1. the means of communication, as radio and television, newspapers, and
magazines, that reach or influence people widely. 2. a person who practices the
occupation or profession of journalism.
* The following names represent only a partial listing of available speakers.
Tony Blankely
For seven years, Tony Blankley served as Press Secretary to Newt Gingrich. In that role, he not only helped create the messages, which shook the country, but also helped create policy. Mr. Blankley’s knack for appetizing sound bites (which he calls his “poor man’s poetry”) and sound political strategy made him one of Washington’s premiere sources of ideas and insights. Mr. Blankley has quickly become a favorite speaker of corporate and association audiences around the country.
Mika Brzezinski
Mika Brzezinski is a co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” She is also co-hosts of “The Joe Scarborough Show” on ABC Radio. Prior to joining MSNBC in January 2007, Brzezinski was an anchor of the “CBS Evening News Weekend Edition” and a CBS News correspondent who frequently contributed to “CBS Sunday Morning” and “60 Minutes.” Brzezinski joined CBS News in 1997 as the anchor of “CBS News Up To The Minute,” but took a short hiatus in 2000 to co-host MSNBC’s weekday afternoon program “Homepage.”
Dan Buettner
Dan Buettner has unlocked the secrets of longevity. With funding from the National Institute on Aging, Dan led team that found the longest-lived pockets (Blue Zones) in the world and discovered their secrets. His National Geographic cover story on the topic was the third best-selling cover in the magazine's history and has been featured on Good Morning America, Anderson Cooper 360 and soon to be featured in a Barbara Walters special.
Jean Chatzky
Jean Chatzky, award-winning journalist, best-selling author and sought-after motivational speaker, has created a global platform that is making significant strides to help millions of men and women battle an epidemic with a devastating impact - debt. Jean is the financial editor for NBC's Today, a contributing editor for More Magazine, a columnist for The New York Daily News, and a contributor to The Oprah Winfrey Show. She also hosts a daily show on the Oprah & Friends channel, exclusively on XM Radio.
Bob Costas
Bob Costas is one of America’s most recognized and accomplished sports broadcasters. He has covered sports for nearly 30 years, 22 of those with NBC. His work has earned him 14 Emmy® Awards, 12 in sports broadcasting, one for his informational series, 'Later With Bob Costas,' and one for his riveting HBO show, 'On the Record with Bob Costas.'
Craig Crawford
Craig Crawford is one of Washington DC’s most popular pundits. His wit and wisdom are featured almost daily on national television and radio programs. Crawford is a contributor under contract appearing regularly for “The Early Show” on CBS, on cable television for CNBC and MSNBC, and on radio for the CBS Network. He is frequently interviewed for political reports on the NBC “Nightly News” and the CBS “Evening News.”
Seth Davis
In just a short time, and at a relatively young age, Seth Davis has established himself as one of the most accomplished and respected voices in the worlds of print and broadcast journalism. Seth is also an experienced Master of Ceremonies and public speaker whose motivational message “Define Yourself” is tailored to resonate with young and older audiences alike. Since joining CBS Sports in 2003, Davis has become one of the faces of March Madness through his position as an on-air college basketball studio analyst.
Thomas DeFrank
One of Washington's most respected President-Watchers, Thomas M. DeFrank is a veteran political journalist and author. His reporting has been praised as riveting by The New Times. The New York Times ranked him as one of the country’s best political ghostwriters. And former President Gerald R. Ford calls him “one of the finest journalists I have ever known. Everyone I know feels the same way: you are fair, trustworthy and professional.”
Hugh Downs
Hugh Downs is a longtime anchor of ABC Television’s primetime news magazine 20/20, is one of the most familiar figures in the history of the medium. He left the program in September of 1999 to write and lecture and enjoy other activities: travel, flying and riding. Downs has enjoyed a distinguished 64-year career in radio and television as a reporter, newscaster, interviewer, narrator, and host. In 1985 he was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as holding the record for the greatest number of hours on network commercial television.
Linda Ellerbee
Linda Ellerbee is an outspoken journalist, award-winning television producer, best-selling author, one of the most sought-after speakers in America, a breast cancer survivor and a mom. Ellerbee began at CBS, then moved to NBC News, where, after covering politics, she cultivated a diverse following in the '80's with the pioneering late-night news program NBC News Overnight, which she wrote and anchored. Overnight was cited by the Columbia duPont Award it received as "the best written and most intelligent news program ever."
Ellen Goodman
Ellen Goodman's insight, common sense, and verbal flair have attracted a fervent national following since 1976, when her Boston Globe column was first syndicated by the Washington Post Writers Group. Today, her column appears on op-ed pages in over 440 newspapers across the country. Goodman has been with the Boston Globe, where she is an associate editor as well as a columnist, since 1967.
Jordan Goodman
Jordan Goodman, is known as America's 'Money Answers Man' for a good reason. He has been answering America's questions about personal finance for over 20 years. He is the author of 4 best-selling books on personal finance, including "Everyone's Money Book.' Jordan is also the weekly financial analyst on NBC News at Sunrise and Public Radio's Marketplace in the Morning show. He appears regularly on CNBC, CNN and other national and local TV shows.
Greg Gumbel
The CBS slogan "Welcome Home" has special meaning for sportscaster Greg Gumbel. A veteran of sports broadcasting for more than 25 years, Greg has returned to CBS as host and play-by-play announcer. Having worked with some of the greatest names in sports television - Terry Bradshaw, John Madden, Joe Morgan, Bill Walton, Mike Ditka, Cris Collinsworth and Joe Gibbs.
Andrea Mitchell
Andrea Mitchell is the Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent for NBC News, a position she’s held since November 1994. She reports on evolving foreign policy issues in the United States and abroad for all NBC News broadcasts, including “Nightly News with Tom Brokaw,” “Today” and for MSNBC.
Deborah Norville
Emmy Award-winning journalist Deborah Norville endured one of the most public and humiliating crises imaginable when she left the "Today" show in 1991 amid accusations that she had driven the beloved Jane Pauley off the air. Many, including Norville herself, predicted that she would never work in television again. Now, after overcoming depression, a weight problem and a nearly complete loss of confidence, she is back as the host of the nation's top-rated syndicated newsmagazine, "Inside Edition."
Diana Nyad
In 1979, Diana Nyad plunged into the history books by completing the longest swim in history. The distance was 102.5 miles from the coast of Bimini to the Florida shore. This incredible world record, the longest swim by a man or a woman without the aid of a cage, still stands today. Diana was front page news throughout the Western world, the lead story for Walter Cronkite on the CBS Evening News, and many times guest of the Tonight Show.
Marci Rossell
Marci Rossell electrifies audiences nationwide, speaking on the nexus of economics, politics, culture and the media. Her animated style was honed when she served as the popular, lively Chief Economist for CNBC in the months immediately following September 11th. She takes complex economic issues, often dull in the button-down business press, and makes them relevant to people's lives, families and careers. Her creative, thought-provoking commentary will ring in the audience members' ears well after she leaves the stage.
Diane Smith
Diane Smith has been on the air in Connecticut since 1982. An Emmy award winning TV journalist, Diane produces programs for Connecticut Public TV, based on her very popular series "Positively Connecticut". "Positively Connecticut" searches out the inspiring, warm, funny, and sometimes downright strange stories that give Connecticut its character. Her four books based on the series have been best sellers for The Globe Pequot Press.
Dr. Nancy Snyderman
Dr. Nancy Snyderman joined NBC News as the Chief Medical Editor in September 2006. Her reports appear on "Today," "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams," "Dateline NBC," MSNBC and MSNBC.com.
Snyderman has reported on wide-ranging medical topics affecting both men and women and has traveled the world extensively, reporting from many of the world's most troubled areas. She is Associate Professor of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Pennsylvania.
Calvin Trillin
Calvin Trillin has been acclaimed in fields of writing that are remarkably diverse. As someone who has published solidly reported pieces in The New Yorker for thirty years, he has been called "perhaps the finest reporter in America". His antic commentary on the American scene- which now appears weekly in Time magazine, and his books chronicling his adventures as a "happy eater" have earned him renown as "a classic American humorist".
Barbara Walters
Barbara Walters has arguably interviewed more statesmen and stars than any other journalist in history. Ms. Walters' interviews on “20/20” and on “The Barbara Walters Specials” read like a "Who's Who" of newsmakers, including her interviews with every American President and First Lady since Richard Nixon.
Bob Woodward
Bob Woodward is an assistant managing editor of The Washington Post where he worked since 1971. He has won nearly every American journalism prize. The Pulitzer Prize was given to the Post in 1973 for the reporting of Woodward and Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal. Woodward is the only contemporary American writer to author or co-author eight # 1 national best-selling non-fiction books.
