Amanda Lamb

Raleigh

Contributor at WRAL-TV (Raleigh, NC)

Author at Freelance

journalist, podcaster, public speaker, author, and consultant

Articles

Amanda Lamb: Looking for more mountains to climb

2 weeks ago | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

The crazy thing about reaching a goal is that then you need to set another one. For most of us, life is more about the journey to reach these goals than it is about actually achieving them. Sure, it’s okay to take a little time to revel in what you’ve accomplished, but then get back on the search for your next mountain, big or small. Recently, I reached two of my goals for 2025, which means I peaked early this year! I completed my first half-marathon outside of United States.
Amanda Lamb: What is your black belt?

1 month ago | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

I heard a great quote recently from one of my upcoming guests, Sarain Aqrawi, who helps women entrepreneurs find their paths and excel. She said figure out what you have a “black belt in” and focus on that. It’s very simple, straightforward advice, but I believe there’s a lot of merit to it. In other words, it’s okay to change paths and say: this isn’t going to be the thing. Sometimes, you need to try things on for size and then, pivot to another path that is better suited for you.
Amanda Lamb: Why aren’t we talking about it?

2 months ago | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

My theme for season two of AGELESS is: “Why aren’t we talking about this?” Frankly, if you look at social media on a regular basis, you will see that we are talking about so many things that don’t really matter. Why? Because they distract us from topics that are often difficult to discuss. I started thinking about the things I talk about with my closest girlfriends and decided that these are the topics I want to highlight on my show going forward this season. Season two kicked off on Jan.
What is the Kay Yow Cancer Fund Celebration Run/Walk?

2 months ago | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

On Saturday morning hundreds of people will gather at Cary’s WakeMed Soccer Park to remember, honor, and support women who have battled cancer. The annual Kay Yow Cancer Fund Celebration Run/Walk is a love letter to the legendary NC State women’s basketball coach who died of breast cancer in 2009. Before her death, Yow set up the Kay Yow Cancer Fund to support research for all cancers affecting women.
Who was Coach Kay Yow?

2 months ago | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

Even if you’re not a sports fan, it’s impossible not to know her name - Kay Yow. Coach Yow led the NC State Wolfpack women’s basketball team for 34 years until her death from breast cancer in 2009. She had over 700 career wins, including an Olympic gold medal when she coached the U.S. women’s basketball team to victory in 1988. She was one of only six Division 1 basketball coaches to boast this number of wins.
Kay Yow Cancer Fund CEO talks research, upcoming walk

2 months ago | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

Most cancer organizations focus on a specific cancer, like breast cancer. What sets apart the Kay Yow Cancer Fund is that it raises money to support research for all cancers that affect women. The Fund also awards grants to programs in underserved communities to break down barriers to treatment. The fund has awarded $8.78 million to fund these causes.
Amanda Lamb: A little bit of magic

Jan 6, 2025 | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

January is the time of year when we take inventory and evaluate the last twelve months. We look at what we got right, and what we got wrong. If we’re being thorough, we should also look at what we did that we shouldn’t have done, and what we didn’t do that we should have done. Hopefully, this helps us develop a more productive roadmap for the upcoming year. Thankfully, for me, 2024 was a year of trying new things.
Amanda Lamb: What are you waiting for?

Oct 22, 2024 | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

I had the great honor of presenting a new workshop recently. It’s related to my podcast. It’s called: “What does it mean to be AGELESS?” I have made many speeches over the years, and several of them have focused on women in the workplace. But this was the first time I shared what I am learning from all the amazing women I’ve interviewed for the show about overcoming, transforming, and thriving in midlife.
Amanda Lamb: Hurricane help

Oct 15, 2024 | wral.com | Amanda Lamb

I find myself scrolling glassy-eyed for hours through the images online of the destruction that has ravaged arguably one of the most beautiful parts of our state—the North Carolina mountains. As a journalist, I’ve seen this kind of devastation before in other places, whole communities wiped out by hurricanes, but I’ve never seen it here to this magnitude in my adopted home state. I can’t wrap my head around the intense nature of what I’m seeing online.
Amanda Lamb: Fall renewal

Sep 30, 2024 | wral.com | Amanda Lamb |Kathy Hanrahan

Most people consider springtime the season of renewal. As flowers rise out of the soil, spreading their colorful petals, we come out of the cocoon of winter and allow ourselves to bloom with the return of the warmth. We raise our faces to the sunshine and imagine the grays of winter melting away. But for me, September has always been a time to hit the reset button. As soon as cooler mornings set in, football takes over, and the whiff of pumpkin spice fills the air, it feels like a time for change.