Lindsay Hood is an Assignment Editor at NBC 7 / Telemundo 20 where she handles guests on her TV show. Lindsay was born with Amniotic Band Syndrome that resulted in losing her fingers and a leg when she’s still inside the womb. She experienced bullying as a kid because of her condition that made her childhood a little bit tougher. Despite her condition, she played volleyball and she has thrived as an adaptive athlete playing Women’s Football for 7 years.
Lindsay has a degree in American Studies from the San Diego State University, an MBA and a Master’s Degree in Human Computer Interaction.
We talked about some of these topics:
- Experiences she went through as a child with her condition
- Working on a morning show and taking naps
- Lindsay’s love for animals
- What is Amniotic Band Syndrome and how rare is it
- Sports that she played as an adaptive athlete
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