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    Making the News

    TV news legend calls Houston women gorgeous, talks wedding drama and tabloid history in River Oaks

    Heather Staible
    Heather Staible
    Oct 24, 2014 | 11:39 am

    Jane Pauley broke new ground at 25 as a Today show anchor and has interviewed a Who’s Who of politicians and celebrities, but for a trip to Houston, the legendary broadcaster had to quell some butterflies.

    "I had to up my game a little bit to come to Houston. You women are just exceptional and gorgeous..”

    “I had to up my game a little bit to come to Houston,” Pauley said. “You women are just exceptional and gorgeous. It says you take yourself and your community seriously.”

    Chairmen Maryann Hoffer and Mary Ann McKeithan were behind the event that drew a beautiful crowd of more than 350 guests to River Oaks Country Club for the Baylor College of Medicine Huffington Center on Aging Women’s Health Summit and Luncheon.

    Guests were still buzzing over the morning health sessions, especially a sleep-focused seminar by Dr. James Mass, and were noticeably excited when Pauley took the stage, her purse in tow. Before her interview with Warner Roberts officially started, Pauley explained the need for her purse.

    “I brought my purse to the stage to show you how my life can change so rapidly,” Pauley said. “I have two weddings this year, and one in November, so I keep my phone close in case of a wedding drama phone call.”

    She also pulled out her newly minted CBS News ID.

    “After a 40 year association with NBC, I am now working for CBS. No generation before mine would have thought of starting a new job after 60,” Pauley said. “Success is the courage to say yes and try.”

    Pauley’s interview was loaded with bits of personal and professional reveals. She didn’t have time for a manicure, so don’t look at her nails, how her job as an anchor at age 24 in Chicago “did not go well” and how ridiculous it was that as the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, she and Deborah Norville were making front page news after Norville replaced her on The Today Show.

    Before the crowd sang "Happy Birthday" to Pauley (she turns 64 on Halloween) she revealed Michael J. Fox as her all-time favorite guest.

    “I had interviewed him quite a few times over the years and he asked if he could be my final Dateline interview. He said I had been there for so many important parts of his life and he wanted to be there for one of mine,” Pauley said.

    Pauley was awarded the Anne Morrow Lindbergh Award for Living with Grace and Distinction. Honorary Chairpersons Terry Huffington and Ralph Dittman, MD, applauded the day’s efforts raising support for the Huffington Center on Aging at Baylor College of Medicine. The event also honored Joella Mach, Penny Loyd, Reda Martin and Bain Pearson Pitts for their contributions to the community and Baylor.

    Guests in the crowd included Janet Gurwitch, Dr. James Maas and Micki Fine, Jaleh Sallee, HCOA Director, Dr. Hui Zheng, Dominique Sachse, Jan Duncan, Diane Lokey Farb, Joelle Rogers, Tricia Dewhurst, Mehrnaz Gill, David McKeithan, Cora Sue and Harry Mach and Mary Gracely.

    Janet Gurwitch, from left, Diane Lokey Farb and Karen Payne.

    Janet Gurwitch, from left, Diane Lokey Farb and Karen Payne at the Huffington Center on Aging luncheon October 2014
      
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    Janet Gurwitch, from left, Diane Lokey Farb and Karen Payne.
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    Butterfly Magic

    Colorful Houston gala lifts spirits and $2.5 Million for diabetes cure

    Joel Luks
    May 2, 2025 | 9:00 am
    Breakthrough T1D Promise Ball 2025
    Photo by Daniel Ortiz
    Jeff and Brooke Gunst; Wellesley and Geoff Fraser.

    With the spirit of spring in full bloom, philanthropists at Breakthrough T1D's Annual Promise Ball unfurled their social wings for an evening of butterfly wonder. Held at Hilton Americas-Houston, the "Mariposa: Spread Your Wings" gala whisked attendees into a colorful garden party that was anything but ordinary.

    Breakthrough T1D Promise Ball 2025
      

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    Jeff and Brooke Gunst; Wellesley and Geoff Fraser.

    The April 5 gala transformed the ballroom into a springtime reverie, thanks to Bergner and Johnson's vision and décor. Think blooming branch trees, technicolor florals, and a swirling cascade of silver and vibrant butterflies overhead.

    Houston Texans TV host Drew Dougherty emceed the evening, welcoming guests and thanking the night's generous sponsors before guests tucked into a carb-count-friendly feast. On stage, Breakthrough T1D Houston board president Travis Lauritsen and executive director Rick Byrd honored the late Leon Ullrich and spotlighted the organization’s latest wins. Chairs Kellie and Randy Johnson and their children shared their family's emotional journey with T1D before presenting honorees Erin and Chris Dyer alongside Ronda and Dan Feeney.

    Adding a touch of inspiration, Patricia Wright received the Meredith and Fielding Cocke Visionary Award, lovingly presented by daughters Lindsay Wright Brett and Molly Wright.

    The evening's silent and live auctions, curated by Jance and William Hagans and spirited along by auctioneer Johnny Holloway, featured everything from luxury trips to South Africa to a bourbon lover's dream collection. The night’s "Fund A Cure" moment, led by 2025 Fund A Cure Family Victoria and Chris Wright, sparked $1.7 million in research funding alone.

    The Casino After Party, hosted by Liskow, saw guests testing their luck at poker and roulette, with bites from Frenchy's ensuring no one gambled on an empty stomach. The $2.5 million raised for the pursuit of improved treatments and a cure for Type 1 diabetes? That’s a sure bet.

    Among the 650 spreading their wings were Fred Hagans, Rosalyn and Barry Margolis, Robert Biffle, Nelly and Blanton White, Patricia and Larry Wright, and Sue Sue and Don Aron, alongside a full slate of Breakthrough T1D board members.

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