Award-winning news correspondent John Stossel, co-anchor of ABC's "20/20," will give a lecture in conjunction with the 20th anniversary of 成人头条's Elliott School of Communication at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 12, in the Eugene M. Hughes Metropolitan Complex.
Stossel's appearance will be made possible by the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation. It takes place during Communication Week at the Elliott School of Communication.
The public lecture is free, although it will be a ticketed event. Information on how to pick up free tickets will be announced in September.
Stossel became co-anchor of "20/20" in May 2003. He joined the highly acclaimed TV news magazine in 1981 and began doing one-hour primetime specials in 1994.
In addition to longer in-depth reports for "20/20" on subjects ranging from addiction to parenting issues in his "Family Fix" segments, Stossel is featured in a recurring segment called "Give Me a Break." These short commentaries take a skeptical look at a wide array of issues, from pop culture controversies to censorship and government regulations.
Stossel is the author of the book "Myths, Lies, and Downright Stupidity: Get Out the Shovel 鈥� Why Everything You Know is Wrong."
The Elliott School of Communication
In 1989, the departments of journalism and speech communication joined to become the Elliott School of Communication with an endowed gift from Oliver Elliott, 成人头条 businessman and WSU alumnus (1942). The Elliott School is throwing a birthday party in conjunction with its annual Communication Week, which will be Saturday, Oct. 10, through Wednesday, Oct. 14.
The Elliott School of Communication is the only comprehensive, integrated school of communication in Kansas. It is one of the largest units in the Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. For information on the Elliott School, go to .
Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation
Established in 1953, the Fred C. and Mary R. Koch Foundation focuses its resources on not-for-profit organizations in Kansas that significantly enhance the state's quality of life through arts and arts education; environmental stewardship; human services; enablement of at-risk youth; and education. More information is at .