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Popular TV Host, MDA Form Betty's Battle in Honor of Mom who Died of ALS

August 19, 2009
Nancy O'Dell, longtime co-host of the entertainment newsmagazine "Access Hollywood" and author of the book Full of Life, and the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) have founded Betty's Battle in honor of O'Dell's mother who died of ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease, last year.

Betty's Battle is a special MDA ALS Division campaign that raises funds supporting services and research to find treatments and a cure for those with ALS.

"I'm excited to tell the nation about MDA's Betty's Battle," O'Dell said. "I'm so grateful to MDA for everything they did for me and my family during my mom's illness. It's my hope that through Betty's Battle, we will eradicate ALS so that no other family will have to go through what mine did."

On Aug. 23, O'Dell will serve as a Celebrity Backstage Interviewer at the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) SummerSlam pay-per-view event at the Staples Center in Los Angeles. O'Dell and several WWE Superstars will help raise awareness for MDA's Betty's Battle through media interviews and a VIP Axxess party at h.wood club in Los Angeles on Aug. 21.

"We're honored to include Nancy among the MDA family," MDA President & CEO Gerald C. Weinberg said. "MDA Betty's Battle will give us the opportunity to reach out to Nancy's fans and friends to educate and empower them to make a difference in the fight against ALS."

This Labor Day weekend, O'Dell will return for a second year as a co-host on the Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon. She also serves as the MDA National ALS Ambassador and an MDA national vice president.

For more information about MDA Betty's Battle and O'Dell's appearance on WWE's SummerSlam, visit www.bettysbattle.org and www.wwe.com.

Access' Nancy O'Dell Earns Inaugural PBA Beautiful Humanitarian Award

July 15, 2009
Access Hollywood's own Nancy O'Dell has been named the inaugural recipient of the Professional Beauty Association's Beautiful Humanitarian Award.

Given to a public figure who exemplifies beauty both inside and out, Nancy was honored on July 19 in Las Vegas at the 20th Annual North American Hairstyling Awards.

"It is an honor to be selected as the very first recipient of the PBA Beautiful Humanitarian Award. While I am a huge fan of the many wonderful products and beauty professionals which are such an instrumental part of my profession, I know true beauty comes from within, and I am humbled by this nice honor which will help me continue to raise awareness for the many causes of which I blessed to be a part," Nancy said.

Nancy was recognized for her considerable charity work, which includes such organizations as the Muscular Dystrophy Association, March of Dimes, Child Help, Best Buddies and the American Record Cross. Nancy serves as a National ALS Ambassador and a National Vice President for the MDA, and holds positions with each of her charities.

Access Hollywood co-anchor and mom of three Nancy O'Dell, reveals how she stays serene even when she's running on empty

May 11, 2009
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Nancy O'Dell's golden touch with celebrities has turned Access Hollywood into one of NBC's most successful entertainment-news programs

January, 2009
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