Inspirational
Award
Presenters 2006
Mandy Bruno : Special Guest and Inspirational Award Presenter - Mandy Bruno took over the role of Marina Cooper on the longest running Daytime Drama, Guiding Light, on May 12, 2004 . Eight weeks after landing the role, Bruno graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Otterbein College in Westerville , Ohio . There, she trained in dance, voice & acting and went on to apear in acclaimed theater productions around the US .
In addition to her work on Guiding Light, Mandy continues to pursue her love for the stage. She most recently stared as Belle in Beauty and the Beast, as well as performances in The Man Who Would Be King, starring opposite Guiding Light co-star Paul Anthony Stewart, and as "Anne" in Anne of Green Gables. She appeared in several commercials for RCN and the Partnership for a Drug Free America and is an artist and performer for spiritandsong.com records.
When Mandy isn't snuggling with her cat, Faith, she is active with the New Haven Animal Shelter in New York City .
Mandy grew up in Beaverton, Oregon with her parents, Bruce and Dianne, brother Christopher and sister Megan. She is a graduate of Jesuit High School in Oregon and credits her family and her faith in Jesus Christ as being the strongholds in her life as a performing artist.
For more information on Mandy, visit www.guidinglightcity.com.
Thom Price : Master of Ceremonies and Inspirational Award Presenter - Thom Price is the director of programming for the EWTN Global Catholic Radio Network. He is a 30 year broadcast and recording studio veteran, with stops in St. Louis, Los Angeles, Cincinnati, Minneapolis and Houston. He became a Catholic in 1992. While in Minneapolis, both Thom and his wife experienced powerful conversions, which led them to EWTN. Thom is the host of the contemporary music show Catholic Jukebox. His wife Adrianne is the host of EWTN’s "The Message in Music." Their son Spencer is featured on the popular children’s program, "EWTN Kids". Thom and Adrianne serve on the board of directors of Her Choice Birmingham, a pregnancy resource center.