Truth at Heart with Carol Marin
Episode Summary: Acclaimed journalist Carol Marin joins Sr. Brenda for a thoughtful conversation about her journey from a politically diverse household to a distinguished career in journalism. She reflects on how lively family debates shaped her commitment to examining every side of a story and to speaking the truth with integrity. She also shares about her ongoing work with journalism students at DePaul University, where she emphasizes the importance of integrity in every story they tell.
Together, Carol and Sr. Brenda explore the challenges of truth-telling in today’s polarized climate, highlighting the importance of open dialogue, deep listening, and mutual respect. Through stories of hope and connection, the episode reminds us not only of the vital role journalists play in fostering understanding in a divided world, but also of the responsibility each of us shares in seeking truth and engaging one another with honesty and respect.
About Carol Marin (click to expand)
Carol Marin is a senior faculty fellow and co-founder, alongside former producer Don Moseley, of the DePaul University Center for Journalism Integrity & Excellence.
Her distinguished television career includes serving as a correspondent for CBS News, contributing to 60 Minutes II, 60 Minutes, and the CBS Evening News. She also anchored prime-time newscasts for WMAQ-TV and WBBM-TV in Chicago.
Marin’s reporting has earned some of journalism’s highest honors, including the 2014 George Polk Award for her Chicago Sun-Times investigation into the death of David Koschman. She is a three-time George Foster Peabody Award recipient for her work at NBC and CBS, and has received two Alfred I. duPont–Columbia Awards for investigative reporting, along with two National Emmys and a Gracie Award.
She holds honorary doctorates from Catholic Theological Union, DePaul University, Calumet College of St. Joseph, and Illinois College.
While widely recognized for her political reporting, much of Marin’s work has focused on exposing public corruption and organized crime.
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Executive Producers: Megan Beutel and Jennifer Schmitz
Sound Track: Laurenti Wright on keyboard
Music Composition of Women Bearing Witness: Maria Bierer, IBVM
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