A Brief History of Wavemaker Conversations

I’m Michael Schulder. That’s me in the beret, in 1960 — the infant son of a standup comic.

Notice the curiosity in those eyes? That curiosity has driven my career in journalism:

From covering elections in the 1980s as a Researcher at ABC News;

To my next stop as a Writer at The MacNeil-Lehrer Newshour on PBS;

To my five years as a Writer for Peter Jennings at ABC World News Tonight; 

And 17 years as a Senior Executive Producer and on-air essayist at CNN. 

That’s roughly 25 years that I boiled down into an entertaining 25 minutes in this video: The Reel Michael Schulder. 

Shortly before I left CNN, I was invited to host a new radio interview program called CNN Profiles. 

The result was 44 in-depth, deeply personal conversations with great authors and inspired leaders in sports, politics, the arts — you name it.

They inspired me to establish my own platform – and create Wavemaker Conversations: A Podcast for the Insanely Curious.

If you’re still curious, I hope you’ll take 15 seconds to sign up now for my Wavemaker Conversations newsletter.

It’s where I share the highlights — the truly memorable takeaways — of my news-breaking and insight-making conversations with the most fascinating people imaginable. It’s also where you can learn about upcoming live Wavemaker events and conversations.

More often than not, Wavemaker Conversations will continue to be a place where curiosity meets hope.

Sincerely,

Michael Schulder