Orlando’s ‘Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives’ To Be Featured In Upcoming Special (Nomination Deadline Dec 31)

Growing Bolder TV is seeking people who are 50 years and older in the South Lake area who are role models of living with passion and purpose. Nominees could include people who are hometown heroes for athletic achievements, volunteer efforts, artistic accomplishments or other noteworthy characteristics.

Growing Bolder’s TV program will feature some of the nominees in a one-hour special titled, “Ordinary People Living Extraordinary Lives Presented by Florida Blue Medicare.” The special will be shown next year on WUCF and on public TV stations in most of the major Florida markets with some stories televised nationally.

Jackie Carlin, the show’s executive producer, said, “With this new program, we are excited to produce local stories on men and women from communities across Florida who are leading by example. Each episode will feature people from all walks of life who are making a difference, in small and big ways, in their communities, all of which leads to a wave of positive changes.”

Nominations can be submitted on the Growing Bolder website at www.growingbolder.com/extraordinary. The deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2020.

In addition to its TV program, seen in 87% of households nationally, Growing Bolder’s platforms also include radio, podcasts and a quarterly lifestyle magazine. Some of the people nominated for the one-hour special also will be featured on those platforms.

Growing Bolder officials said that nominees and people who send in submissions will be entered into a prize package giveaway that includes Growing Bolder merchandise

 

Growing Bolder’s mission is to inspire people to live active, purposeful lives and to counter stereotypes about aging. People, such as George and Sherryl Kamper of Miami, are typical of the kind of people routinely featured in Growing Bolder programs. George Kamper, a renowned photographer, and his wife are the creative team producing “Bubble Boy,” an Instagram sensation. The images show a quirky, thought-provoking side to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Other people routinely featured include “Rock Stars of Aging,” such as Julia “Hurricane” Hawkins, the 103-year-old track star, and The Villages synchronized swim team.