November 10, 2004 – Union League Club New York, NY Named CEO of Fleishman-Hillard in March 1974, Mr. Graham’s career has been extraordinary for more than his ability to hold a job in a famously fluid industry. He also has led the firm’s remarkable growth from a single office with a couple dozen employees to … Continue reading Thirty Years in the Same Job, and What Do I Know?
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November 20, 2003 – Union League Club New York, NY A veteran for over 40 years in the public relations industry, Al Golin is founder and chairman of Chicago-based Golin/Harris International. In addition to handling the McDonald’s account for over 40 years, Golin/Harris represents such companies as Bayer Aspirin, DaimlerChrysler Corporation, The Walt Disney Co., … Continue reading Trust Or Consequences
November 7, 2002 – Union League Club New York, NY David Drobis is a legend in public relations, having spent much of his professional career advancing the industry. He was named among the top 10 most influential people in public relations in the 20th century by PRWeek and received the National Public Relations Professional Achievement … Continue reading The Ostrich and the Giraffe – Is It Time to Stick Our Necks Out?
November 15, 2001 – University Club New York, NY Bill Novelli is executive director and CEO of AARP, a membership organization of over 35 million people age 50 and older. He joined AARP in January 2000 as Associate Executive Director, Public Affairs. Earlier, Mr. Novelli co-founded and was president of Porter Novelli, now one of … Continue reading The End of Retirement
November 15, 2000 – Grand Hyatt New York, NY Bill McInturff is a partner and co-founder of Public Opinion Strategies, a national political and public affairs survey research firm established in 1991. Public Opinion Strategies is one of the country’s largest political polling firms and currently represents eight U.S. Senators, seven governors, and more than … Continue reading Election 2000: Who Voted for Whom and What it Means to Communicators
November 11, 1999 – Union League Club New York, NY From 1993 to 2001 Shapiro was executive producer of “Dateline NBC”. He is responsible for expanding the newsmagazine’s programming from one night per week to five. Shapiro began his television news career at ABC in 1980. He is married to JuJu Chang, a correspondent for … Continue reading The Future of Newsmagazine Journalism
December 2, 1998 – Union League Club New York, NY Chester Burger spent most of his 48-year working career in the communications field, establishing many firsts. After he retired in 1988 from Chester Burger & Co., Inc., he became counsel to James E. Arnold Consultants, Inc., the successor firm. Chester Burger & Co., Inc. was … Continue reading A Discussion of Truth and Credibility in an Era of Disbelief
October 9, 1997 – The University Club New York, NY More than 50 years after joining CBS News, Don Hewitt continues to influence television journalism, much as he did when he helped develop many of its methods for reporting news, beginning in 1948. His pioneering work in producing and directing many of the broadcasts of … Continue reading Is Broadcast Journalism A Lost Art?
October 9, 1996 – Union League Club New York, NY After years of meetings about proxy fights and business takeovers at one of the nation’s largest public relations firms, Hill & Knowlton, Richard E. Cheney opted for a new career. Cheney resigned from his position as chairman of the firm in 1993 and the next … Continue reading How I Went From the Corporate War Room to a Seat Behind the Analyst’s Couch
November 7, 1995 – Union League Club New York, NY David Finn has had an outstanding career spanning more than forty years as a key executive in the field of public relations and is a widely published author on business and society. As founder and CEO of Ruder-Finn, Inc., one of the largest independent public … Continue reading Ethical Dilemmas in Communications
November 16, 1994 – Union League Club New York, NY Ian Morrison is an internationally-known futurist and the author of The Second Curve: Managing the Velocity of Change and Health Care in the New Millenium. He is currently the president of the Institute for the Future and is a highly respected consultant and speaker. Morrison … Continue reading Future Tense: Communicating in a Skeptical World
October 13, 1993 – Union League Club New York, NY Everett Ladd is executive director and president of the Roper Center for Public Opinion Research, a private, nonprofit research facility that has been affiliated with the University of Connecticut since 1977. He is also director of the Institute for Social Inquiry at the University of … Continue reading Change and Continuity in American Values in the Nineties