Upcoming Events for
Fall 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Juan Williams
“From
King to Obama”
Oakwood
Friends School
7:00 pm A.H. Lane
Auditorium
Juan Williams
is a multi-faceted TV panelist, reporter, author and political
analyst. Known for his regular contacts with Washington insiders,
Williams has interviewed Ronald Reagan and every President since. He
was an editorial writer, op-ed columnist and White House
correspondent during his 23 years at the Washington Post.
Williams hosted
the National Public Radio’s national call-in show, “Talk of
the Nation” and traveled around the country for monthly town hall
meetings before live audiences. He is currently a senior news
analyst for NPR. A political contributor to Fox News, he is a
regular panelist on “Fox News Sunday” and other opinion talk shows.
Williams won an Emmy Award for TV documentary
writing on topics including “Politics-the New Black Power,” and
“A.Phillip Randolph: For Jobs and Freedom.” Among his books are the
critically acclaimed Thurgood Marshall - American
Revolutionary; My Soul Looks Back in Wonder; and the best
seller, Eyes on the Prize: America’s Civil Rights Years,
1954-1965. He is a graduate of Haverford College and received
the Distinguished Alumni Award from Oakwood Friends School in 1999.
