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Jim Axelrod

Chief Investigative & Senior National Correspondent for CBS News; Emmy Award-Winning Journalist & Author

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Broadcasting, College, Commencement, Emotional Intelligence, Generational Issues, Host & Emcee, Inspirational, Journalist, Leadership, Mental Health, Motivational, News & Media, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Professors, Resilience, Workshop

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Jim Axelrod Biography

Jim Axelrod is the chief correspondent and executive editor for CBS News' "Eye on America" franchise, part of the "CBS Evening News." He also reports for "CBS Mornings," "CBS News Sunday Morning," and CBS News 24/7.

Previously, Axelrod was the chief investigative and senior national correspondent for CBS News. Axelrod's investigative journalism has been honored with a Peabody Award for his series on West Virginia's opioid addiction crisis, a George Polk Award for his work investigating compounding pharmacy fraud, and an Edward R. Murrow award for his reporting on the genetic testing industry. He was also part of the CBS News team honored with a 2010 duPont-Columbia Silver Baton for "CBS Reports: Children of the Recession." Axelrod also won five Emmy awards.

While at CBS News, Axelrod has covered a broad range of domestic and international stories, notably the war in Iraq and the American invasion of Afghanistan. In 2003, Axelrod was the first television journalist to report live from Baghdad's Saddam International Airport immediately after it fell to U.S. troops. His live coverage of the U.S. Army firing artillery rounds into Iraqi positions was the first to be broadcast by a reporter embedded with ground troops engaged in combat in Iraq. Axelrod also covered the departure of U.S. troops from Iraq and was the last reporter to leave with the military in December 2011.

Axelrod joined CBS News in 1996 as a Miami-based correspondent and later served in the Dallas bureau (1997-1999) and New York bureau (1999-2006). He also served as CBS News' chief White House correspondent (2006-2009) and was named a CBS News national correspondent in 2009. From 2012-2016, Axelrod was the anchor of the Saturday edition of "CBS Evening News."

Before joining CBS News in 1996, he was a political reporter at WRAL-TV in Raleigh, North Carolina (1993-1996). Previously, Axelrod was a reporter for WSTM-TV Syracuse, New York (1990-1993); and at WUTR-TV Utica, New York (1989-1990). He began his career at WVII-TV Bangor, Maine, in 1989.

Born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, Axelrod was graduated from Cornell University in 1985 with a Bachelor of Arts in history and from Brown University in 1989 with a Master of Arts in history.

Axelrod is the author of "In The Long Run: A Father, A Son, and Unintentional Lessons In Happiness," which was published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux in 2011.

He and his wife, Christina, have three children and live in Montclair, New Jersey.

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Jim Axelrod Speaking Topics

10,000 Days: Getting the Most Out of What You've Got Left

A recent phone call left me re-evaluating my vision for my life. A college roommate was recounting his recent numerous and lengthy vacations. “Don’t you ever work?", I asked. “I did the math," he replied. "If I stay healthy, I’ve got about 10-thousand days left, and I’m not squandering one of them.” Since we are the same age, the same calculation held for me. If all goes well, I’ve got about 27 years left. In a talk designed to prod audience members into examining how to maximize the quality of whatever quantity they are granted, I will share my process for squeezing the most satisfaction out of my remaining chapters. Take the lessons acquired through the first two-thirds of your life and apply them to the last third.

Questions asked and answered:
- What are the most important lessons you've learned in life? When have you succeeded? When have you failed? What lessons can you take from your biggest failures and apply going forward?
- What are your non-negotiable rules of life?
- How would you define “enough?” Why is that important?
- How proficient are you at listening? At empathizing? At apologizing?
Crossing the Bridge: How to Make Sure-Footed Walks Through Challenging Terrain

"Twenty-two years ago, I had a harrowing, near-death experience covering the Iraq War. Crossing the Euphrates with the US Army's 3rd Infantry Division, our humvee stalled on a bridge. We fell under Iraqi fire. For the first time in my life, I made a close acquaintance with the idea of a bad choice costing me my life. Getting to the other side that day has shaped every day since. The lessons learned have never been more valuable navigating the extraordinary challenges in my field of journalism – lessons that are transferable to anyone’s professional setting, as well as their personal lives.

Questions asked and answered:
- What is my decision-making process for critical decisions in professional and personal settings?
- What are the questions I should be asking myself to reach desired goals?
- What are my obligations to teammates, colleagues, and those closest to me as I’m plotting a course for myself?

Two Ears & One Mouth: The Art of Listening

After 36 years in journalism, I have one rule that I try to adhere to more than any other. I've got TWO EARS and ONE MOUTH. I try to use them accordingly and proportionally. I've conducted thousands of interviews over my career. I've sat down with everyone from George W. Bush to Bruce Springsteen to victims of horrific trauma. Sometimes I've had five months to prepare for the conversation. Sometimes, I’ve had five minutes. But always the fundamentals of informative and compelling exchanges are the same: great conversations flow from great connections -- and great connections rest on foundations of trust and safety. The most reliable way to create that environment? Listen twice as much as you talk. Using examples culled from pieces I've reported for CBS NEWS, I will take an audience through the fundamentals of active listening -- with results that have a wide range of applications from sales to internal communications.

Questions asked and answered:
- How do you prepare for important conversations?
- What are your fundamentals of creating people being seen and heard?
- What are the keys for sustaining important lines of questioning?
- How do you ask tough but necessary questions?
- What is the value of silence in conversations?
Managing Others: Exiled from Planet Me

For 35 years, I was an award-winning TV Correspondent. Emmys, DuPonts, a Polk, a Peabody – they were all proud bullet points of a resume built by my time living on Planet Me. That’s what I only half-jokingly call the landscape a network reporter navigates when producing stories – where almost everything revolves around the needs of the correspondent, and a support team handles everything from transmitting the video back to headquarters to making travel arrangements. Then, in late 2023, I was asked to take on the challenge of re-building and re-launching a storied CBS Franchise. EYE ON AMERICA had grown stale and poorly-executed. Retooling it required me to not only report my own stories, but manage a unit charged with producing four longer-form, Eye on America stories a week for the CBS Evening News. Over the next year, my exile from Planet Me taught me some key lessons about building a highly-engaged, super-motivated, and passionately-committed unit. In the process of learning how to manage, I became a better reporter
• and better human being. My reflections on the process would provide informative and constructive presentations for corporate meetings where improving workforce productivity and morale are a focus.

Questions asked and answered:
- How do you make people you lead feel seen and heard?
- How do you implement change?
- How do you respond to criticism?
- How do you deal with generational differences in expectations and attitude?

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What topics does Jim Axelrod speak about?

Jim Axelrod is a keynote speaker and industry expert whose speaking topics include Broadcasting, College, Commencement, Emotional Intelligence, Generational Issues, Host & Emcee, Inspirational, Journalist, Leadership, Mental Health, Motivational, News & Media, Overcoming Adversity, Personal Growth, Professors, Resilience, Workshop
Where does Jim Axelrod travel from?

Jim Axelrod generally travels from Montclair, NJ, USA, but can be booked for private corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. For more details, please contact an AAE Booking agent.
Who is Jim Axelrod’s agent?

AAE Speakers Bureau has successfully booked keynote speakers like Jim Axelrod for clients worldwide since 2002. As a full-service speaker booking agency, we have access to virtually any speaker or celebrity in the world. Our agents are happy and able to submit an offer to the speaker or celebrity of your choice, letting you benefit from our reputation and long-standing relationships in the industry. Please click the Check Availability button above and complete the form on this page including the details of your event, or call our office at 1.800.698.2536, and one of our agents will assist you to book Jim Axelrod for your next private or corporate function.
What is a full-service speaker booking agency?

AAE Speakers Bureau is a full-service speaker booking agency, meaning we can completely manage the speaker’s or celebrity’s engagement with your organization from the time of booking your speaker through the event’s completion. We provide all of the services you need to host Jim Axelrod or any other speaker of your choice, including offer negotiation, contractual assistance, accounting and billing, and event speaker travel and logistics services. When you book a speaker with us, we manage the process of hosting a speaker for you as an extension of your team. Our goal is to give our clients peace of mind and a best-in-class service experience when booking a speaker with us.
Why is AAE Speakers Bureau different from other booking agencies?

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Jim Axelrod is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as 10,000 Days: Getting the Most Out of What You've Got Left, Crossing the Bridge: How to Make Sure-Footed Walks Through Challenging Terrain, Two Ears & One Mouth: The Art of Listening and Managing Others: Exiled from Planet Me. The estimated speaking fee range to book Jim Axelrod for your event is $20,000 - $30,000. Jim Axelrod generally travels from Montclair, NJ, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Van Jones, Anderson Cooper, Laura Ling, Shawn Achor and Linda Ellerbee. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Jim Axelrod for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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Jim Axelrod Speaking Topics

10,000 Days: Getting the Most Out of What You've Got Left

Crossing the Bridge: How to Make Sure-Footed Walks Through Challenging Terrain

Two Ears & One Mouth: The Art of Listening

Managing Others: Exiled from Planet Me

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"The Barn": A murder in Mississippi, and the evil hiding in plain sight

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