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About the commencement speaker
Fall 2004 commencement speaker Juan Williams ranks as one of the leading political writers and thinkers on the contemporary American scene. The quality of his interviews and commentaries as senior correspondent for National Public Radio and political analyst for Fox Television News is acknowledged by listeners and viewers around the nation.
His notable literary contributions include Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-1965 (1987), the companion volume to Part 1 of the groundbreaking Eyes on the Prize television documentary series; and the widely acclaimed biography, Thurgood Marshall: American Revolutionary (1998), which Time magazine described as a "magisterial" work of American history. In 2000, NPR named him host of its afternoon national call-in and occasional live audience show, Talk of the Nation. In two years he helped bring the program's ratings to record heights.
In a 21-year career at The Washington Post, Williams served as an editorial writer, op-ed columnist and White House reporter. During that time, he won journalism awards for his writing and investigative reporting. He also won an Emmy Award for television documentary writing and earned widespread critical acclaim for a series of documentaries, including Politics — The New Black Power.
A graduate of Haverford College in Pennsylvania, Williams received a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy in 1976.
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BY RODDY WOLPER |
Other featured articles in this issue
- UNT System seeks approval for a public law school in downtown Dallas
- UNT community is encouraged to participate in online academic plan forums
- National Public Radio reporter to speak at commencement Dec. 18
- UNT to present two honorary degrees
- Regents confirm new senior vice president
- Not too late to buy New Orleans Bowl tickets
- UNT enters agreement to provide big possibilities for little technology
- Winter's chill brings the possibility of weather-related university closures
- Help for busted holiday diets
- State Employee Charitable Campaign reaches goal
- Senate discusses exam schedule, tenure, promotion
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