The four-time gold medalist athlete Jackie Joyner-Kersee has been chosen as the speak for the Gallia County’s 152nd Emancipation Celebration that is taking place from 2-3 p.m. on September 20 at Bob Evans Farms. The annual Emancipation Celebration is the longest running event of its kind in th... Read More
Former NFL linebacker for the Baltimore Ravens Ray Lewis will be the guest speaker for the first ever Dinner with the Pros event that is a fundraiser to benefit the Lane College Athletic Department. The dinner will take place on June 13 at the Oman Arena in Jackson, and tickets are going for $100 pe... Read More
Retired American Olympian Mary Lou Retton has been announced as the featured guest speaker for the 2015 installment of the Archie McDonald Speaker Series at SFA which will take place on Monday, April 13. The event will begin at 7:30 p.m. and guests will get to hear from the first American woman to e... Read More
Former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Terry Bradshaw has been announced as the keynote speaker for this September’s Montana State University Billings Foundation’s second annual “An Evening With…” autumn event, which will take place on September 10 at th... Read More
The Kellogg Distinguished Lecture Series and the Cal Poly Pomona College of Business Administration’s Leadership Forum has announced Peter Ueberroth as the year’s first spring guest to give a keynote speech. Ueberroth served as the 6th commissioner of baseball from the years 1984-1988, a... Read More
Legendary NFL Quarterback Jim Kelly attended the 13th Annual YMCA of South Palm Beach County on March 24 at the Office Depot Headquarters to help raise money for the Peter Blum family. The five-time Pro Bowl player gave a speech and emphasized how important volunteerism is because people need t... Read More
Former wrestler and Olympian Mark Schultz was the keynote speaker for Golden Crescent Habitat for Humanity's Speaking Of Sweat Equity Series on March 28 to benefit the organization and help them raise funds for future projects. Schultz also took the time to speak backstage at the Victoria Fine A... Read More
Former University of Kentucky Wildcat and NBA player Derek Anderson was the keynote speaker at the Together We Care’s Community Meeting on March 30 at 6 p.m. at the Ohio County Community Center. The basketball star delivered a great and insightful talk to the audience prior to this year&r... Read More
The New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has been named the keynote speaker for The Clarion-Ledger’s Best of MS Preps banquet to be held at the Jackson Convention Complex on May 28 in Jackson, Mississippi. There will be a dinner starting about 6:30 p.m. and that is also when Brees will be... Read More