North Texas nonprofit 4-Legged Helpers helps keep pets fed and safe
As the holiday season continues, at CBS News Texas, we are once again proud to honor those making a difference in our community.
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Homegrown in Northern California, just east of San Francisco, Bo grew up spoiled with the best weather on the planet. For 17 years, he never knew how good he had it until he moved to Maryland for school and experienced the brutal East Coast humidity. After that, Bo got a taste of those biting Midwest winters, then the Florida sunshine, followed by the Rocky Mountains. He's excited to get a little taste of this Texas heat!
Before coming to CBS News Texas, Bo covered stories around the country for all 60+ of the local stations for the E.W. Scripps Company for Scripps News. he was spending a lot of time on planes that led him to many interesting places from hunting pythons in the Florida Everglades to the steps of the Capitol on January 6. He's excited to see what kind of stories he can tell in North Texas.
Journalism was not his first path in life. He thought he would be working in politics. After graduating college, he worked for a polling firm in Seattle and then on a congressional campaign in his home district in California. But after helping the candidate earn a victory, he thought about another career path: broadcast journalism. So, he went out and got an internship at the local sports radio station and then applied to journalism school. He was lucky enough to be accepted to his Alma mater the University of Maryland. At Maryland, he was a part of the Philip Merrill College of Journalism, where he went from not knowing how to use a camera to producing award-winning packages for our student-run news program.
After almost eight years in TV news, with stops in Bismarck, N.D., Fort Myers, Fla., and Denver, Bo is really excited to call North Texas home. He can't wait to start producing quality journalism and talking about the great stories here. If you have a story you want to tell, shoot him an email at bo.evans@cbs.com.
As the holiday season continues, at CBS News Texas, we are once again proud to honor those making a difference in our community.
Today, we're introduced to the Teen Writers Project, a nonprofit in Mesquite that helps unlock the passions of teen writers.
Fostering Dreams Foundation is a non-profit in Dallas that provides everyday childhood experiences for children in the foster care system.
Care 365 helps provide emergency financial assistance to these grandparents for things like mortgage payments and utility bills.
The group also provides full Christmas gifts to families in need. That's why they've been selected to receive a $1,000 donation as a part of CBS News Texas' 11 Days of Giving with our partners at Tom Thumb Albertsons.
What was once reliable Dallas Cowboys territory has changed the last eight years or so.
Fresh food comes in daily, sometimes hourly, to keep shelves stocked at the Denton Freedom House food pantry.
Thanksgiving is just a week away, and many North Texas families are struggling as the holidays approach.
One by one, each student had their feet measured and fitted into a new pair of running shoes to get them marathon-ready.
Don't Forget to Feed Me goes through about 35,000 lbs. of pet food every month.
The pantry at Interfaith Family Services is stocked, and volunteers and staff are packing bags of food to make sure families don't go hungry.
"It takes a lot of courage for people to stand up and say, 'I need help.'"
Piece by piece, panel by panel, volunteers in Wylie are putting together something special.
With costume prices rising, Network of Community Ministries steps in to make sure every child — and parent — can celebrate in spirit.
Sunday, nearly 600 walkers took off from the Hyatt Regency in Dallas for the final day of the event.