University at Buffalo (UB)
Release Date: September 25, 2003 This content is archived.
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- CNN news anchor and University at Buffalo alumnus Wolf Blitzer will speak at 8 p.m. Oct. 2 in Alumni Arena on the UB North (Amherst) Campus, as part of UB's Distinguished Speaker Series.
Blitzer, who earned a bachelor's degree in history from UB in 1970, will be Alumni Choice Speaker for the series, which is presented by UB and the Don Davis Auto World Lectureship Fund.
One of the most insightful journalists in America today, Blitzer is the anchor of CNN's "Wolf Blitzer Reports," a weekday-evening broadcast focusing on the day's top news and featuring live interviews with top newsmakers and live debriefs with correspondents from around the world.
He also hosts "Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer," the only Sunday talk show seen in more than 212 countries and territories.
Blitzer served as CNN's senior White House correspondent covering President Bill Clinton from his election in November 1992 until 1999.
He began his career in 1972 with the Reuters News Agency in Tel Aviv, and served as a Washington, D.C., correspondent for The Jerusalem Post. After more than 15 years of reporting from the nation's capital, he joined CNN in 1990 as the network's military-affairs correspondent at the Pentagon.
Blitzer won an Emmy Award in 1996 for his coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing. In 1994, American Journalism Review cited him and CNN as the overwhelming choice of readers for the coveted Best in the Business Award for "best network coverage of the Clinton administration." In 1999, he was honored with the International Platform Association's Lowell Thomas Broadcast Journalism Award for outstanding contributions to broadcast journalism.
Blitzer also has authored two books, "Between Washington and Jerusalem: A Reporter's Notebook" and "Territory of Lies." In addition, he has written articles for numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Los Angeles Times.
Tickets range from $12 to $28 and may be purchased at the Alumni Arena ticket office from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday, or at http://www.tickets.com or 888-223-6000.