Former Anchor for CNN Headline News, Cancer Survivor, Event Emcee
Former CNN Headline News Anchor and cancer survivor Bob Losure continues his impressive schedule of cancer survival keynote speeches and moderator appearances in 2010. With over 200 speaking and emcee appearances over the last 17 years, Mr. Losure continues to captivate audiences with his Lights…Camera…Cancer! keynote on his winning battle with testicular cancer, and how it taught him some valuable life lessons and propelled him to seek and get the CNN anchor chair.
In November, 2009, he emceed the appearance of former Presidential candidate Steve Forbes in Palm Beach, adding some humorous behind-the-scenes CNN stories of what happens when anchoring ‘live’ news suddenly goes awry. As a moderator and emcee, he knows his craft. He headed up a global warming debate at the Young Presidents Organization Convention in Tucson, the JC Bamford Convention at ConExpo in Las Vegas, and the Novartis Pharmaecuticals Sales and Marketing Conference in Pasadena in ’08. For JC Bamford, Bob hosted a press conference for 200 media from around the world, posed questions to JCB dealership owners on-stage before a crowd of 1,000, and moderated a question-and-answer session with author Carl Bernstein of The Washington Post. Video of both his Novartis and JC Bamford appearances can be found on his website, www.boblosure.com.
On the health front, in June, 2008, he keynoted the National Cancer Survivor’s Day celebration at JFK Medical Center in West Palm Beach. He has also addressed audiences at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, the University of Tennessee Medical Center, Provena St. Joseph’s Medical Center in suburban Chicago, and American Cancer Society fund-raisers in Orlando, Kansas City, and Detroit.
Top companies including Mercedes-Benz, RadioShack, BellSouth, Office Max, and the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, have capitalized on Bob’s skills. The broadcast veteran has interviewed top newsmakers including the late Walter Cronkite, Donald Trump, and former Homeland Security Chief Tom Ridge. As a CNN reporter, Mr. Losure covered such important events as the San Francisco earthquake, Hurricane Hugo in South Carolina, and Manuel Noriega’s capture in Panama and return to Miami. His keynotes and moderator roles have taken him around the world – to the Junior Chamber International World Congress in Pusan, South Korea, and onboard Holland America Lines’ ship, the M.S. Westerdam, where Bob presented a one-hour newscast for 700 JC Bamford delegates sailing across the Caribbean.
Available Programs:
Lights....Camera....Cancer! - A keynote speech he's delivered to over 200 audiences, giving them a look at his own battle with testicular cancer, and how it led him to seek a CNN anchor position in Atlanta just three months after recovering from chemotherapy treatments.
How Cable News is Fighting For Viewers - Bob takes a one-hour look at how Bill O'Reilly, Lou Dobbs, and Keith Olbermann are giving a hard edge to opinion-driven news, and polarizing an American public that's increasingly turning to the Internet.
Testimonials/Client List:
Bob, I truly thank you for making the 2008 Novartis Conference in Pasadena such a success. The client loved working with you, and you responded exceedingly well to the 'ruts in the road!'-Ed Simeone, Executive Producer, Fusion Productions
I'm looking forward to learning about how you developed and honed your outstanding communication skills which were so evident during our OfficeMax Summit in Las Vegas. If you ever need an endorsement as a speaker or emcee, put me at the top of your list.-Michael Feuer, Chairman and CEO, OfficeMax
The success of our 2008 conference and press conference at ConExpo was in large part due to your assistance and professionalism, Bob. Be assured that I will seek your assistance for our next big conference as well.-John Patterson, CEO, JC Bamford Ltd of London, England
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