In 1996, Katie Dallam became the first female professional boxer seriously injured in the ring. What happened to her that night would not only inspire her art, but it's believed to be the basis for a short story that became the blockbuster, Oscar-winning film, âMillion Dollar Baby.â. Like the boxer in the movie, played by Hilary Swank, Katie's from Missouri and came to the sweet science late in life.
Dr. Helmut Gunter Wilhelm Panke, Ph.D. is Independent Director of Microsoft Corporation. He served as Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW Bayerische Motoren Werke AG from 2002 through 2006. From 1999 to 2002, he served as a member of the Board of Management for Finance.
Bill Gates is chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft. Under Gates` leadership, Microsoft`s mission has been to improve software and to make it easier for people to use computers. He and his wife founded The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, which funds global health, education and public library projects. Independently produced for NPR by Jay Allison and Dan Gediman with John Gregory and Viki Merrick.