Bob Schieffer to Keynote NAB Radio Luncheon.News Editors NAB2003 WASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 21, 2003 Bob Schieffer Bob Lloyd Schieffer (born February 25, 1937) is an American journalist who has been with CBS News since 1969, serving 23 years as anchor on the Saturday edition of CBS Evening News , CBS (Cell Broadcast Service) See cell broadcast. News' chief Washington correspondent, will keynote the NAB2003 Radio Luncheon, April 8 in Las Vegas Las Vegas (läs vā`gəs), city (1990 pop. 258,295), seat of Clark co., S Nev.; inc. 1911. It is the largest city in Nevada and the center of one of the fastest-growing urban areas in the United States. . Schieffer began his broadcasting career in radio at KXOL-AM, Ft. Worth, while attending college at Texas Christian University Texas Christian University, at Fort Worth; Christian Church (Disciples of Christ); coeducational; opened 1873 at Thorp Spring, chartered 1874 as Add Ran Male and Female College. It assumed its present name in 1902 and moved to Fort Worth in 1910. . One of broadcast journalism's most experienced Washington reporters, he has anchored and moderated CBS News' Sunday public affairs program "Face the Nation" since May 1991. He has covered Washington for CBS News for more than 30 years and is one of the few broadcast or print correspondents to have covered all four major beats in the nation's capital -- the White House, the Pentagon, the State Department and Capitol Hill. He is also author of the newly released book "This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV," which is currently ranked No. 3 on The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times non-fiction bestseller list. The book offers insights and behind-the-scenes looks at the news events over the 40-plus years of his career. Before joining CBS News, he was a reporter at The Fort Worth Star-Telegram The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex. Its area of domination is checked by its main rival, The Dallas Morning News and later became news anchor at the Dallas/Fort Worth CBS affiliate. The NAB Radio Luncheon, sponsored by ASCAP ASCAP abbr. American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers , will also feature NAB Hall of Fame inductee Scott Shannon, program director and air personality for WPLJ-FM. NAB2003 takes place April 5-10 in Las Vegas (exhibits open April 7). It is the world's largest electronic media show covering the development, delivery and management of professional video and audio content across all mediums. Complete NAB2003 details are available at www.nab.org/conventions/nab2003. The National Association of Broadcasters is a full-service trade association that promotes and protects free, over-the-air local radio and television stations' interests in Washington and around the world. NAB is the broadcaster's voice before Congress, federal agencies, and the courts. NAB also serves a growing number of associate and international broadcaster members. Information about NAB can be found at www.nab.org. |
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