About Cathy Areu:

Media entrepreneur, author, speaker, and journalist Cathy Areu has been called a "magazine maven" by NPR, one of New York City's "most influential women" by the Oxygen TV Network, and a "woman of vision" by DC's WashFM.

Writing for publication for over a decade, Cathy's exclusive interviews have appeared the nation's top magazines and newspapers, including People magazine, People en Espanol, USA Weekend, the South Florida Sun Sentinel, and many more.

Since 2000, Cathy is best known to millions of newspaper readers for her work as a contributing editor and columnist for The Washington Post Magazine. Her popular “First Person Singular” column has included one-on-one talks with First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State James Baker, Former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, Senator Mel Martinez, Senator Al Franken, Host Larry King, former "Meet the Press" Host Tim Russert, Civil Rights Leader Dorothy Height, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, and countless others.

Cathy is also the founding publisher of the national magazine, CATALINA, created in 2001 to break stereotypes and show a positive side of the U.S. Hispanic community. In its first year, CATALINA magazine earned the “Lead Launch” distinction by Folio magazine; and reached an audited circulation of 500,000 by 2004, making it the largest lifestyle magazine targeting Hispanic women in the nation. CATALINA's clients have included Burger King, ExxonMobil, Volvo, Southwest Airlines, Marshalls, Kodak and many others.

Cathy's know-how has garnered plenty of attention from national and international media. She has appeared as an expert on Hispanic and women's issues on CNBC's "Squawk Box," NBC's "Today" show, CNN's "Paula Zahn Now," Fox's "Hannity" show, CNN's "Campbell Brown show," Al Jazeera's "Riz Khan" show, Telemundo's "Hoy en el Mundo," Univision's "Despierta America," Oxygen Network's "Mentor's Walk, and other national and regional media programs.

She has also been profiled and quoted in publications including Entrepreneur magazine, Crain's NY Business, the Chicago Tribune, the Washington Post, and other top magazines and newspapers.

For your reading pleasure:

Pick up Cathy's first non-fiction inspirational book: Latino Wisdom: Celebrity stories of hope, inspiration, and success to recharge your mind, body and soul. Cathy is currently working on her second non-fiction book about the power of women in DC.



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The Washington Post Magazine "First Person Singular" sample clips:

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Newt Gingrich

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Gwen Ifill

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Patricia Schroeder

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Rep. Dennis Kucinich

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HHS' Mike Leavitt

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Alberto Gonzales

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Senator Mel Martinez

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CNN's Soledad O'Brien

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Dana Gioia

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Aaron Houston

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Gen. Richard Cody

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Christine Todd Whitman

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Bob Schieffer

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Caron Butler

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Congresswoman Ileana Ros Lehtinen

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William Usery, Jr.

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Comedian Al Franken

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Sen. Barbara Boxer

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Kweisi Mfume

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George Stephanopoulos

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi

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First Lady Laura Bush

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Al Sharpton

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Actress Lynda Carter

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Charles Anderson

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Angela McGlowan