Carol Saline

Carol Saline (right) and her sister, Patsy.

Carol Saline is a journalist, broadcaster, author of three books, and co-author of three photo-essay books. The most popular of those, Sisters, written in collaboration with photojournalist Sharon J. Wohlmuth, spent 63 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and sold more than one million copies. It was followed by Mothers & Daughters, which immediately soared to #1 on every national bestseller list including the Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and The Wall Street Journal. Their third bestseller, Best Friends, completed this influential relationship trilogy. Saline's other works include Dr. Snow: How the FBI Nailed an Ivy League Coke King, Straight Talk, and A Guide to Good Health.

Since 1974, Carol Saline has worked as a senior writer at Philadelphia Magazine, where she specializes in health, profiles, and investigative reporting. Her articles have appeared in many national magazines, including Reader's Digest, Family Circle, More, Redbook, and Cosmo Girl.

As a broadcaster, Ms. Saline most recently hosted The Fretz Kitchen, a daily cooking program on CN8, a cable network with four million viewers. For three years she had a daily talk radio show and, for nearly a decade, appeared as a regular panelist on the popular Sunday public affairs program, Inside Story. Her national television appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Donahue, Larry King Live, American Journal, CBS Good Morning, The Weekend Today Show and Good Morning America. In addition, Ms. Saline is an active speaker and moderator who presents lectures and workshops nationwide.

Ms. Saline's ability to report compellingly on a variety of important subjects is reflected in several dozen journalism and humanitarian awards. She has been a two-time winner of the prestigious National Magazine Award, considered the Pulitzer of magazine writers. Other national awards include three Clarions for print feature writing from Women in Communications, the Charles Stuart Mott and The International Reading Association Awards for educational writing, and The Health Journalism Award from the American Society of Chiropractors. The National Press Club and Big Brothers/Big Sisters have also honored her work. In Philadelphia, she's been singled out three times for writing excellence by Sigma Delta Chi, and won four "Sarahs" from Women in Communications, which cited her as a "Super Communicator." For her commitment to social causes, Ms. Saline has been honored five times as a "Woman of Achievement," including 1996 by The Montgomery County Woman's Center, 1995 by Melitta Benz, 1987 by Women in Transition, and 1984 by The Delaware County Domestic Abuse Project. In 1990, she was given the Myrtle Wreath Award by Camden County Hadassah. She is listed in Who's Who in America.

At present, Carol Saline serves on the boards of The National Osteoporosis Foundation, The Center for Literacy, and The Philadelphia Theater Company. Her roster of community activities includes several years as a volunteer telephone counselor for Contact 609, a mentor with Philadelphia Futures, and board membership with Jewish Family Service of South Jersey, Planned Parenthood of Camden County, The Mayor's Commission on Literacy, and Philadelphia CASA.

A magna cum laude graduate of Syracuse University, Ms. Saline was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and holds a dual degree in English and Journalism. She has two children and resides in Philadelphia with her partner, Paul Rathblott.

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Sharon J. Wohlmuth

Sharon J. Wohlmuth (right) and her sister, Beth.

Sharon J. Wohlmuth is an award-winning photojournalist, lecturer, and co-author of eight photo-essay books. Wohlmuth's highly acclaimed photo-essay book, Sisters, written in collaboration with Carol Saline, spent 63 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and sold more than one million copies. Mothers & Daughters immediately followed, soaring to #1 on every national bestseller list including the Times, USA Today, Publishers Weekly, and The Wall Street Journal. The last volume in the trilogy, Best Friends, became a New York Times bestseller in 1998. Wohlmuth's photographs have received critical praise for revealing the intricacies of relationships that bind families and friends.

Wohlmuth is currently working on her fifth book for the Chicken Soup for the Soul series. This new work will join the acclaimed collection: The Mother's Soul, The Teacher's Soul, The Dog Lover's Soul, and The Cat Lover's Soul.

For more than two decades, Wohlmuth was a staff news photographer and photo editor at The Philadelphia Inquirer. She shared a Pulitzer Prize for public service for her coverage of the Three Mile Island nuclear accident and was nominated again for her searing images of dying children in a Somalian refugee camp. Wohlmuth also covered the Bush and Reagan presidencies, national political campaigns and elections, and has traveled throughout Russia documenting the collapse of the former Soviet Union. Wohlmuth currently continues her visual documentation in the Hasidic community of Crown Heights, New York. Here she expands her exploration from still images to the sounds of life through video.

Wohlmuth received numerous honors and awards during her journalistic career at The Philadelphia Inquirer: a Nieman Foundation for Journalism finalist at Harvard University, The World Press Photo Competition Feature Award, Sigma Delta Chi Best Feature Photograph, New Jersey Press Association: Best of Show, and varied awards from the Philadelphia Press Photographer's Association and the Pennsylvania Press Photographer's Association.

Wohlmuth's work has appeared in national publications, including LIFE, TIME, People, Glamour, Redbook, Good Housekeeping and Camera 35. Her photographs have also been featured in the Hallmark Hall of Fame "To Us" television advertising campaign. Her national television appearances include The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, The Weekend Today Show, CBS This Morning, and American Journal. Wohlmuth is well known for her lectures and workshops entitled, "The Courage to Create" (which was published in "Vital Speeches of the Day," July 1996) and "The Human Moment in Photography." She has taught photojournalism at Tyler School of Art and the University of the Arts in Philadelphia.

Wohlmuth is a member of the Board of Directors for the "Domestic Abuse Awareness Project" and is actively involved in a program to reach out to disadvantaged children through photography. She is also a mentor for the Jewish Heritage Program and serves on the Board of Directors of Moore College of Art and Design. She received the Distinguished Alumnae Award from Moore College as well as the YMCA Women's Leadership Award.

Ms. Wohlmuth attended the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of Moore College of Art and Design. She lives in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with her husband, Larry Teacher.

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