| Andy Rooney to Bring his Wit and Wisdom to The Fletcher School at Tufts on Thurs. Nov. 18 |
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Did you ever wonder why George Bush was so easily re-elected when so many foreign policy issues remain unresolved? Did you ever wonder why so many pundits got the election so wrong and the exit polls couldn’t get it right? Well...we are delighted to announce that "60 Minutes" commentator Andy Rooney, America’s favorite curmudgeon, will deliver the Charles Francis Adams lecture at The Fletcher School at Tufts University this Thurs. [Nov. 18 ] from 5-6 p.m. In his speech, called “60 Minutes with Andy Rooney,” the CBS commentator will provide his unique take on the 2004 presidential election results and what it means for U.S. foreign policy. A Q&A session will follow the talk. A 6:30 p.m. reception will be held in the Hall of Flags following the event. The event is free and open to the public. Known to millions for his wry, humorous and sometimes controversial essays called “A Few Minutes with Andy Rooney,” a signature feature of “60 Minutes” for the past 27 years, Rooney has won three Emmy Awards for his essays, which now number more than 800. He is also the recipient of a Lifetime Achievement Emmy. Rooney has always considered himself a writer who happens to appear on television. In addition to his “60 Minutes”’ essays, he has written a national newspaper column for Tribune Media Services since 1979, published articles in major magazines, and is the author of 13 books, the most recent, Years of Minutes. In 2003, Rooney’s rich body of work was recognized by the National Society of Newspaper Columnists when he was presented with its Ernie Pyle Lifetime Achievement Award. “Ernie Pyle’s life and work eloquently captured the hopes and aspirations of the common man…Andy Rooney’s work is in that fine tradition,” said the society’s president. Rooney was a friend of Pyle, the famous World War II correspondent. “The most felicitous nonfiction writer in television” is how Time magazine once described Rooney, who has won the Writers Guild Award for Best Script of the Year six times—more than any other writer in the history of the medium. |