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Media Advisory: UAlbany Honors 60 Minutes' Steve Kroft, Celebrates Journalism Program Success
ALBANY, N.Y. (September 14, 2007)
What:
Steve Kroft, award-winning journalist and 60 Minutes correspondent, will help the University at Albany celebrate the first successful year of its journalism program. Kroft will:
- Lead a question-and-answer session with students, moderated by Albany Times Union editor Rex Smith
- Receive the Medallion of the University, the institution's highest honor, in recognition of his sustained commitment to the profession of journalism
Who:
- Susan Herbst, Officer in Charge and Provost, University at Albany
- Steve Kroft, Correspondent, CBS' 60 Minutes
- Edelgard Wulfert, Acting Dean, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Albany
- Bill Rainbolt, Director, Journalism Program, University at Albany
- Ed Dague, Chairman, Journalism Advisory Board
- Rex Smith, Editor, Albany Times Union
When:
Monday, September 17
- Student Q&A: 1 p.m., Assembly Hall, Campus Center, uptown campus
- Medallion Ceremony: 2:30 p.m., Fireside Lounge, Campus Center, uptown campus
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