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David Begnaud Launches Do Good Crew With Oprah Debut, Keeps Weekly CBS Role

The CBS News veteran frames the for-profit project as soul-replenishing storytelling after decades covering disasters.

Overview

  • Do Good Crew debuted its video and audio podcast, The Person Who Believed In Me, on Feb. 23 with Oprah Winfrey as the first guest.
  • Begnaud has stepped back from his lead national correspondent duties but will remain on CBS Mornings with his Monday segment, Beg-Knows America.
  • The venture includes a weekly newsletter and a live events series called The Good Stage that spotlights everyday Americans doing community work.
  • Upcoming episodes feature prominent figures such as Ava DuVernay, Barry Diller, Sherry Lansing and Charlie Puth sharing the people who backed them early on.
  • Begnaud describes the company as a for-profit effort designed to activate audiences to do good, and Variety reports he is retaining a contributor role with the Paramount Skydance unit.