Tuesday, students and adults alike listened to Anne Ryder's stories about Mother Teresa and others as she spoke at Emens Auditorium about hope.
"Mother Teresa knew the power of science," Ryder said. "She knew the power of God as well. She heard his voice and knew she was to help the children in Calcutta."
Emmy award-winning journalist Anne Ryder spent her life interviewing people. Throughout her career, Ryder interviewed people who experienced life altering events, including Oprah Winfrey, Mother Teresa and the Dalai Lama. Ryder said how important hope was for people when something unfortunate happened to them.
"When difficult things happen, sometimes they happen many, many, many times," Ryder said. "People tell me 'How am I going to use this experience to grow?' When something bad happens, it has a powerful affect ... it has the opportunity to snap your priorities into place."
Kathy Segrist, associate director of the Fisher Institute for Wellness and Gerontology, said the institute was excited to have Ryder speak for the Kirkpatrick Lecture Series. The series brings people to Ball State University to speak about health and wellness.
"People told us they love Anne Ryder," Segrist said. "She's got a following. Wherever she goes to speak, people will go to see her."
Although the event was held at Ball State University, adults from outside the school came to hear Ryder speak. Mary Moble, 51 was excited to see the former anchor of Channel 13, WTHR, in Indianapolis speak in person.
"I always used to watch her at six o'clock, and eleven o'clock every night," Moble said. "I just like the way she did the news. There's just something about her."
Ryder left the anchor desk in 2004; however, on occasion she will report for Channel 13. Ryder travelled to places such as Bosnia and Kosovo, Northern Ireland and Calcutta. Although she enjoyed anchoring, Ryder said she is happy to be speaking in front of people. She said after talking to Mother Teresa, she wanted to start approaching stories from another view.
"It felt like an evolution," Ryder said. "I was ready to leave the anchor chair ... After I spoke with Mother Teresa I began to get involved with the story. Since then there has been a slow process that took me out of the newschair and into the story."
Ryder said she will continue to do public speaking and has spots reserved as far as San Diego.
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