BROKAW CANCELS VALENCIA SPEECH.Byline: Daily News VALENCIA - Newscaster Tom Brokaw Thomas John Brokaw (born February 6, 1940 in Webster, South Dakota) is a popular American television journalist, Previously working on regularly scheduled news documentaries for the NBC television network, and is the former NBC News anchorman and managing editor of the program has canceled his speaking engagement at College of the Canyons' new performing arts center A performing arts center, often abbreviated PAC, is a multi-use performance space that can be adapted for use by various types of the performing arts, including dance, music and theatre. . Brokaw, who was to speak May 25, notified the college this week that he had a scheduling conflict involving a documentary for NBC NBC in full National Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. commercial broadcasting company. It was formed in 1926 by RCA Corp., General Electric Co. (GE), and Westinghouse and was the first U.S. company to operate a broadcast network. . Brokaw was to have been the final of the speakers in a series sponsored by the College of the Canyons College of the Canyons is one of the fastest-growing community colleges in the state. According to the National Junior College Research Association, College of the Canyons consistently ranks in the top 50 community colleges in the nation. Foundation for the 2004-05 season. Mike Ditka was the first, and Tom and David Gardner, creators of The Motley Fool Web site, are the others, scheduled for April 20. About 200 of the 926 tickets had been sold for Brokaw's appearance and will be fully refunded, exchanged for the Motley Fool appearance or accepted by the College of the Canyons Foundation as tax-free donations. Patrons who bought the discount ticket for all three events in the series will be offered one-third of their money back. ``We are sorry that we won't be able to bring Tom Brokaw to the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. , but the caliber of speakers we included in this year's speakers series is such that they are always in demand, and unavoidable scheduling conflicts do happen from time to time,'' Kathleen Maloney, the foundation's executive director, said in a printed statement. No plans have been made to reschedule re·sched·ule tr.v. re·sched·uled, re·sched·ul·ing, re·sched·ules To schedule again or anew: rescheduled the meeting for the following week; rescheduled the debts of many developing nations. Brokaw, Maloney said. Those who bought tickets will be notified by mail of the cancellation. The speakers series is part of the foundation's effort to raise money for scholarships and other student programs. |
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