Posted on Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Westminster College alumnus and broadcast journalist Eric Burns will present "The Real World" at the Bleasby Colloquium Tuesday, April 1, at 7:30 p.m. in the Witherspoon Rooms of the McKelvey Campus Center. The event is free and open to the public.
Burns, a 1967 Westminster College graduate, began his career as a correspondent for NBC News. He has been a commentator for Entertainment Tonight; host of Arts & Entertainment Revue on A&E; and is the former host of Fox News Channel's Fox News Watch.
He earned an Emmy for media criticism and was named one of the best writers in the history of broadcast journalism by the Washington Journalism Review.
Burns is the author of five books, including Infamous Scribblers: The Founding Fathers and the Rowdy Beginnings of American Journalism, which was a 2006 History Book Club selection.
This colloquium is part of the George Bleasby Colloquia, a series of literary events presented by Westminster's Department of English and Public Relations in honor of the late Dr. Bleasby, who chaired the Department of English at Westminster from 1954-75.
A reception will follow the presentation. Burns will sign books that will be available for purchase.
Contact Dr. David Swerdlow, Westminster College professor of English, at (724) 946-7345 or e-mail dswerdlw@westminster.edu for additional information.
