mo ro mo rocca.e is a a correspondent for cbs sunday morning and a frequent panelist on npr's hit weekly quiz show wait, wait, don't tell me. he is the author and audiobook narrator of the recent "new york times" bestseller, great lives worth reliving published by simon & schuster and simon & schuster audio. he is also the host of the podcast. we are excited to have him as our host this evening, so without further ado, mo rocca. [applause] thank you, thank you. i'm mo rocca, and this is kind of a dream for me i i have to . here i am in this fabulous venue in front oful his glittering crowd, and stephen king is here. [cheers and applause] i mean, i feel like kerry wenches asked to the prom. [laughing] -- when she was asked to the prom. and given the royal treatment. they sent a car for me. how nice is that? christine, i'll be out and about two hours. christine answered back, nice, okay. it is a 20th anniversary of the audio awards and things have never been better for this sector of the publishing ind

mo rocca: the history biography envelope, harper audio for american. [applause]. congratulations. lause]. mo: the finalists for autobiography memoir are. [inaudible]. becoming written and narrated. [applause]. elton john, elton john. [inaudible]. [screaming]. [applause]. [inaudible]. mo: and the audie awards goes to, kingdom random house becoming by michelle obama. [screaming]. bac♪ ♪ mo: our next presenter marcus, claimed shift behind many restaurants include marcus montrÉal, and in newark new jersey an opening in miami, creator of the audible original samuelson was also the youngest person to ever receive a three-star review from the new york times and is one multiple foundation awards including best chef in new york city in season two of his show, is out now to watch online pbs .org please welcome to the stage marcus. [applause]. marcus: thank you well. great job. it is the first time i am doing this. gotta give my all. i am very excited. the finalists in or visit personal development and business art. business and personal development. [inaudible]. [screaming]. [screaming]. a l

mo rocca he is the author and audiobook narrator of the new york times bestseller great lives were three living published by simon & schuster and also the host of the podcast we are excited to have him as our host this evening so without further ad ado, mo rocca. [applause] >> thank you. this is a dream for me i have to say. here i am in this fabulous then you and stephen king is here. [cheers and applause] i feel like carrie when she was asked to the prom. [laughter] and given the royal treatment they sent a car for me. how nice is that? i will be out and about two hours. it is the 25th anniversary of the audie awards and nothing has been better for the sector of the industry it is growing by leaps and bounds. seven years of double-digit growth, 45000 titles last year alone with revenues of over $1 billion. [applause] in the high school cafeteria that is the publishing world audio book people are sitting at the cool kids table and e-books money are begging them for lunch money. [laughter] but they don't need your pity they just need something to eat. to's show how hot audiobooks have be

m mo rocca has that story. >> it's an eerie place because the ghosts are everywhere. this is a hospital that goes back three centuries. every immigrant group has come through with every imaginable disease. >> reporter: if you want to tell the story of america through its chronology of health crises, then there's no better setting than bellevue hospital. >> the irish come first, and they allegedly bring with them cholera and tyfus. then the germans and the jews come and tuberculosis becomes the big disease. >> reporter: pulitzer prize winner david oshinsky writes the book about the storied new york city hospital. >> this is a tuberculosis balcony. we're here in the famous tb bellevue wards. it was believed fresh air would help. they would be here in the snow. >> reporter: and in the 1980s, bellevue was ground zero during the aids epidemic. >> more patients with aids come to bellevue and more patients with aids die at bellevue hospital. and the treatment of aids patients is a story of struggle and heroism and eventually helping to turn a deadly disease into a treatable

. >> pauley: still to come, a time out with mo rocca.arth. but with rising stress in the modern world, (yawning) a good night's sleep is nearly extinct. ♪ ♪ however, there's hope on the horizon. every day, ikea is designing vital sleep sanctuaries. with rest reserves like these, repopulation is possible, and together, we can save our sleep. ♪ ♪ >> well, here we go again "on the road." >> pauley: we at "sunday morning" owe a lot to charles kuralt's travels "on the road." steve hartman carries on that tradition these days, finding the stories everyone else has [ doorbell ] >> for most of us -- >> come in! >> -- being a good neighbor means loaning a stick of butter, maybe the occasional social visit. >> hello. >> how are you, kathy? >> but kathy felt of sandy, utah, says whatever your standard, it pales compared to what her neighbors did for her. what was your reaction? >> i cried, just like now. i was so moved. this is my miracle. >> kathy's miracle began about ten years ago. her m.s. had progressed to the point where she couldn't even get

our mo rocca pieces it all together. >> tired of staring at your phone all day?hen break out that jigsaw puzzle you never thought you would get to. >> families everywhere are reconnecting over jigsaw puzzles. >> why would families willingly do this when there are so many other home entertainment options. >> very few people can walk by a puzzle and not put in a piece. the goal is absolutely right there. >> putting it together on sunday morning. >> cowan: martha pondering what this means. and there are companies that need workers and badly. jim gaffigan updates us on how his family is doing. and tips on books and tv binges for the home-bound, and more. we'll start with getting an update from our dr. jon lapook, when our sunday morning for the 29th of march 2020 as a mother, i know how hard it is to see our children's lives impor coronavirus.19, so, i want you to know that our state is allocating unprecedented resources and services to meet this challenge. i want you to know, that we are here for you. but i also have an ask for you. please stay home to keep others a

m mo rocca has that story. >>

our history lesson comes from mo rocca. >> bellevue, in many ways, is an eerie place.s an eerie place because the ghosts are everywhere. this is a hospital that goes back three centuries. every immigrant group has come through with every imaginable disease. >> if you want to tell the story of america through its chronology of health crises, then there's no better setting than bellevue hospital. >> the irish come first. and they allegedly bring with them, cholera and typhus. then the germans and the jews come, and tuberculosis becomes the big disease. >> pulitzer prize winner david oshinksy is the author of a book about the storied new york city hospital. >> this is a tuberculosis balcony, and here were the famous bellevue tb wards. and the belief was the fresh air would help. you would have dozens and dozens of people out at one time. they'd be here in the snow >> and in the 1980s bellevue was ground zero during the aids epidemic. >> more patients with aids come to bellevue and more patients with aids die at bellevue hospital. and the treatment of aids patients is a st