Roger is a West Point graduate who spent eight years as a sportscaster at CNN and at ABC and CBS affiliates. Highlights of his career include playing golf with Jack Nicklaus, going a few rounds (“very few!”) in the ring with heavyweight boxing champion Evander Holyfield, and singing “Proud Mary” onstage with James Brown.
Kathy is a graduate of the College of William and Mary and is an award-winning freelance writer and photographer. Her work has appeared in Ladies' Home Journal , McCall's , and Family Circle magazines. Her third non-fiction book, due out in the summer of 2005, is entitled Medicine, Marathons and Miracles: Turning a Diagnosis of Cancer into Personal Victory .
Roger and Kathy have been active American Cancer Society volunteers since 1997. In 2001, they were recognized by that organization for “exemplary efforts and success” in planning and organizing a special event. They also received the 2000-2001 Mid-Atlantic Division Board of Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement.
Roger and Kathy are both cancer survivors who celebrated their triumph over that disease by completing the Marine Corps Marathon in 1999. They are co-founders of The Cancer Crusade , an organization dedicated to “fighting cancer with hope and humor.”
2000-2001 Mid-Atlantic Division Board of Trustees Award for Outstanding Achievement
Gold Member since 2005 