New Program for Job Seekers — Explained / Jeanne Cooper Is ‘Still Restless’




Prime Time Radio - AARP show

Summary: Part A: The American work landscape may be more confusing than ever for those over 50. Companies have pared back jobs to protect the bottom line, and workers over 50 have been hit harder than younger, lower-paid employees. AARP’s President, Rob Romasco and Editor in Chief of AARP’s Work Re-imagined Program, Peggy Northrop discuss the first talent exchange dedicated to helping companies find experienced professionals. They explain how AARP is helping knowledgable workers connect to more satisfying careers. Powered by LinkedIn, Work Re-imagined is the one network that has the full scope of people and information you need to succeed in today’s challenging and fluid workplace. Part B: Most actors struggle to find work, and few find work for 43 years — with the same show but Jeanne Cooper has. She's played wealthy, forceful dowager Katherine Chancellor on CBS's number-one soap, The Young and the Restless, for more than four decades. Off camera, she has conquered alcoholism, breast cancer and divorce. In her new memoir, Not Young, Still Restless, Cooper details the challenges and rewards of a career in acting