Longer lives, shorter careers and new economic realities are dramatically changing the linear path of how Americans live, work, learn and play. "PBS NewsHour" Special Correspondent Mike Cerre has been chronicling this new dynamic playing out around the country and the world in his "Nextracks" reporting for the "NewsHour," ABC7 and AARP's Life Re-Imagined. 

Downsized/aged-out corporate types are starting over as entrepreneurs either by choice or necessity, and 50+ people in all walks of life are pivoting to encore careers and interests. From Frances Mayes, the queen of reinvention Under the Tuscan Sun to a New York publishing exec turned alpaca breeder, Cerrre shares their indelible stories, lessons learned and resources others can use for making their own "Nextracks."

About the Speaker

Starting as a local news reporter/anchor for NBC's San Francisco affiliate, Mike Cerre's extensive broadcast journalism career includes national and international reporting for ABC's "Good Morning America," "World News Tonight," "Nightline with Ted Koppel," "PM Magazine-New York" and "Louis Rukeyser's Business Journal." From his Emmy Award-winning embedded reporting in Afghanistan and Iraq to his Peabody Award-winning and Sundance-selected documentary productions, he is a keen observer of the human condition, important social trends, and everyday people often doing the extraordinary. Expect Mike to also answer questions about his news career and experiences covering intriguing people from Fidel Castro to Neil Young.