Bowker Biography:
Kathy and Roger Cawthon

Kathy Cawthon is a freelance journalist, author and photographer whose work has received numerous awards from the Virginia Press Association, National Federation of Press Women, National Education Association and American Cancer Society. She is a graduate of the College of William and Mary where she is also a Fellow of the Eastern Virginia Writing Project.

Roger Cawthon is a former reporter for CNN and anchor for ABC and CBS affiliates. He has received numerous awards in the fields of broadcast journalism and business as well as from the American Cancer Society. He is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point.

Both cancer survivors who were diagnosed at the same time, The Cawthons are the founders of The Cancer Crusade, an organization dedicated to “fighting cancer with hope and humor.” The Cancer Crusade publishes weekly affirmations and monthly newsletters (free and online at www.TheCancerCrusade.com) for cancer survivors and caregivers, and the Cawthons travel extensively speaking at medical conferences, cancer awareness events and survivor celebrations.

The Cancer Crusade released a 3½-minute internet movie entitled “The Survivor Movie” in June, 2005. Within six months, this “labor-of-love project” had been viewed more than 200,000 times in every state in the United States and in more than 37 other countries. The movie is free for the viewing at www.TheSurvivorMovie.com

The Cawthons have two adult sons and live in Virginia.

 

 

Email: cawthons@TheCancerCrusade.com
Web:  www.TheCancerCrusade.com
Address:  The Cancer Crusade
1 Felton Place
Hampton, VA 23666
Phone:  (757) 826-7513