Testimonials

Below is a brief listing of comments that colleagues of Marilyn have made regarding her work and her person.

   "In my 30-plus years in local and network news, I have had many opportunities to work with excellent, very talented people.... I put Marilyn solidly in this category...Marilyn's verbal skills rival her visual skills."

   JOEL CHEATWOOD - FORMER NEWS DIRECTOR WSVN - CNN - CBS & NBC NEWS

   "She is the master of multi-tasking.  A problem solver who sees obstacles as opportunities to learn rather than interruptions, even on  deadline. She has real grace and respect for the ideas of others. She encourages, rather than lectures.  Marilyn has the eye to pinpoint strengths and weaknesses in any given body of work and her critiques are right-on."

   KARIN MATZ - CNN PRODUCER

  "Marilyn knows journalism. She knows pictures. She knows production. I can't say enough about Marilyn's talent. For all of her great skills and there are many, I can't think of anyone, anywhere, who's better.  No one can get to the heart of a story or layout it out faster and more efficiently than Marilyn." 

  DICK HEIDT - GENERAL MANAGER - NBC NORTH DAKOTA NEWS

  "Marilyn's work at WJLA is cited as some of  the best ever produced. She is a pro and understands every part of the journalistic process. She understands the way creative minds work and has the knowledge and people skills to manage creative people effectively."

    TOM DOERR - FORMER NEWS DIRECTOR - WJLA TV

  "Marilyn is the ultimate professional,  and I am just one of hundreds of photographers, producers, editors and students who have benefited enormously from her guidance, advice and judgement."

   BUDDY MacATEE - THREE TIME PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR

  "Marilyn showed me what it was like to work with and become a first-class reporter. I have held her standards and creative eye as a measure of my work and other journalists with whom I've worked. She is the best."

    SHEPARD SMITH - FOX NEWS ANCHOR

  "The 1988 Bush presidential campaign was a monumental task. Marilyn helped our team forge ahead and achieve victory. Her people skills, punctuated by a refreshing sense of humor, allow her to draw the most out of people. Her nurturing manner belies the high standards she sets for those who work with her, a delicate balance found by few."

    KEVIN MOLEY - UNITED STATES AMBASSADOR & FORMER HEAD OF ADVANCE FOR THE 1988 GEORGE BUSH PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN

  "The one-hour phone conversation we had about a story she was assigning me as an intern literally transformed me from student to pro. Given her extensive experience in every level of the process, Marilyn is uniquely qualified to help young journalists take the next step into the real world of presenting news." 

  SAMANTHA FIELDS - FORMER INTERN - NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY