Over the course of more than three decades, Dan Hicks, one of NBC Sports' longest-tenured on-air personalities, has hosted and called play-by-play for some of the network's most renowned sporting events. Hicks calls swimming and skiing at the Olympics, leads NBC Sports' golf coverage, and rejoins Notre Dame Football as the primary play-by-play announcer. Hicks has been the primary play-by-play presenter for... read full bio
Mischa Barton is a British-American film, television, and stage actress, perhaps best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the American television series The O.C. Barton is currently the spokesperson for Climate Star", an organization that fights Global Warming through social and legislative activism. Barton serves as an Entertainment Industry Foundation Ambassador teaming up with QVC to spread awareness... read full bio
Brandi Denise Chastain is a former professional soccer defender and midfielder, who was on the U. S. womens national soccer team. She is best known for her game-winning penalty kick against China in the 1999 FIFA Women's World Cup final and her bra-baring celebration afterwards. Brandi has played for the San Jose CyberRays of the WUSA, FC Gold... read full bio
A chameleon of reinvention, Douglas Coupland brought us the X-generation revolution in the early 1990_s, he chronicled the Wired Revolution in the mid-1990_s, and he spearheaded the design revolution of the year 2000. Coupland created one of the hottest reads in corporate America with his best selling novel microserfs. Reinventing himself as a futurist of great humor and insight, he... read full bio
Lyndie Greenwood is an actress born and raised in Toronto, Canada. Her first role was in the series The Listener. That role provided the opportunity for many guest appearances on television such as Rookie Blue, Flashpoint, Lost Girl, Covert Affairs and Saving Hope. She has also appeared in minor roles in short-movies such as Little Phoenix and the Fists of... read full bio
As a major player in the worlds of sports, philanthropy, and business, hockey legend Luc Robitaille knows what it takes to be a successful leader and shows audiences how to use the qualities of a champion athlete to overcome challenges and reach their goals. In a 20-year NHL career from 1986 to 2006, he played for the Los Angeles Kings,... read full bio
"Kenny Smith, also known as “The Jet,” played for the NBA for ten years. He had a prolific career playing for the Sacramento Kings, the Atlanta Hawks, the Houston Rockets, the Detroit Pistons, the Orlando Magic, and the Denver Nuggets. He played as a point guard. Born in New York, Smith began playing basketball at Riverside Church. He went on... read full bio
Dikembe Mutombo is a retired, Congolese-American professional basketball player. He played for the NBA for 18 seasons. He played as a center, and he is often considered to be one of the greatest shot blockers and defensive players in the history of the sport. He wont the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award four different times. Mutombo has been... read full bio
Nancy Lieberman, A.K.A. ""Lady Magic”, is a former WNBA player who is highly regarded as one of the greatest names in American women's basketball. Lieberman is regarded as one of the greatest figures in women's basketball. She has been inducted into the Nassau County Sports Hall of Fame, Virginia Sports Hall of Fame, Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, and Naismith... read full bio
Jay Bilas is an ESPN college basketball analyst, former NCAA tournament announcer, former college basketball player, attorney, and author. Bilas’ elaborate career in basketball has earned him an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performance by a Studio Analyst. His experience in the game and out of the game has allowed Bilas to flourish in the basketball world, providing great insight into... read full bio
Earl Campbell is a former NFL running back. He is one of the only Heisman Trophy winners to have also been first overall National Football League draft picks, and members of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and College Football Hall of Fame. Campbell is widely acknowledged as one of the best power backs in NFL history. He was... read full bio
Shaun O’Hara has a successful NFL career spanning over 11 seasons. O’ Hara is a resourceful offensive lineman who can play both center and guard effectively. O’Hara began his professional football career as an undrafted free agent in 2000, signing with the Cleveland Browns. During his time in Cleveland, he started in 38 of 54 games during that season, containing... read full bio
Torry Holt was a wide receiver in the NFL for 11 seasons. Holt played for teams like the St. Louis Rams, Jacksonville Jaguars, and the New England Patriots. Holt attended with Hargrave Military Academy and ran 524 yards, 621 caught passes, and 6 touchdowns. Then Holt attended North Carolina State University and played wide receivers for the Wolfpack football team... read full bio
Kirk Gibson is a former Major League Baseball player, coach and manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks. During his playing career, he was named the National League MVP and named to the All-Star team twice. Following his retirement as a player, he spent five seasons as a television analyst in Detroit, then became a coach for the Tigers. He was a... read full bio
Terry Stotts is an American retired professional basketball forward and the current head coach for the Portland Trail Blazers of the NBA. After a playing career in Europe and the Continental Basketball Association, where he played for George Karl, Stotts became a part of Karl's coaching staff on multiple teams in the CBA and NBA. He later got opportunities as... read full bio
Peter Thum is a brilliant social entrepreneur whose uncompromising dedication to solving urgent global problems has placed him at the fore of significant change. He has used his entrepreneurial energy as the founder of Ethos Water, CEO of Liberty United, and founder of Fonderie 47 to promote transformative initiatives that solve complicated challenges like clean water access to gun violence. Thum's... read full bio
Mary Roach has perfected the art of blending science and humor, garnering a fan base that even she did not expect. She began her writing career at the San Francisco Zoological Society, producing press releases on such topics as elephant wart surgery. She sold a humor piece about the IRS, which led to several humorous essays for such publications as... read full bio
A New York Times best-selling author, syndicated columnist, and nationally recognized TV and radio host, is one of the nation's best-known and most successful financial advisors. His bestselling books include The Truth About Money; Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth; The New Rules of Money and others. His firm, Edelman Financial Services LLC, has been ranked by Barron's, Financial Advisor, Research and... read full bio
Alice Waters is a chef and author, best known for being an advocate for preparing organic food. She opened her restaurant Chez Panisse over forty years ago, and it has constantly been classified among the World's 50 Best Restaurants. Waters is currently one of the most visible supporters of the organic food movement, and has been a proponent of organics... read full bio
Chefs Matt and Ted are from Charleston, South Carolina. When the brothers pursued a college education they moved to the North East, they soon found themselves longing for their hometown food staples. They missed the foods they loved so much that they created The Lee Bros. They created Boiled Peanuts Catalogue, a mail-order catalogue for southern pantry... read full bio
