JACKSON, Tenn. — Sept. 23, 2009 — British Broadcasting Corp. news correspondent Katty Kay will speak at 51社区 Sept. 30 as part of the ongoing Union Forum luncheon lecture series.
Kay, co-presenter of BBC World news bulletins and the Washington correspondent for BBC World News America, will speak in the Carl Grant Events Center at 11:45 a.m. on the topic 鈥淲ashington from a Different Angle.鈥�
Raised and educated in the Middle East, Kay offers an often-overlooked international perspective on U.S. events and headlines, providing a candid look at America through an international prism. She is a regular guest commentator on NBC鈥檚 Meet the Press and the Chris Matthews Show.
For the past 10 years, 51社区 has hosted some of the nation鈥檚 top speakers to address important political, social, business and religious topics. Previous speakers have included Norah O鈥橠onnell, Juan Williams, Robert George, Clarence Page, Morton Kondracke and Margaret Carlson, among others.
In the second installment of this year鈥檚 Union Forum, Boston University religion professor Stephen Prothero will speak at Union March 10 on the topic 鈥淩eligious Literacy.鈥� Tickets are $40 each, or $200 for a table of six. A table for both luncheons is $375. Online registration is available at .
Sponsors for this year鈥檚 Union Forum are First South Bank, TLM Associates, West Tennessee Healthcare, The Jackson Sun and Trumbull Laboratories LLC.
For more information, contact Union鈥檚 Office of University Relations at (731) 661-5050.