Friends of the Plains Dinner: Jim Lehrer
When: Friday, March 27, 2009, 6:30 p.m.
Where: Granada Theatre, 805 Commercial, Emporia, KS
Cost: $50
Age limit: All ages
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Description: Friends of the Plains Dinner, Guest Speaker: Jim Lehrer with PBS News Hour. 6:30 p.m., Granada Theatre, 342-3342.
Called the “Dean of Moderators” by MSNBC, Lehrer has served as a moderator for ten of the nationally televised debates in the last five presidential elections. Mr. Lehrer’s presentation will take the form of a question-and-answer session from the audience.
$50 membership to Friends of the Plains will net two dinner tickets to the Granada event and sign you up for the newsletter. For additional information please email Susan at sbrinkma@emporia.edu
Jim Lehrer, longtime host of the News Hour on PBS Television and a prolific novelist, is our guest this year. Born in Wichita, Kansas, Jim received an A.A. degree from Victoria College and a B.J. from the University of Missouri before joining the Marine Corps. From 1959 to 1966, he was a reporter for The Dallas Morning News and then the Dallas Times-Herald. Lehrer has been honored with numerous awards for journalism, including the 1999 National Humanities Medal, presented by President Bill Clinton and First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton. Lehrer is the author of 18 novels, two memoirs, and three plays.
Event posted Feb. 26, 2009
Last updated March 18, 2009
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