| year |
speaker and introducer |
speaker's title |
| 2010 |
Jonathan Alter
Introducer: Tom McNamara |
Newsweek and NBC News |
| 2009 |
Billy Packer
Introducer: Scott Coval |
Emmy Award-winning Sports Broadcaster |
| 2008 |
Lisa Myers
Introducer: Anne Lewis
|
NBC News Senior Investigative Correspondent |
| 2007 |
Larry Kane
Introducer: Dr. Angela Corbo
|
Philadelphia News Anchor and Author |
| 2006 |
Frank Deford
Introducer: Dr. Doug Turco |
Legendary Sports Journalist and author |
| 2005 |
William Kristol
Introducer: Dr. Scott Paul |
Writer and Political Commentator |
| 2004 |
Tucker Carlson
Introducer: Dr. Brennan Purcell |
Journalist and Political Commentator |
| 2003 |
Peggy Noonan
Introducer: Greg Skutches |
Author & Former Presidential Speech writer |
| 2002 |
Dr. Bob Arnot
Introducer: Dr. Edward Jones |
Special Foreign Correspondent for NBC TV |
| 2001 |
George Weigel
Introducer: Dr. Larry Chapp |
Author of Witness to Hope: Bio of Pope John Paul II |
| 2000 |
Helen Thomas
Introducer: Dr. Karen D. Walton |
Chief White House correspondent for Press International |
| 1999 |
Paul Gigot
Introducer: John H. Weiland Jr. '77 |
Wall Street Journal columnist and political analyst for the News Hour with Jim Lehrer and Meet the Press |
| 1998 |
Charlie Rose
Introducer: Dr. James McGoldrick |
Emmy Award winning television journalist, host, & executive editor of Charlie Rose, the nationally syndicated PBS television show |
| 1997 |
Tim Russert
Introducer: Patrick Mulcahy |
Moderator. NBC Meet the Press. Washington Bureau Chief NBC News |
| 1996 |
Rev. Richard John Neuhaus
Introducer: Rev. Thomas Dailey, OSFS |
President, Institute on Religion & Public Life |
| 1995 |
Mark Shields
Introducer: Rev. Daniel Gamber, OSFS |
Nationally Syndicated Columnist/recognized author |
| 1994 |
William H. Gray, III
Introducer: Dennis Campbell |
Member, U.S. House of Representatives, President of United Negro College Fund |
| 1993 |
Robert Novak
Introducer: Dr. Samuel Martineau |
Nationally Syndicated Columnist |
| 1992 |
Jack Whitaker |
Highly acclaimed television sports commentator |
| 1991 |
Judy Woodruff |
Chief Washington Correspondent for MacNeil Leher news hour |
| 1990 |
David Broder |
National Political Correspondent |
| 1989 |
William Proxmire |
Retired Wisconsin Senator |
| 1988 |
Andrea Mitchell |
Cheif Congressional Correspondent |
| 1987 |
Eric Sevaried |
CBS Newsman |
| 1986 |
Bryant Gumbel
|
NBC Anchorman for the Today Show |
| 1985 |
Howard K. Smith |
ABC & CBS Newsman |
| 1984 |
Edwin Neumann
|
NBC Correspondent |
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