Posted on 06/02/2015 9:58:36 AM PDT by Academiadotorg
From TV Newser.
Not too many conservatives on the list.
FBNs Maria Bartiromo: New York University Graduate School of Arts and Science (NY), May 19
CBSs Margaret Brennan: Niagara University College of Arts and Sciences and Education (NY), May 16
PBSs David Brooks: Westmont College (CA), May 8 Dartmouth College (NH), June 14
NBCs Tom Brokaw: High Point University (NC), May 8
Yahoos Katie Couric: University of Wisconsin-Madison (WI), May 16
NBCs Josh Elliott: University of California, Santa Barbara Humanities and Arts (CA), June 15
NBCs Richard Engel: Stanford University (CA), June 14
CNBCs Sharon Epperson: Carlow University (PA), May 9
Huffington Posts Howard Fineman: Washington and Jefferson College (PA) May 16
CNNs David Gergen: Hobart and William Smith Colleges (NY), May 17
Former ABCer Charlie Gibson: Shenandoah University (VA), May 9
CBSs Nancy Giles: Grinnell College (IA), May 19
CNNs Hala Gorani: George Mason University (VA), May 16
CBSs Melody Hobson: University of Southern California (CA), May 15
NBCs Lester Holt: California State University, Sacramento College of Arts and Letters (CA), May 23
FNCs Brit Hume: Pepperdine University School of Public Policy (CA), April 17
PBSs Gwen Ifill: Utica College (NY), May 17
MSNBCs Richard Lui: California State University, Fullerton (CA), May 16
MSNBCs Chris Matthews: Merrimack College (MA), May 17 St. Marys College of California(CA), May 23 Peirce College (PA), June 11
NBC/MSNBCs Craig Melvin: Wofford College (SC), May 17
NBC/MSNBCs Andrea Mitchell: University of Maryland, Baltimore County (MD), May 21
ABCs David Muir: Northeastern University (MA), May 8
MSNBCs Lawrence ODonnell: MGH Institute of Health Professions (MA), May 11 Wheelock College (MA), May 14
ABCs Martha Raddatz: Kenyon College (OH), May 16
Univsion/Fusions Jorge Ramos: University of Southern California Annenberg School of Journalism (CA), May 15
ABCs Amy Robach: University of Georgia (GA), May 8
ABCs Robin Roberts: Emerson College (MA), May 18
PBSs Mark Shields: Allegheny College (PA), May 9
CBSs Bill Whitaker: Knox College (IL), June 7
ABCs Bob Woodruff: Bucknell University (PA), May 17
PBSs Judy Woodruff: Methodist University (NC), May 9 Arizona State University Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication (AZ), May 12 Marist College (NY), May 23
CNNs Fareed Zakaria: Macaulay Honors College at The City University of New York (NY), June 2
Don Irvine is the chairman of Accuracy in Media and Accuracy in Academia and the original post appeared on his blog at Accuracy in Medias website.
This just shows that being a commencement speaker is soooo over rated. I guess ‘journalists’ are the only ones that are interested. Most of the graduates in attendance just want their diploma so they can eat out with their parents.
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