Laurie Dhue

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Chief Brand Officer at Recovery Education; Former News Anchor & Media Consultant

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Laurie Dhue Biography

Laurie Dhue is the Chief Brand Officer at Recovery Education and Applied Learning (REAL), an online educational platform for parents and allies of teens and young adults struggling with addiction.

One of the nation’s leading recovery advocates, Dhue is in long-term recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction. She has worked closely with the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP), the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Faces and Voices of Recovery (FAVOR), and the National Council on Alcohol and Drug Dependence (NCADD). Dhue has spoken on behalf of many national recovery organizations including the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation and the Caron Foundation. She travels across the U.S. giving speeches, emceeing events, and moderating panel discussions on recovery, as well as providing commentary in national and international media.

Dhue has spoken at the White House in 2014 and 2017 on behalf of ONDCP. She was also a featured speaker at the inaugural UNITE to Face Addiction national rally in Washington, DC in 2015. Dhue appeared in the award-winning 2013 documentary "The Anonymous People" and the Emmy-nominated 2017 documentary "Reversing the Stigma."

Previously, Dhue had a distinguished career as an award-winning national news anchor who hosted shows on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News Channel, and was the lead news anchor for The Blaze TV. Her journalism career spanned over 25 years and included interviews with numerous world leaders, politicians, entertainers, and prominent newsmakers, as well as extensive reporting from the Middle East during the War on Terror.

Dhue is a board member of MARR Addiction Treatment Centers in Atlanta and is RADT-certified. She is also a member of The Screen Actors Guild and serves as a Strategic Advisor to She Recovers, a national women’s recovery advocacy group.

Dhue is a graduate of The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was a letter-winning member of the women’s varsity swim team and an academic All-American. She also served on the UNC Alumni Board.

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Speaker profile last updated by AAE Talent Team on 10/15/2024.

Laurie Dhue Speaking Topics

  • Addiction as a Modern Health Crisis

    Every 14 seconds, someone dies from one of the biggest healthcare issues in this country: addiction. America loses half-a-trillion dollars every year in lost wages, lost productivity, hospitalization, institutionalization, and incarceration due to the epidemic of addiction and the lives it destroys. In this speech, recovering alcoholic and speaker Laurie Dhue reveals how much drug and alcohol abuse is damaging this country and what can • and should • be done to battle this modern health crisis.

  • You Have to Surrender to Win: Climbing Your Way Out of Rock Bottom

    From the heights of broadcaster stardom to the depths of despair in her darkest periods of alcoholism, speaker Laurie Dhue shares her courageous story of getting • and staying • clean. In this inspirational speech, Dhue offers insight into the battle of addiction and how she finally found her path out of the disease that would have eventually killed her. Through her brave and passionate story, she shows audiences that through failure comes humility • and ultimately triumph.

Laurie Dhue Videos

  • Parenting as Prevention with Laurie Dhue
    Veronica is joined by former news anchor Laurie Dhue. After getting sober on the nightly news (although no one knew that at the time) Laurie is now a...

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Laurie Dhue is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics such as Addiction as a Modern Health Crisis and You Have to Surrender to Win: Climbing Your Way Out of Rock Bottom. The estimated speaking fee range to book Laurie Dhue for your event is $10,000 - $20,000. Laurie Dhue generally travels from Birmingham, AL, USA and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Chris Herren, Tony Hoffman, Thomas Henderson, Brendan McDonough and John Mabry. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Laurie Dhue for an upcoming live or virtual event.

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