Sadly, the down economy has put a lot of workers over age 50 in the unenviable position of needing to find a new profession.
Don't believe that old clich about middle-aged dogs and new tricks, though; lots of wildly successful people found big success in careers they began after their fiftieth birthdays.
Source:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/worklife/05/16/mf.famous.career.after.50/index.html
Bill Moyers Journal, aired his last show on April 30th 2010 as he goes into a well deserved retirement after many years of service to his fellow American's with his outstanding and one of a kind journalism, real journalism, joining the ranks of the few before him and the very few still practicing their craft and profession as professionals.
Source:
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/5/1/862582/-Bill-Moyers-Journal-Last-Airing
