Start TV To Air ‘The Power of Perseverance: Women and the Pandemic’ July 9

By Michael Malone
( Broadcasting & Cable )
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Three inspiring women and how COVID brought out their best

The Power of Perseverance: Women and the Pandemic
(Image credit: Start TV)

Start TV airs special The Power of Perseverance: Women and the Pandemic July 9. The one-hour special, which documents three inspiring women who share their stories of loss, struggle and perseverance amidst COVID, airs at 11 p.m. ET/PT that night. 

The women are Dr. Kate Deisseroth of Lebanon, Pennsylvania, an orthopedic surgeon, Air Force veteran and single mother who figured out a balance between personal and professional responsibilities; Jessyca Matthews of Flint, Michigan, a high school teacher who penned an influential op-ed in the Washington Post about teaching amidst the pandemic; and Ellen Kuwana of Seattle, a science editor who founded WeGotThisSeattle, which has fed thousands of frontline and essential workers during the pandemic. 

Part of Weigel Broadcasting, Start TV showcases strong female leading characters. Its programs include Rizzoli & Isles, The Closer and The Good Wife. ■

Michael Malone
Michael Malone

Michael Malone, senior content producer at B+C/Multichannel News, covers network programming, including entertainment, news and sports on broadcast, cable and streaming; and local broadcast television. He hosts the podcasts Busted Pilot, about what’s new in television, and Series Business, a chat with the creator of a new program, and writes the column “The Watchman.” He joined B+C in 2005. His journalism has also appeared in The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Playboy and New York magazine.