Posted on 03/16/2008 6:58:51 AM PDT by John W
I’m unfamiliar with her, but based upon the photographic evidence she’s got my vote and attention.
Laurie Dhue—We still love you!
Former TV Anchor’s 15-Year Battle with Alcohol
NEW YORK — From the early 1990s to just a couple of years ago, Laurie Dhue was a familiar face on network news.
She has the distinction of being the only person to anchor at the three big cable networks — CNN, MSNBC and most recently Fox News, where she served as anchor from 2000 to 2008 and also hosted her own weekend show.
But behind Dhue’s impressive careers, glamorous looks and rising star status, was a painful secret she hid for more than a decade. She was an alcoholic.
She recently sat down with CBN News to discuss how she overcame her addiction.
“When people look at me they say, ‘You don’t look like an alcoholic. How could you have these types of problems?’ But outward appearances are deceiving and they certainly were in my case. From the outside, I had it all. I had a great job at Fox News. I had more friends than I can count. A loving family. none of that mattered,” Dhue explained.
“Because inside I was a shell of a person. I had low self esteem. That’s why I turned to alcohol. It seemed to make me happier. But as the years went on and my problem didn’t get better, it actually got worse. I had to look at myself and see what it was that was that I felt so bad about that I had to cover with alcohol,” she added.
Success Wasn’t Enough
http://www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2011/March/Former-TV-Anchors-15-Year-Battle-with-Alcohol/
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