Loeb School Presents George Stephanopoulos – Nov. 12

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ABC’s Stephanopoulos to headline Loeb School 1st Amendment Event

 

MANCHESTER – ABC’s chief political correspondent and Good Morning America co-anchor George Stephanopoulos will be the keynote speaker at the Nackey S. Loeb School of Communications First Amendment Awards this fall.

The 11th annual event, at noon on Nov. 12 at the Executive Court Conference Center in Manchester, honors the First Amendment and New Hampshire residents who strive to exercise and protect the essential rights of free speech and free press.

In addition to anchoring Good Morning America, Stephanopoulos hosts the network’s weekly political program, “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” and reports on political and policy stories for ABC News. Before joining the network, he was a senior adviser to President Bill Clinton. He is the author of “All Too Human,” a No. 1 New York Times bestseller on Clinton’s first term and the 1992 and 1996 Clinton/Gore campaigns.

Stephanopoulos joins other notable national figures who have donated their appearances to the non-profit Loeb School. Previous speakers have included NBC’s Tim Russert, Fox’s Bill O’Reilly, Vice President Joe Biden and commentators Patrick Buchanan and George Will.

Tickets go on sale Sept. 12 on the Loeb School website, www.loebschool.org.

The public is invited to help select the First Amendment recipient by nominating New Hampshire residents or organizations who work to protect free speech and free press.

Past recipients include former state Attorney General Philip McLaughlin, former Keene Sentinel Executive Editor Thomas F. Kearney, The Laconia Citizen, former legislator Daniel Hughes, former Dover City Councilor David Scott, Londonderry High School Journalism Adviser Mary Lukas, First Amendment attorney William Chapman, ConVal School Board member Gail Pierson Cromwell, The Portsmouth Herald and David Lang and the Professional Fire Fighters of New Hampshire.

Led by Presenting Sponsor, People’s United Bank, the First Amendment Event is supported by a growing number of New Hampshire businesses and individuals, including: PSNH, Amoskeag Beverages, Bank of America, Holloway Automotive Group, Dean Kamen, The Dupont Group, The Common Man Family of Restaurants, BAE Systems, Lincoln Financial, Charles Schwab, Sean and Kirsten Mahoney, Fidelity Investments, Mosse & Mosse, Sen. Kelly Ayotte, Sheehan Phinney Bass & Green, Sheehan Phinney Capitol Group, Bernstein Shur Sawyer & Nelson, The Bernstein Shur Group and Centrix Bank.  Media partners are the New Hampshire Union Leader, WMUR-TV and WGIR radio.

Nackey S. Loeb, the late president and publisher of the New Hampshire Union Leader and Sunday News, founded the school in 1999 to promote understanding and appreciation of the First Amendment and to foster interest, integrity and excellence in journalism and communication.  Instructors from media outlets and businesses around the state teach free classes and low-cost workshops for students of all ages on topics including the First Amendment, journalism, photography, broadcasting, social media and public speaking.

For information about the event or becoming a sponsor, or to make a First Amendment Award nomination, visit www.loebschool.org or call 627-0005.

Media Contact: David Tirrell-Wysocki, 627-0005 or dtwysocki@loebschool.org.