Growing up in a house where dad was a pioneering transplant surgeon, Liz Cho was used to hearing about operations — and, yes, occasionally having a photo from the operating room mixed in with family vacation shots.
Because of that background, it was a no-brainer that Cho would be the choice to host “Connected for Life,” a special tied to National Organ Donor Awareness Month that stems from a partnership between WABC/Ch. 7 and New York Presbyterian Hospital.
“It was very much a part of my life growing up,” she says of organ donation.
“Connected for Life” airs Saturday at 7 p.m. It eyes how New York lags in donations and what can be done to improve the situation. Cho and executive producer Nancy Geraghty Kennedy provide a look through the eyes of the parents of an 18-month-old boy waiting for a new heart and the family of a 24-year-old man killed in a car accident whose organs were donated to others, including his former Little League coach.
“It is a very emotional half hour,” Cho says. “The people you will meet will have you tearing up and also cheering.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/wabc-ch-7-liz-cho-uncover-tales-organ-donors-article-1.1060538#ixzz1ry8iTQ7Z
Because of that background, it was a no-brainer that Cho would be the choice to host “Connected for Life,” a special tied to National Organ Donor Awareness Month that stems from a partnership between WABC/Ch. 7 and New York Presbyterian Hospital.
“It was very much a part of my life growing up,” she says of organ donation.
“Connected for Life” airs Saturday at 7 p.m. It eyes how New York lags in donations and what can be done to improve the situation. Cho and executive producer Nancy Geraghty Kennedy provide a look through the eyes of the parents of an 18-month-old boy waiting for a new heart and the family of a 24-year-old man killed in a car accident whose organs were donated to others, including his former Little League coach.
“It is a very emotional half hour,” Cho says. “The people you will meet will have you tearing up and also cheering.”
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/television/wabc-ch-7-liz-cho-uncover-tales-organ-donors-article-1.1060538#ixzz1ry8iTQ7Z
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