Marie Osmond

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A Welcome Voice

I often describe Marie as a “person in full,” borrowing from Tom Wolf.  She is a single, working mother of eight children, seven of them living with her at home. Years ago she had a very public bout with post-partum depression. In the past year alone she experienced a divorce (her second), the death of a parent, a teenage son going through rehab, a new move and a new job... More

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What Matters Most

After an 11 a.m. QVC appearance for my line of collectible porcelain dolls, a two hour doll collector’s “meet and greet” and signing, a two hour business and creative meeting, three short conference calls about my new inspirational album, six phone calls to and from my children, an additional 1 a.m. show on QVC, check out of the hotel, an hour long drive to the airport,... More

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Vegas Reviews

The reviews are in and the Donny and Marie show at the Flamingo Hilton is a certified hit. So much so, they’ve just extended their sold out appearance there by several months. The critics unanimously agree that these two performers have the X-Factor when it comes to entertainment – it seems to be in their genes, after all. Joe Brown from the Las Vegas Sun... More

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The Busy Woman

I couldn’t help but notice that the only comment to my blog on Tuesday was from someone who expressed her preference to hear from Marie, not me. Well, I assure you that Marie will be back on these pages soon but, as you know, she’s just n the middle of the third week of her new show in Las Vegas with brother Donny. She’ll be back, I promise. That Las Vegas show,... More

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The Awareness Factor

It’s sort of an annual rite, to pore over the ratings in the early days and weeks of a new television season. With nearly sixty metered markets including 16 with LPM data, it gets to be a bit like chewing gum for the eyes and can take a good part of the early morning to get through all the numbers.  It’s hard to determine any real trends with only two weeks of ratings, but... More