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About Me
Claire's the one in red, Katty's in grey. We're both reporters--Katty for BBC, Claire for Good Morning America. Writing Womenomics (now a New York Times best-seller!) is one of the best things that we've ever done. It was a labor of....complete passion. Who wouldn't love the subject--it's our lives. But we learned so much along the way--about our power--and about how other women pull it off. And we had a blast working together--even though we were warned that teaming up might destroy our friendship. Ha! I think our husbands worried we might run off together.
Professional
I'm Known For...
Claire: Fair interviews. Assuming people might have a good side.
Katty: Getting things done as fast as possible, which can be a good thing and a bad thing.
My Current Project
My Greatest Achievement
My Biggest Regret
Claire: Not starting the breeding process earlier. I think I'd have a few more.
Listening to my bosses when they told me to get out of the Russian White House when Boris Yeltsin was trying to blow it up.
Katty: No big ones, yet.
I Truly Respect
Claire: Serenity
Katty: My co-author
Moments I'd Like To Forget
Katty: That moment I pressed send on that email.
How I Pay For This Wardrobe
Claire: Um, My clothes suck. Ask Katty.
Katty: Sales, of course!
Blocks I've Been Around
Claire: Is this supposed to be a number? Geez. Way too many to count.
Katty: Pregnancy and childbirth.
Things That Really Happened
Claire: I was on Tiananmen Square during the crackdown.
I locked my son in our car when he was two outside of a Chinese food restaurant and could not get him out for an hour and had to make funny faces and noises all the while wanting to scream and cry.
I was in Bucharest when the Ceausescus were executed.
I told my current husband I'd be happy to use the wedding ring from my first marriage. I'm not sentimental. He said no.
I was in the Russian White House during the coup.
I got married in a Russian Orthodox Church (the first time.) I think I was baptized, but am not sure.
Katty: I once pulled out a business card at an interview with a top financier in Tokyo, only it was a pacifier. I laughed. No one else did.
Where I'd Like To Be 10 Years From Now
Claire: Writing and reporting and listening to my teenage kids, who still adore me and want to hug me every minute, tell me every detail about their lives.
Katty: I'm not sure where I'd like to be 10 months from now, so 10 years is a long long way off.
Why True/Slant
Claire: Great reading. Great conversation. Great opinion. Great debate.
Katty: We love the people.
Personal
What I'm Currently Addicted To...
Claire: 24, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, My daughter's stomach.
Katty: My digital calendar - my memory is so bad I can't even remember how many appointments I've forgotten.
This Is Annoying Me...
Claire: The feeling that I will never ever ever catch up on all of my emails.
Katty: Twitter
This Is Making Me Worry...
Claire: Are my children drinking enough milk? Will the news business be able to support good investigative reporting in 3 years?
Katty: My inability to twitter.
This Is Bringing Me Joy...
I'm Running From...
Claire: Filing.
Katty: The Amazon sales list.
This Is Making Me Think - Hard...
Claire: Two very smart women the other day talking to me about the fact that vaccines really may not be good for our kids. I want to work on that next for GMA.
Katty: Torture. Really.
Can't Do Without
Claire: My husband's smile. My blackberry. Sleep. My pills. (I'm not telling.)
Katty: Coffee. Strong and black.
Favorite Voices
Claire: Hugo and Della. Katty: My husband.
My Most Awkward Moment
Katty: Sending the wrong email to the wrong person. If you've ever done it, you know exactly what I mean.
My Secret Ambition
Claire: To be a doctor
Katty: Nailing a big big jump on a kite surf. But I think I'm too chicken.
