Reflecting on a Career with C-SPAN, Pt. 1

WMRA | By Martha Woodroof

Published July 1, 2016 at 1:10 PM EDT

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Connie Doebele interviewing Laura Bush

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Connie Doebele broadcasting with her toothrush

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Connie Doebele in her Mother's arms

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Connie Doebele in a family photo at age 9

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Connie Doebele

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Connie Doebele with her big sister at Easter

On this episode of The Spark: Connie Doebele retired to Staunton after 25 years on C-SPAN as a host and producer. In the next two installments of The Spark, she talks about how she went from her childhood on a Kansas farm, through radio news to politics, and from there on to C-SPAN.

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WEB EXTRA: Connie Doebele talks about what she learned back in Kansas as the twenty-something press secretary for a losing U.S. Senate candidate.

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Marth Woodroof has retired from WMRA and is now spending her time as a full-time writer and published author.

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