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The Tonic Minute, With Daryn Kagan

By Steve Enders | Monday, July 20, 2009 12:50 PM ET

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Here's what I know from working a bunch of years in TV news: It's important to be informed. News is important. I also came to see that's it's important to be inspired, as well.

Daryn KaganThat's why, when I left CNN after 12 years, it was a chance to ask myself, "If I could do anything I wanted, what would it be?" The answer: tell my favorite kind of stories. The ones that show the world what's possible! The ones that my heart go, "zing!" I launched DarynKagan.com in November 2006, creating the web's one-stop destination for inspiring news.

Look, you can't work in news for a long time and not realize that bad things happen in the world. Of course, they do. I just came to see that even in the darkest, most challenging situations, there will always be people who rise above. I call them "inside out" stories. Folks take a circumstance that happens to them without their choosing and turn them "inside out," transforming their lives and the world around them.

The CNN gig? You might remember me from that. I was your late morning, breaking news anchor for a long time. And in between that daily front seat to the world's top events, I covered the beginning of the Iraq war from Kuwait, traveled to Africa with Bono, and did Oscar's Red Carpet more times than I can count.

A great gig! And you know what? I haven't missed it a single second since I stepped out on my own and started covering inspiring news at DarynKagan.com. Just because there is so much good to talk about, I've also written my first book, What's Possible: 50 True Stories of People Who Dared To Dream They Could Make A Difference. And I've produced and hosted a couple of PBS documentaries Breaking The Curse and Solartown USA.

I'm thrilled to now be working with the Tonic folks. I'll be here bringing you a round-up of the positively good things happening in the world (see our first segment, below). I hope you drop by on a regular basis and come visit me over at DarynKagan.com where every story show's the world "What's Possible!"

 

One more thing: I'd love to have you follow me on Twitter!

 

Daryn Kagan is a journalist and former CNN anchor who had a daily front seat to the world's top events. Among others, she's covered the beginning of the Iraq war from Kuwait, traveled to Africa with Bono, and has done Oscar's Red Carpet more times than she can count.Kagan is now delivering the Tonic Minute to Tonic.com, in addition to running her own positive news site at DarynKagan.com.

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Annie Scott

120 days ago

Great video, Daryn! Welcome to the Tonic team!

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