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About Madelyn

Madelyn Kelly is a TV journalist, author, and professor who has witnessed the transformational power of the narrative. Her career as a writer, reporter, and producer has spanned three decades at CNN, CBS News (where she won an Emmy Award in the National News and Documentary category), and Dan Rather's independent production company. In her television work, Madelyn covered six U.S. presidential campaigns, five continents, four prisons, three natural disasters, two wars, and one memorable season hanging out with Pete Rose's bookie. Madelyn, whose nickname is Max, is also a published author: she wrote a self-help book, A Parent's Guide to Raising Grieving Children (Oxford Univ. Press), based on the research of her co-author; she also co-edited a collection of her late husband's writings, Things Worth Fighting For ( Penguin). She is an adjunct professor of journalism at Emerson College, with courses on feature writing and political reporting across media: print, TV, radio, podcast, and social media. She has worked as a freelance book doctor for more than a decade, helping dozens of aspiring authors structure, research, and write novels, memoirs, YA, and historical fiction. Madelyn is a dedicated volunteer at the Crisis Text Hotline, where every conversation reveals the power of owning your story.