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Politics & Media - Top Rated Keynote Speakers
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Bill O'Reilly
Current Rank: 1
Statistical Rank: 9062
Direct Contact: billoreilly.com
Host of Top-Rated The O’Reilly Factor
Bestselling Author and Syndicated News Columnist
A journalist for more than 30 years, Bill O'Reilly has now risen to the top of his profession. Monday through Friday on the Fox News Channel, The O’Reilly Factor causes the powerful in America to duck for cover as the rigidly enforced “No Spin Zone” deals with the nation’s most important issues in a straightforward and provocative manner. Blending news analysis with investigative reporting, The Factor has gained international prominence as well – it is now seen in more than 30 countries.
With five straight New York Times Bestsellers including The O'Reilly Factor, The No Spin Zone, Who's Looking Out for You, Culture Warrior, and his most recent memior, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, and more than 5 million copies of his books in print, Bill O’Reilly continues to be a highly sought-after author. In, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, his most intimate book yet, O’Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from working-class kid to immensely influential television personality and bestselling author. Mr. O'Reilly also writes a syndicated newspaper column which is carried by hundreds of papers across the USA.
Bill O'Reilly has won two Emmy Awards for Excellence in reporting. He was awarded two National Headliner Awards while working as a national correspondent for ABC News, and was honored by The National Academy of Arts and Sciences for his reporting and analysis on and after September 11th, 2001. In his speeches, as in his show and book, Mr. O’Reilly takes on our country, our politicians, and our celebrities. If you’re looking for someone with an opinion—on just about everything—he’s your man. Mr. O'Reilly resides in New York.
Statistical Rank: 9062
Direct Contact: billoreilly.com
Host of Top-Rated The O’Reilly Factor
Bestselling Author and Syndicated News Columnist
A journalist for more than 30 years, Bill O'Reilly has now risen to the top of his profession. Monday through Friday on the Fox News Channel, The O’Reilly Factor causes the powerful in America to duck for cover as the rigidly enforced “No Spin Zone” deals with the nation’s most important issues in a straightforward and provocative manner. Blending news analysis with investigative reporting, The Factor has gained international prominence as well – it is now seen in more than 30 countries.
With five straight New York Times Bestsellers including The O'Reilly Factor, The No Spin Zone, Who's Looking Out for You, Culture Warrior, and his most recent memior, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, and more than 5 million copies of his books in print, Bill O’Reilly continues to be a highly sought-after author. In, A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity, his most intimate book yet, O’Reilly goes back in time to examine the people, places, and experiences that launched him on his journey from working-class kid to immensely influential television personality and bestselling author. Mr. O'Reilly also writes a syndicated newspaper column which is carried by hundreds of papers across the USA.
Bill O'Reilly has won two Emmy Awards for Excellence in reporting. He was awarded two National Headliner Awards while working as a national correspondent for ABC News, and was honored by The National Academy of Arts and Sciences for his reporting and analysis on and after September 11th, 2001. In his speeches, as in his show and book, Mr. O’Reilly takes on our country, our politicians, and our celebrities. If you’re looking for someone with an opinion—on just about everything—he’s your man. Mr. O'Reilly resides in New York.
Wolf Blitzer
Current Rank: 2
Statistical Rank: 9217
Direct Contact: cnn.com/CNN/Programs/situation.room
Anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist
CNN Senior White House Correspondent
Wolf Blitzer is the anchor of CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, CNN's innovative, fast-paced political news program which airs in a three-hour block every weekday and in an hourlong format on Saturday evenings. Blitzer also serves as the network's lead political anchor.
During the 2008 election cycle, Blitzer moderated several of CNN's presidential primary debates and anchored primary, convention and Election Night 2008 coverage. He also spearheaded the full-day coverage of President Barack Obama's inauguration. Blitzer led CNN's Emmy-winning America Votes 2006 coverage and America Votes 2004.
Over the decades, Blitzer has reported on a wide range of major breaking stories around the world that have shaped the international political landscape. In 1982, Blitzer was in Beirut during the withdrawal of PLO and Syrian forces. Blitzer covered the first Israeli-Egyptian peace conference in Egypt in 1977, and, in 1979, he traveled with then-President Jimmy Carter on visits to Egypt and Israel for the final round of negotiations that resulted in the signing of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. He was onsite in 1973 when West German Chancellor Willy Brandt visited Israel, the first visit by a German chancellor since the Holocaust. In August 1991, Blitzer flew to Moscow shortly after the failed coup. He was among the first Western reporters invited into KGB headquarters for a rare inside look into the Soviet intelligence apparatus. He returned to
Moscow in December 1991 to cover the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition from Mikhail Gorbachev to Boris Yeltsin.
Among the numerous honors he has received for his reporting, Blitzer is the recipient of an Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his 1996 coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing and a Golden CableACE from the National Academy of Cable Programming for his and CNN's coverage of the Persian Gulf War. He anchored CNN's Emmy-award winning live coverage of the 2006 Election Day. He was also among the teams awarded a George Foster Peabody award for Hurricane Katrina coverage; an Alfred I. duPont Award for coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia; and an Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN's coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. He is the recipient of the 2004 Journalist Pillar of Justice Award from the Respect for Law Alliance and the 2003 Daniel Pearl Award from the Chicago Press Veterans Association.
Statistical Rank: 9217
Direct Contact: cnn.com/CNN/Programs/situation.room
Anchor of The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer
Emmy Award-Winning Journalist
CNN Senior White House Correspondent
Wolf Blitzer is the anchor of CNN's The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer, CNN's innovative, fast-paced political news program which airs in a three-hour block every weekday and in an hourlong format on Saturday evenings. Blitzer also serves as the network's lead political anchor.
During the 2008 election cycle, Blitzer moderated several of CNN's presidential primary debates and anchored primary, convention and Election Night 2008 coverage. He also spearheaded the full-day coverage of President Barack Obama's inauguration. Blitzer led CNN's Emmy-winning America Votes 2006 coverage and America Votes 2004.
Over the decades, Blitzer has reported on a wide range of major breaking stories around the world that have shaped the international political landscape. In 1982, Blitzer was in Beirut during the withdrawal of PLO and Syrian forces. Blitzer covered the first Israeli-Egyptian peace conference in Egypt in 1977, and, in 1979, he traveled with then-President Jimmy Carter on visits to Egypt and Israel for the final round of negotiations that resulted in the signing of the Israel-Egypt peace treaty. He was onsite in 1973 when West German Chancellor Willy Brandt visited Israel, the first visit by a German chancellor since the Holocaust. In August 1991, Blitzer flew to Moscow shortly after the failed coup. He was among the first Western reporters invited into KGB headquarters for a rare inside look into the Soviet intelligence apparatus. He returned to
Moscow in December 1991 to cover the collapse of the Soviet Union and the transition from Mikhail Gorbachev to Boris Yeltsin.
Among the numerous honors he has received for his reporting, Blitzer is the recipient of an Emmy Award from The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for his 1996 coverage of the Oklahoma City bombing and a Golden CableACE from the National Academy of Cable Programming for his and CNN's coverage of the Persian Gulf War. He anchored CNN's Emmy-award winning live coverage of the 2006 Election Day. He was also among the teams awarded a George Foster Peabody award for Hurricane Katrina coverage; an Alfred I. duPont Award for coverage of the tsunami disaster in Southeast Asia; and an Edward R. Murrow Award for CNN's coverage of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in 2001. He is the recipient of the 2004 Journalist Pillar of Justice Award from the Respect for Law Alliance and the 2003 Daniel Pearl Award from the Chicago Press Veterans Association.
Karl Rove
Current Rank: 3
Statistical Rank: 9031
Direct Contact: rove.com
Former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush
Author, Courage and Consequence
Fox News Contributor
Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, coordinating the White House policy-making process.
Karl has been described by respected author and columnist Michael Barone in U.S. News & World Report as “…unique…no Presidential appointee has ever had such a strong influence on politics and policy, and none is likely to do so again anytime soon.” Washington Post columnist David Broder has called Karl a master political strategist whose “game has always been long term…and he plays it with an intensity and attention to detail that few can match.” Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard, has called Karl “the greatest political mind of his generation and probably of any generation… He knows history, understands the moods of the public, and is a visionary on matters of public policy.”
Before Karl became known as “The Architect” of President Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for Republican candidates, non-partisan causes, and non-profit groups. His clients included over 75 Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional, and gubernatorial candidates in 24 states, as well as the Moderate Party of Sweden.
He was previously a member of the Board of International Broadcasting, which oversaw the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and served on the White House Fellows regional selection panel. He was also a member of the Boards of Regents at Texas Women's Union and East Texas State University. Karl now serves on the Board of Trustees for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and the Texas State History Museum Foundation. He is also a member of the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors and the Texas Philosophical Society.
Statistical Rank: 9031
Direct Contact: rove.com
Former Deputy Chief of Staff to President George W. Bush
Author, Courage and Consequence
Fox News Contributor
Karl Rove served as Senior Advisor to President George W. Bush from 2000–2007 and Deputy Chief of Staff from 2004–2007. At the White House he oversaw the Offices of Strategic Initiatives, Political Affairs, Public Liaison, and Intergovernmental Affairs and was Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy, coordinating the White House policy-making process.
Karl has been described by respected author and columnist Michael Barone in U.S. News & World Report as “…unique…no Presidential appointee has ever had such a strong influence on politics and policy, and none is likely to do so again anytime soon.” Washington Post columnist David Broder has called Karl a master political strategist whose “game has always been long term…and he plays it with an intensity and attention to detail that few can match.” Fred Barnes, executive editor of The Weekly Standard, has called Karl “the greatest political mind of his generation and probably of any generation… He knows history, understands the moods of the public, and is a visionary on matters of public policy.”
Before Karl became known as “The Architect” of President Bush’s 2000 and 2004 campaigns, he was president of Karl Rove + Company, an Austin-based public affairs firm that worked for Republican candidates, non-partisan causes, and non-profit groups. His clients included over 75 Republican U.S. Senate, Congressional, and gubernatorial candidates in 24 states, as well as the Moderate Party of Sweden.
He was previously a member of the Board of International Broadcasting, which oversaw the operations of Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty, and served on the White House Fellows regional selection panel. He was also a member of the Boards of Regents at Texas Women's Union and East Texas State University. Karl now serves on the Board of Trustees for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation and the Texas State History Museum Foundation. He is also a member of the McDonald Observatory Board of Visitors and the Texas Philosophical Society.
Bob Woodward
Current Rank: 4
Statistical Rank: 8783
Direct Contact: bobwoodward.com
Award Winning Journalist
Assistant Managing Editor, The Washington Post
Bestselling Author, All the President’s Men
Bob Woodward has worked for The Washington Post since 1971. He has won nearly every major American journalism award. The Pulitzer Prize was given to the Post in 1973 for the reporting of Woodward and Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal. In addition, Woodward was the main reporter for the Post’s articles that won the National Affairs Pulitzer Prize in 2002. The Weekly Standard called Woodward “the best pure reporter of his generation, perhaps ever.” In 2003, Albert Hunt of The Wall Street Journal called Woodward “the most celebrated journalist of our age.” In 2004, Bob Schieffer of CBS News said, “Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time.”
Woodward has co-authored or authored eleven #1 national best-selling non-fiction books---more than any contemporary American writer.
Newsweek Magazine has excerpted six of Woodward’s books in headline-making cover stories; 60 Minutes has done pieces on six of his books; three of his books have been made into movies. Woodward was born March 26, 1943 in Illinois. He graduated from Yale University in 1965 and served five years as a communications officer in the U.S. Navy before beginning his journalism career at the Montgomery County (Maryland) Sentinel, where he was a reporter for one year before joining the Post.
Statistical Rank: 8783
Direct Contact: bobwoodward.com
Award Winning Journalist
Assistant Managing Editor, The Washington Post
Bestselling Author, All the President’s Men
Bob Woodward has worked for The Washington Post since 1971. He has won nearly every major American journalism award. The Pulitzer Prize was given to the Post in 1973 for the reporting of Woodward and Carl Bernstein on the Watergate scandal. In addition, Woodward was the main reporter for the Post’s articles that won the National Affairs Pulitzer Prize in 2002. The Weekly Standard called Woodward “the best pure reporter of his generation, perhaps ever.” In 2003, Albert Hunt of The Wall Street Journal called Woodward “the most celebrated journalist of our age.” In 2004, Bob Schieffer of CBS News said, “Woodward has established himself as the best reporter of our time. He may be the best reporter of all time.”
Woodward has co-authored or authored eleven #1 national best-selling non-fiction books---more than any contemporary American writer.
Newsweek Magazine has excerpted six of Woodward’s books in headline-making cover stories; 60 Minutes has done pieces on six of his books; three of his books have been made into movies. Woodward was born March 26, 1943 in Illinois. He graduated from Yale University in 1965 and served five years as a communications officer in the U.S. Navy before beginning his journalism career at the Montgomery County (Maryland) Sentinel, where he was a reporter for one year before joining the Post.
