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.