in 1988 ^[2] and have four children.

He grew up in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, where he graduated from the private Cranbrook Kingswood school in 1979. He earned a B.A in 1983 from Colgate University, where he also played lacrosse — finishing his career with 184 points, second all-time at Colgate. Woodruff earned a J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School in 1987. He is an alumnus of Theta Chi Fraternity. He is fluent in German and Mandarin, in addition to his native English.^{[citation needed]}

After graduating from law school, he worked as a bankruptcy associate at Shearman & Sterling [1]. In 1989, while Woodruff was teaching law in Beijing, CBS News hired him as an on-screen interpreter during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989. Shortly after this experience, he left the practice of law and became a full-time correspondent, initially working for several local stations, then moving to ABC News in 1996. During Bob's time in London, he played soccer for a couple of seasons with the Doncaster Rovers Supporters Club in the APFSCIL Football League. Bob played in the final of the APFSCIL Cup just before leaving to go back to the USA and taking up his new role with ABC.

Bob Woodruff is not related to journalist Judy Woodruff.

Wounded in Iraq[link]

In 2006, ABC News correspondent and television anchorman Bob Woodruff was wounded while covering the war in Iraq. He suffered a traumatic brain injury and was not expected to survive. But Woodruff recovered, determined to help other Americans who were similarly wounded in war.

On January 29, 2006, Bob Woodruff and Canadian cameraman Doug Vogt were seriously injured in an explosion from an improvised explosive device near Taji, Iraq, about 12 miles (19 km) north of Baghdad.^[3] Woodruff had traveled with an ABC News team to Israel to report on the aftermath of the 2006 Palestinian elections, and then via Amman to Baghdad, so he could meet with troops before President George W. Bush's State of the Union address for 2006.^[4]

At the time of the attack, they were embedded with the U.S. 4th Infantry Division, travelling in an Iraqi MT-LB. Woodruff and Vogt were standing with their heads above a hatch, apparently filming a stand-up. Both men were wearing body armor and protective helmets at the time. Woodruff sustained shrapnel wounds; Vogt was struck by shrapnel in the head and suffered a broken shoulder. Both men underwent surgery for head injuries, with a joint Army & Air Force neurosurgical team, at the U.S. Air Force hospital south of Balad, located in Camp Anaconda, and were reported to be in stable condition.^[5] Tom Brokaw reported on the Today show that Woodruff had also undergone surgery, with a portion of his skull being removed to reduce the damage from brain swelling.^[6]

Woodruff and Vogt were evacuated to the U.S. Army's Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany overnight on Sunday, January 29.^[7] On ABC World News Tonight that evening, anchor Elizabeth Vargas discussed the dangers of reporting in a combat zone.

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After leaving Germany, Woodruff was treated for weeks at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Maryland.

Recovery from injuries[link]

Woodruff was kept in a medically induced coma for 36 days to assist his recovery, and ABC News temporarily assigned Good Morning America anchors Charles Gibson and Diane Sawyer to alternate duties on the evening newscast as co-anchor with Vargas. Vogt meanwhile was reported to be awake, mobile, and recovering.^[8]

As of March 7, 2006, Woodruff's brother reported that the ABC anchor was beginning to walk, recognize friends and family, and speak in several languages. However, he struggled with expressive aphasia for more than a year after the injury.^[9] Woodruff was transferred on March 16, 2006, to a medical facility closer to his Westchester County, New York, home, a sign of "continued progress in all respects", ABC News President David Westin said in an e-mail to staffers.^[10] Westin's email noted that Woodruff was able to get around, talk to and joke with his family, but that "months of further recuperation" were still required.

On April 6, 2006, ABC News released photos of Woodruff recovering at home, along with a letter thanking everyone for their support and kindness during his ongoing recovery. He especially thanked the soldiers, doctors, and nurses who had saved his life.^[11] On December 29, 2006, Woodruff's wife, Lee, an editor at Family Fun Magazine appeared on Good Morning America to discuss family activities to celebrate the New Year. During the report, anchor Kate Snow asked Lee about her husband's condition. Lee said that Bob was doing well and was currently filming a television documentary about his experiences. She also revealed that he had been back to Iraq since the incident to visit the soldiers with whom he was traveling at the time of his injury.

Consequences at ABC News[link]

ABC's World News Tonight remained second in the Nielsen Media Research rankings, though it has lost some ground to NBC's first-place Nightly News, anchored by Brian Williams. Bob Schieffer on CBS Evening News also closed the gap with ABC after Woodruff's injury.^[10] On May 23, 2006, Vargas announced her resignation from WNT, citing her doctors' recommendation to cut back her schedule considerably due to her upcoming maternity leave, and her wish to spend more time with her new baby. Gibson was then named sole anchor of the show, effective May 29, 2006.^[12]

Return to air[link]

On February 27, 2007, Woodruff appeared on Good Morning America, ABC World News with Charles Gibson, and The Oprah Winfrey Show, in advance of a documentary that aired on ABC later that evening. Despite having made great progress in his recovery, during the GMA interview with Diane Sawyer, Woodruff had some difficulty remembering words and details, such as the name of the Vietnam War and the word "injury." The hour-long documentary, "To Iraq and Back: Bob Woodruff Reports‚" explored the consequences of traumatic brain injury, and highlighted the difficulties brain injured veterans face finding treatment — a subject which had first appeared in Discover magazine several weeks earlier,^[13] and was elaborated on by Washington Post reporters in the exposé, "Painting Over the Problems at Walter Reed's Building 18."

Woodruff resumed his contributions to ABC World News with Charles Gibson the following day, February 28, with the first in a series of followup reports focusing on the problems that wounded American soldiers are encountering in their treatment and recovery, particularly at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. Starting March 7, he was scheduled to begin reporting for Nightline "at regular intervals".^[14]

On July 12, 2008, Woodruff began hosting a new weekly ABC News-produced newscast, Focus Earth with Bob Woodruff, on the Planet Green television channel. On Focus Earth, Woodruff covers the environmental news of the week, looking at subjects ranging from climate impact, environmental policy, political debate and world events, as well as how climate change affects religious and cultural views and issues.^[15]

Book[link]

In February 2007, Bob and Lee Woodruff published an account of their lives after Bob's injury, In an Instant: A Family's Journey of Love and Healing. It details the beginnings of Woodruff's journalism career and the building of Bob and Lee's family. The book delves into the explosion in Iraq that affected his family and focuses on Bob's lengthy, ongoing recovery. A percentage of the proceeds are donated to the Bob Woodruff Foundation.

The Bob Woodruff Foundation[link]

Overview[link]

More than 1.65 million U.S. service members have been deployed to Afghanistan and Iraq since September 11, 2001. More than 35,000 service members have been physically wounded. Based on surveys of previously deployed service members, it is estimated that more than 320,000 have probably sustained traumatic brain injuries and more than 300,000 have probable psychological wounds.^[16] ReMIND.org is spreading this message and raising money to give injured service members, veterans and their families the local support and resources they deserve as they heal and reintegrate into their communities.

Mission[link]

ReMIND.org, a Bob Woodruff Foundation Initiative, provides resources and support to injured service members, veterans and their families, and is building a movement to empower communities nationwide to take action to successfully reintegrate our nation’s injured heroes — especially those who have sustained the hidden injuries of war — back into their communities, and ensure they thrive physically, psychologically, socially, and economically.

Commencement addresses[link]

On May 20, 2007, Bob and Lee Woodruff gave the commencement address at Colgate University, their undergraduate alma mater.

On June 11, 2007, Woodruff gave the (boys) commencement address at his prep school alma mater, Cranbrook Kingswood. In 2006, he was awarded the school's Distinguished Alumni Award.

On April 26, 2008, Woodruff received an honorary degree and delivered a commencement address at the University of Michigan spring graduation.

On May 11, 2008, Woodruff gave the commencement address at Syracuse University in the Carrier Dome.

Woodruff and his wife Lee delivered the commencement address at the University of Arizona on May 15, 2010.

Woodruff also delivered the commencement address at Niagara University on May 22, 2010.

Woodruff delivered the commencement address at Boston College on May 21, 2012.

Awards[link]

Woodruff has received numerous journalism awards, including:

• Radio and Television Association's David Bloom Award for Excellence in Enterprise (2006);
• Peabody Award for Bob Woodruff Reporting: Wounds of War - The Long Road Home for Our Nation's Veterans (2007);
• Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America's (IAVA) "Civilian Service Award" for his dedication to our nation's newest generation of veterans (2007);
• Los Angeles Press Club's Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism (2008).

References[link]

External links[link]

• Bob Woodruff at the Internet Movie Database
• Bob Woodruff on Twitter
• Vargas, Woodruff Named Co-Anchors of ABC's 'World News Tonight' ABC.com. December 5, 2005.
• Vargas, Woodruff to share anchor desk at ABC MSNBC. December 5, 2005.
• Official ABC biography
• Bob Woodruff Foundation
• "Military Widows Hit the Road" Bob Woodruff with the American Widow Project. March 25, 2009.

Veronica Webb
Born	(1965-02-25) February 25, 1965 (age 47) Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Hair color	Dark brown[1]
Eye color	Brown[1]
Measurements	(US) 36-24-36 ; (EU) 90-61-90[1]
Dress size	(US) 6 ; (EU) 36[1]
Spouse	George Robb (2002-2009)

Veronica Webb (born February 25, 1965) is an American model, actress, writer, journalist and television personality. Webb was the first African-American to have a major cosmetics contract. Webb appeared on covers of Vogue, Essence and Elle magazines and on the runway for Victoria's Secret and Chanel.

Biography[link]

Early life[link]

Webb was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Marion (née Stewart), a public health nurse, and Leonard Douglas Webb, an electrician.^[2] She grew up in a working class community. One of Webb's sisters became an oncologist^[3] and another is a mathematician.

As a youth, Webb looked at magazines and admired the freedom of women who were involved in the fashion industry. Models controlled the way they appeared while other women did not. She enjoyed comic books and dreamed of becoming an animator. She identified with heroes in comics who usually came from ordinary places.^[3]

Webb graduated in 1983 from Detroit's Waldorf School and moved to New York to study design. After a makeup artist saw her in a housewares boutique, Webb dropped out of school to become a model.^[4] She also appeared in the music video for New Order's "Round and Round" off their 1989 album "Technique".

Career[link]

Webb moved to New York City to earn her college degree and was discovered on the streets by a New York makeup artist ^[4] In New York, Webb pursued a modeling career and eventually became a spokesmodel for Revlon. She was the first black supermodel to win an exclusive contract for a major cosmetics company. In 1991 Webb made her feature film debut in Spike Lee's Jungle Fever Her film credits include Someone Like You..., The Big Tease, and Spike Lee’s Malcolm X and Jungle Fever. She has also been featured in a recurring role on the television show Damon and has appeared in Just Shoot Me!, and Clueless. She admits that comedy comes much easier for her than drama.^[4]

As a runway model she was in demand to be photographed wearing fashions from the collections of Azzedine Alaia, Isaac Mizrahi, Karl Lagerfeld, and Todd Oldham.^[5] Alaia and Lagerfeld became her friends.

Webb credits as a broadcaster include Good Morning America, Vogue magazine's syndicated style show Trend Watch. Veronica has been named on American Vogue's best dressed list three times.

She served as editor-at-large of Interview magazine, and was also monthly columnist for Paper Magazine, New York City's style guide to downtown cool, for five years. Veronica wrote a weekly column on American culture in Panorama, Italy’s popular weekly news magazine, and has contributed as a writer for Details, Elle, The Sunday Times (UK) and The New York Times Syndicate. Webb was recently added as a contributing editor for Conde Nast's Cookie magazine a lifestyle guide redefining modern motherhood. Esquire commissioned her to write an essay on cigars after she did a photo shoot with the publication with Regis Philbin. The periodical's editors were interested that she enjoyed brainy, self-made men, who enjoyed smoking cigars.^[5]

In 1998 Miramax Books published Veronica Webb Sight: Adventures In The Big City. The volume is a remembrance of her life with a collection of her essays. Harvey Weinstein approached her while she was in line at the White House about publishing her essays and memoir. In the book Webb is especially frank about both her naivety and arrogance as a youth.^[4]

Webb was the co-host during the first season of Bravo's Tim Gunn's Guide To Style, before being replaced with fashion expert, personal stylist and salon owner Gretta Monahan for subsequent seasons.^[6][7]

In 2006, Webb played a high powered fashion editor opposite Rockman Dunbar in the independent feature film Dirty Laundry.

In 2010, Webb was named a member of the Eucerin Skin First Council to promote skin health.^[8]

Personal life[link]

Webb learned French from Azzedine Alaia whom she lived with during her stay in Paris.

Webb dedicates her time towards several charitable organizations: LIFEBeat, Product Red and the RPM Nautical Foundation. LIFEBeat is close to Webb's heart because she was deeply affected by the AIDs crisis in the 80's as a model living in New York. Webb got involved with RPM because of her ex-husband, George Robb, who works to bring up shipwrecks for museums and governments.

She married George Robb in 2002 and the couple divorced in 2009.^[9] Their daughters are Leila Rose Robb (born October 2002) and Molly Blue Robb (born May 2004). Even though she's been at the top of the modeling business and explored acting and writing, Webb says the biggest job to date is being a mom. "There was never a doubt in my mind that I'd have kids," Webb says. "There's no way to imagine how challenging parenthood is until it's on you. But I waited until I had sown my oats and was financially and emotionally ready."^[10]

Webb's hobby is decorating—colors and textiles, and traveling. She also collects shipwreck artifacts and textiles from around the world.

Webb ran the ING New York City Marathon for the first time in 2009 and ran for Harlem United Community AIDS Center. [1]

Filmography[link]

• Jungle Fever
• In Too Deep
• The Big Tease
• Dirty Laundry
• Malcolm X

See also[link]

• List of black fashion models
• List of The West Wing cast members

References[link]

External links[link]

• Veronica Webb at the Internet Movie Database
• Veronica Webb Yahoo Group
• Veronica Webb's Bio at Bravotv.com