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August 13, 2020
NBC Station Highlights Stuttering
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August 12, 2020
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Ellen M. Kelly, Ph.D., discusses stuttering in the current remote communication environment caused by COVID-19, and offers suggestions for teachers, speech-language pathologists, and parents.
July 24, 2020
The Latest Research on Stuttering
Foundation Board member and noted researcher Dennis Drayna, Ph.D., discusses stuttering research.
July 13, 2020
Book Club for Those Who Stutter
Fox 17 News encourages summer reading
July 9, 2020
Book Clubs Therapeutic for Kids Who Stutter
NBC station reports on importance of reading during summer months.
June 25, 2020
Self-Therapy for the Stutterer Available Free
Self-Therapy for the Stutterer is the classic self-help guide by the founder of The Stuttering Foundation, Malcolm Fraser. It is written to and for the many adults and teens who stutter.
June 22, 2020
The King Takes the Stage
The world knows David Seidler best for his Oscar-winning screenplay of The King's Speech, a film that earned Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and Best Original Screenplay, as well as numerous BAFTA, Golden Globe and SAG accolades.
June 12, 2020
Genetic Research Identifies Brain Cell Type Affected in Stuttering
Researchers at the National Institutes of Health have now identified a specific brain cell type involved in stuttering.
June 9, 2020
The “Endless Summer” Affects Those Who Stutter
For children who have been at home for weeks now because of the pandemic, the start of summer break has been anything but a vacation.
May 21, 2020
Vegas Station Shines Spotlight on Stuttering
KTNV TV Features Foundation as a Jackpot for Resources

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CELEBRITY FOCUS

Bruce Willis

While the world knows Bruce Willis as an A-list actor, few know that he struggled with stuttering throughout his first 20 years.

Walter Bruce Willis was born in 1955 in West Germany to his German mother, Marlene, and his American GI father, David Willis. The family settled in David’s hometown of Penns Grove, New Jersey in 1957, and the couple has three other children.

Frank Wolf

This Virginian congressman has served in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1981. The longtime supporter of the Stuttering Foundation drew national attention to childhood stuttering in 2006 when he submitted an article about Tiger Woods from the SFA newsletter to the Congressional Record. The congressman is featured in the Stuttering Foundation's Famous People Who Stutter brochure.

Darren Sproles

Darren Sproles, a former player for The Philadelphia Eagles, the New Orleans Saints and the San Diego Chargers, made history in 2007 when he became the first player in NFL history to return a kickoff and a punt for his first two NFL touchdowns in the same game. In 2021, he was selected to be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

Bill Withers

While Bill Withers has long been on the Stuttering Foundation's list of Famous People Who Stutter, many people probably didn’t realize he stuttered. He passed away on March 30, 2020.

Born in 1938 in Slab Fork, W.V., Withers was the youngest of six children. When his father died when Withers was small, he was raised by his mother and grandmother, both of whom worked as domestics.

Winston Churchill

Seeking to "remove Winston Churchill's stutter by second guessing the diagnosis" indicates neither a truthful retelling of history nor an informed opinion about a complex speech disorder, say experts in the field of speech-language pathology.

Recent news reports that quote Dr. John Mather, a Washington physician, as saying that Churchill's stutter "is a lie" brought adamant critical response from specialists in the field of stuttering and fluency disorders.