FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 4, 2005

CONTACT: Daniel P. Finney, (515) 271-2833 or Daniel.Finney@drake.edu

RUSSERT SPEECH RESCHEDULED

Journalist Tim Russert’s speech at Drake University has been rescheduled for 7 p.m., Tuesday, April 26 at the Knapp Center, 2601 Forest Ave.

Russert, managing editor and moderator of NBC-TV’s “Meet the Press,” was set to deliever the Martin Bucksbaum Distinguished Lecture at Drake on Tuesday, April 5 however breaking news coverage of Pope John Paul II’s death forced him to reschedule.

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