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The Richmond Studio Grand Opening Celebration Q & A: A Conversation with Brian Williams

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
The Richard and Leslie Frank Center for Leadership and Innovation in Media.
Location
Beckman Institute Room 1025-Auditorium
Date
Oct 23, 2023   7:00 pm  
Speaker
Brian Williams, former anchor of MSNBC’s The 11th Hour with Brian Williams and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams.
Contact
Collen King
E-Mail
cck@illinois.edu
Views
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Brian Williams, former anchor of MSNBC's The 11th Hour with Brian Williams and NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams, will be on campus for a conversation about the evolution of broadcast news in America.

A 40-year veteran of television news, Williams has received a dozen Emmy Awards, 11 Edward R. Murrow Awards, the duPont-Columbia Award, the Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence in Journalism, and the industry’s highest honor: the George Foster Peabody Award.

The conversation will be led by Colleen King, director of the Frank Center and clinical assistant professor of journalism. King worked closely with Williams as his executive producer of The 11th Hour. 

Questions may be submitted in advance through the Zoom registration form or through this online submission form.

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