Mary Carillo

Mary Carillo: (After being asked what was her first story) I did a profile on Charles Barkley. Talk about a lay-up. [LAUGHTER] All I had to do was say, "So, Charles." And he did the rest. I mean, that guy is just a walking, talking sound bite. [LAUGHTER]

Mary Carillo: (Going over some of her personal highlights) I did a story about a wonderful person, a golfer named Mallory Code. She was only 16 years old at the time and now she plays for the University of Florida. She was just ridden with one kind of disability after another. She had MS, and she also was diabetic. This is a kid who might not even be alive, except that she took such great care of herself. She made sure she was home-schooled, so she wouldn't be susceptible to germs. She was absolutely an exquisite person to meet, inside and out. She didn't resent her situation. She didn't feel sorry for herself, at all. It was just a life affirming, meeting this kid. I was old enough to be her mother and I spent the whole time just learning from this child. She has a wisdom, far beyond her years. Her experience had made her into one of the one of the great athletes I think I have ever met.

Mary Carillo: (Being asked why she thinks the show is successful) I think what Real Sports does a lot of shows aren't able to do, is to have a really good look under the rocks of stories. The fact that there are no commercials is a big factor. There is a big advantage to being able to tell a 10 or 11 or 12 or sometimes even 15-minute story, that has no break, because the narrative builds, and the emotions build, and the story gets to wind its way, without any kind of break. You don't have to break the story down into, into separate components. It gets to unfold.