Show Notes
From Bright Lights to Hard Truth: A Conversation with Beth McDonough
Join us for a deeply powerful interview with Beth McDonough, a highly decorated former TV crime and public safety reporter and the author of the new memoir, Standby.
Known for her All-American good looks, engaging personality, and tenacious reporting, Beth thrived on breaking news and holding power accountable, earning multiple Emmy Awards and the prestigious duPont Columbia Award as part of the KSTP-TV team that covered the death of George Floyd. Her remarkable career took her through major markets like Houston, Philadelphia, and New York, where she handled live reports for CNN, MSNBC, and FOX News. She covered the nation's biggest stories, including 9/11, the 35W bridge collapse, and was first to report Jayme Closs' escape.
Despite her public success, off-camera, Beth was battling a secret addiction to alcohol that led to two DUIs, a public firing, and national headlines. Her journalism career, which was everything to her, forced her to confront the darkest story of all: her own downfall.
Now, with 16 years of sobriety, Beth shares the raw, unfiltered truth of hitting rock bottom, how she rebuilt her life after being exposed by her own news station, and the years of shame it took to find her footing again. This isn't just a story of survival—it's a masterclass in resilience and redemption. You'll get her personal, proven advice on how to raise yourself up from your own moments of desperation and loss.
Beth now lives a peaceful life in the red rock mountains of SW Utah with her two rescue dogs, having found peace in the desert after years in the fast lane. Her journey is proof that it is never too late to start over.
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Decisions by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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