About the Author
Carol Grever is a recognized spokesperson for straight spouses, having interviewed on major network television and radio shows, including The Oprah Winfrey Show, Anderson Cooper 360, Good Morning America, The Early Show, and Iyanla, among others. She has been interviewed more than 70 times on issues related to her books. Whenever a public figure comes out of the closet, as Governor Jim McGreevey did in 2004, Carol is a sought-after source of information.
She speaks with the authority of personal experience: Her husband came out after more than 30 years of leading a double life within their marriage. His hidden homosexuality came as a total shock to Carol, who uses her own journey and its lessons to help others overcome the challenge. Her interviews with dozens of other straight spouses provide absorbing personal stories that enliven her books and demonstrate diverse approaches to recovery.
An Oklahoma native, Carol is an adopted Coloradan. She is a former English professor and staffing company owner. Her latest bok (December 2009) is Memory Quilt: A Family Narrative. She has also published poems and articles in a variety of magazines, as well as one collection of poetry, Sun of a New Dawn. She holds a Master’s Degree with Distinction from Pacific University and did doctoral work at Oklahoma State University.
Active in community life, Carol has served on a dozen non-profit boards and has received numerous honors, including the Colorado Business and Professional Women’s Woman of the Year and Community Service Award, Entrepreneur of Distinction, Boulder’s Business Pacesetter, and Boulder County's Business Hall of Fame. She is Past President of the Boulder Rotary Club and has chaired the Boulder Chamber of Commerce, the Private Industry Council, and the Board of Trustees of Naropa University. Currently, she’s active in Boulder Press Club, Boulder Media Women, and the Colorado Authors' League. She enjoys life in a renovated 100-year-old farmhouse with her husband, Dale, and a calming tuxedo cat named Serena.
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Television Appearances
The Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC. Live appearance with Oprah Winfrey. October 27, 2004; several reruns after January 13, 2005.
Anderson Cooper 360, CNN. Live interview with Anderson Cooper. September 24, 2004.
Good Morning America, ABC. Live interview with Diane Sawyer. August 13, 2004.
Inside Edition, NBC. Taped interview. August 13, 2004.
First Friday Live, Boulder Channel 54. Live interview repeated several times through August, 2002.
The Early Show, CBS. Lisa Birnbaum, interviewer for the taped "Yikes! I'm a Grown-up" segment. November 28, 2001.
Iyanla Show, NBC. Live interview with Iyanla Vanzant. October 15, 2001.
Radio Interviews
Carol Grever has had more than 70 live radio interviews in the United States, England, Canada, and Thailand, including syndicated and satellite broadcasts between April, 2001 and February, 2005.
