David Begnaud, CBS journalist, is America’s Storyteller—spotlighting truth, hope, and humanity.
Sep 15, 2026
This week, a shelter pup gets a second chance to become a service animal. Plus: a town that wouldn’t stop searching and a deaf therapy companion with a lesson to share.
Sep 8, 2026
This week, a 25-year friendship born in the aftermath of 9/11. Plus: a son carrying forward his father’s final acts of kindness and a 1,000-mile tribute to the flight crews lost that day.
Sep 1, 2026
This week, an Ohio principal’s choice to put a student first inspires the Do Good Crew to raise more than $52,000. Plus: a Marine veteran who stepped up as wildfire closed in, and a look back at Dolly Parton’s extraordinary life of giving.
Aug 25, 2026
This week, a noisy neighbor becomes family. Plus: a forgotten American flag finds its way home and a principal refuses to leave a student behind.
Aug 18, 2026
This week, a 107-year-old WWII nurse gets her due. Plus: the retired dentist telling military women’s stories and a salute that went viral.
Aug 11, 2026
This week, a teacher reunites with the student she never forgot. Plus: the choir director who became family and a principal’s office surprise.
Aug 4, 2026
This week, a teen lifeguard goes viral after saving a young swimmer. Plus: a lunch that changed two lives and a boy who reads to shelter animals.
Jul 28, 2026
This week, a town rallies behind a girl with autism and her roosters. Plus: love after 50 years, and a ring saved from "lost forever."
Jul 21, 2026
Good News: The unstoppable 3-year-old inspiring inclusive playgrounds. A coffee shop that believes "Everyone is worth a latte." A man who mows lawns for free.
Jul 14, 2026
David Begnaud here! This week, we’re celebrating World Cup kindness, rival fans coming together, a state title won in nine languages, and the teacher who changed Adam Lambert’s life.
Jul 7, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: a mayor who sleeps in a homeless shelter every Friday and a phone line connecting cancer patients with survivors who’ve been there. Empathy in action, y’all.
Jun 30, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week, a jet-lagged woman becomes friends with an elderly stranger, a paralyzed teen walks again, and six young voices revive Patrick Henry's most famous words.
Jun 23, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: A survivor who drives strangers to chemo, a sewing machine that's sent 20,000 acts of kindness, and the donor who kept on giving. Good people doing good.
Jun 16, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: A chosen son, a boy named Chester, and a man who gave it all up to be a Father.
Jun 9, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: a teenage girl walks into a bridal shop looking for a prom dress and leaves with a family, a former ad man builds an app that rewards you for being kind, and comedian Sebastian Maniscalco breaks down over an old family photo.
Jun 2, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: a first birthday cake for a 15-year-old, vacations for a families who really need one, and a parent who believes in you.
May 26, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: a doctor donates an entire year’s salary to help cure blindness, a startup company fulfills a dying man’s final wish, and the truth about happiness.
May 19, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: 1,500 people turnout to honor a vet who had no family left, a six-year-old's message about the real meaning of Memorial Day, and a beloved weatherman's legacy that has nothing to do with the forecast.
May 12, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: a boy who prayed for a dad and the man who answered, horses nobody wanted and the people rescued them, and a 13-year-old reporter who put me in the hot seat.
May 5, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: a mother turns her worst day into a mission to save lives, a husband driven by the woman who believed in him, and the meals from mom we never forget.
Apr 28, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: seniors taking joyrides in a Lamborghini, letters from across the rainbow bridge, and a simple way to help a grieving mother smile.
Apr 21, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week: a father running for something bigger than a finish line, a singer opening up about identity and survival, and a granddaughter ensuring her grandmother’s legacy is finally seen.
Apr 14, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week, you'll meet an Alabama couple turning a promise into a movement for inclusion, a Delaware man helping young people confront hate through history, and people finding ways to create space for others.
Apr 7, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week, I spotlight a man planting poppies after losing everything, a woman empowering students with new clothes, and a New Yorker collecting good news from strangers.
Mar 31, 2026
Welcome to the Do Good Crew newsletter! This week, I spotlight an artist with brain cancer painting portraits to say thank you, a woman finding perspective as her husband faces stage 4, and a tiny dog who refused to give up.
