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Max Kampelman Prominent diplomat and foreign affairs expert.
Denizen Kane Denizen Kane is a poet and musician that was born in Tree City. He is one of the founders of I Was Born With Two Tongues (1998-2003), a spoken word quartet that independently released an LP entitled Broken Speak. In 2000, he co-founded Typical Cats, a Chicago-based hip hop collective, and has since released two albums, a self-titled debut and Civil Service. In Tree City Legends and the forthcoming Tree City Legends, Vol. 2, Kane makes his mark as a solo artist and displays his skills as a precocious lyricist, a style innovator, and a great storyteller-in-the-making. He has toured from New York to Tokyo to Los Angeles and has done shows with underground hip hop luminaries such as the Visionaries, Living Legends, and J-Live. His has also performed on three seasons of HBO's Russell Simmons' Presents Def Poetry.
Karl Kani Leading African-American fashion designer who is known as the originator of urban fashion in America, Karl Kani has quickly became on e of the most respected and renowned leaders in the fashion industry today. As a designer innovator, entrepreneur and educator, founder of Karl Kani Infinity, he has built an empire that 12 years later has quadrupled in size. In 2001, Kani founded his own record label called Kani Life. Karl has also pioneered an entrepreneurial program that educates children and teaches them how to run their own business.
Rosabeth Moss Kanter Internationally known business leader, best-selling author and advocate for business, government and health care reforms.
Paul Karasik Sales and management expert, Paul Karasik after 18 years of research into the secrets of success in sales and management has designed the training show "Winning" which will bring the magic of Broadway to your next meeting or conference. Paul Karasik combines powerful strategies, proven techniques and profound insights with humor, music, visuals and magic. The power of Paul's message and his music will infuse your program with a consistent flow of high energy. The combination of Paul's enlightening concepts and the incredible musical tapestry brings a uniqueness and presence that guarantees that participants will have an exciting, entertaining and illuminating experience.
Maulana Karenga Historian, educator, civil rights leader and author of The African American Holiday of Kwanzaa: A Celebration of Family; Community and Culture. In 1966, Dr. Karenga introduced Kwanzaa ("first fruits" in Swahili) to the U.S. It is a non religious cultural observance celebrated by millions of African Americans.
Craig Karges Craig Karges dramatizes the unknown, the unexplained and the unbelievable. You don't just watch this performance, you experience it, through total audience participation. Audiences may be mystified when it comes to understanding how Craig Karges accomplishes what he does on stage but his popularity is no mystery at all. From the entertainment oriented "Tonight Show with Jay Leno" to the news oriented "Larry King Live," Craig Karges makes frequent guest appearances on national television shows. Karges has also starred in two one-hour television specials for Cox Broadcasting. He has also appeared on Lifetime Television, CNBC, United Paramount Network, CNN Headline News, Wisdom Television, SOAPnet, Fox News Channel, and E! Entertainment Television. The sheer number and diversity of Karges' television appearances is indicative of his widespread popularity. Performance, the international touring talent weekly, named Craig Karges touring show one of the top five variety/family shows in the country. Karges was in good company as the list also included the likes of illusionist David Copperfield and Walt Disney's World on Ice. Performance magazine called the extraordinist's performance "The next era in mystery entertainment." American Entertainment Magazine named him one of the the top five variety entertainers on the corporate circuit. Craig Karges first became popular touring college campuses. He was named Entertainer of the Year six times by the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA). Past NACA award winners include Bruce Springsteen, Alabama and Jay Leno. NACA's campus membership also elected to vote Karges as Variety Entertainer of the Year for twelve consecutive years. The independent Campus Activities Magazine named Karges Entertainer of the Year on four occasions. In addition to Entertainer of the Year, the magazine also named Karges Best Male Performer, Best Solo Act, Best Novelty Act and Best Performing Arts Attraction. In 2003, Craig became the fifth inductee into the National Campus Entertainment Hall of Fame. Even Craig Karges peers find his work fascinating. He was named the top performer in his field worldwide by the International Psychic Entertainers Association. The National Speakers Association (NSA) honored him with the Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) designation, a recognition bestowed on less than 10% of the NSAs almost 4,000 members and the CPAE Speaker Hall of Fame Award. Craig Karges says that he does not possess supernatural powers, nor does he claim to perform as a psychic or a magician. While he acknowledges that he is an entertainer, and showmanship plays a role in what he does, he insists that he does not prearrange anything with members of the audience. Skeptical? Craig Karges has a standing offer of $100,000, payable to charity, if anyone can prove he uses stooges, confederates from the audience or hidden assistants to accomplish his demonstrations. Corporate giants such as IBM, McDonalds, General Motors and General Electric have relied upon Craig Karges and his unique brand of showmanship not only to entertain their employees and clients, but also to motivate them. "Ordinary people are capable of extraordinary results because we all possess extraordinary capabilities. I communicate that message both verbally and visually," Karges says.
Dean Karnazes Dean Karnazes was proclaimed, "The fittest man in the world" by Men's Fitness magazine. An internationally recognized endurance athlete and bestselling author, Dean Karnazes has pushed his body and mind to inconceivable limits. Among his many accomplishments, he has run 350 continuous miles, foregoing sleep for three nights. He's run across Death Valley in 120 degree temperatures, and he's run a marathon to the South Pole in negative 40 degrees. On ten different occasions, he's run a 200-mile relay race solo, racing alongside teams of twelve. Dean Karnazes has swum across the San Francisco Bay, scaled Half Dome in Yosemite, mountain-biked for 24-hours straight, surfed the gigantic waves off the coast of Hawaii, and is an accomplished windsurfer. Dean Karnazes has won the Vermont Trail 100 Mile Endurance Run, holds eleven Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run Silver Buckle's, has raced and competed across the globe, and has won the world’s toughest footrace, the Badwater Ultramarathon, running 135 miles across Death Valley in the middle of summer. His most recent endeavor was running 50 marathons, in all 50 US states, in 50 consecutive days, finishing with the NYC Marathon, which he ran in three hours flat. Dean Karnazes and his incredible adventures have been featured on 60 Minutes, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS News, CNN, ESPN, The Howard Stern Show, NPR's Morning Edition, the BBC, and many others. He has appeared on the cover of Runner's World and Outside, and been featured in TIME, Newsweek, People, GQ, The New York Times, USA TODAY, The Washington Post, Men's Journal, Forbes, The Chicago Tribune, The Los Angeles Times, and the London Telegraph, to mention a few. He is a monthly columnist for Men's Health, the largest Men's publication in the world. His first book, Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, is a National Bestseller, and was the #7 bestselling sports book worldwide in 2005. Ultramarathon Man is currently in print in eleven languages and available in audio format. Always wanting to do more, to give more, to help others in need, Dean Karnazes has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars for charity through his running and sports career. He has participated in the Leukemia Society of America's "Team-In-Training" and "Man of the Year" programs, has raised money for the Special Olympics, YouthAIDS and childhood organ donation programs, and has contributed his time and energy to numerous environmental organizations. Beyond being a celebrated endurance athlete, philanthropist, and bestselling author, Dean Karnazes is an accomplished businessman with a notable professional career working for several Fortune 500 companies and startups alike. He is uniquely able to demonstrate how the lessons learned from athletics can be applied to business, and he is able to convey with authenticity the many insights he has gleaned along the way as an athlete and business professional. Dean Karnazes is a sought after speaker who has captivated audiences across the country with his stories of persistence and perseverance. His dynamic, engaging and inspirational presentations focus on going beyond perceived limitations to be the best that you can be. He talks about unlocking an inner strength to achieve extraordinary results. His real-life examples explore the topics of: dealing with adversity, overcoming obstacles, setting and reaching lofty goals, the importance of teamwork, even in solo endeavors, and excelling in a competitive, and often confusing, world. In his presentations, he examines and discusses the essential ingredients necessary for high-achievement, and developing the ability to prevail against staggering odds. Dean Karnazes is believable, because his achievements and accomplishments are real, and he delivers his message with the insight and candor that only one who has lived through such experiences can. His tales of endurance and perseverance are often comical, sometimes tear-jerking, and always entertaining. His roster of clients include: Nike, Roche Pharmaceuticals, The Gap, Accenture, Genentech, The North Face, L'Oreal Cosmetics, Stanford University, CNET, JP Morgan Chase, and a host of others.
Stanley Karnow Historian, foreign affairs expert, journalist, and Pulitzer Prize winning author of In Our Image: America's Empire in the Philippines.
Bela Karolyi Famous USA Olympic gymnastics coach, who coached such gold medal winners as Kerri Strag, Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.
John Kasich John Kasich is a former U.S. Republican Representative turned television show host for FOX News Channel. He hosts Heartland with John Kasich, and also guest hosts The O'Reilly Factor, filling in for Bill O'Reilly when necessary. In 1993, he became the Ranking Republican on the House Budget Committee where he authored an alternative to President Clinton's deficit reduction plan that relied on spending reductions rather than tax increases. Later that year, the Penny-Kasich Plan failed by only six votes to cut federal spending by an additional $90 billion on top of the deficit reduction forecasted by President Clinton. After the 1994 Republicans became the majority party in Congress, Kasich became Chairman of the House Budget Committee working towards the balanced budget, and served as chair of the congressional committee on welfare reform. During the 1996 presidential campaign, Republican nominee Bob Dole seriously considered Kasich as a vice presidential running mate, but instead selected Jack Kemp, a former congressman and HUD Secretary. It is possible Kasich was dropped in response to rumors instigated by Kasich's Democratic opponent in his House race, Cynthia Ruccia, regarding Kasich's sexuality. Ruccia raised the question of the propriety of bachelor Kasich sharing a Washington townhouse with his male chief-of-staff. Kasich nonetheless won the 1996 election, and subsequently married in March of 1997. Kasich's book, Courage is Contagious, was a New York Times bestseller. Kasich is of Croatian descent. Kasich's new book Stand for Something: The Battle for America's Soul was released on May 10, 2006.
Nancy Kassebaum Conservative Republican United States Senator from Kansas from 1979 to 1997.
Henry Kaufman Highly respected economist and financial expert.
Julie Kavner Julie Kavner is an Emmy Award-winning Jewish-American actress, best known for her role as Brenda Morgenstern on Rhoda in the 1970s and for providing the voice of Marge Simpson on the animated television show The Simpsons. In The Simpsons, Kavner provides the voices for Marge Simpson, Patty Bouvier, Selma Bouvier, Jacqueline Bouvier and Gladys Bouvier. Kavner has also appeared in several Woody Allen films, including Hannah and Her Sisters, Deconstructing Harry and Radio Days.
Mat Kearney While on summer break during his junior year in college, Mat Kearneys friend Robert Marvin asked Mat if he wanted to help him move to Nashville. Kearney was looking for a change of scenery from college life at Chico State University, so he decided to go along for the ride. "I helped him pack up his trailer and we put a mattress on the back of his truck. We basically drove cross-country and slept in the back. When we pulled into Nashville we slept in a school parking lot for three days until we finally rented this apartment where the roof was caving in and mice crawling all over." And that's where Kearney and Marvin found the perfect setting to record the demos that would eventually land him a record deal. "By the end of the summer, we had three or four songs and I realized this is what I wanted to do. It just clicked," he says. "So, I called home to my parents in Oregon and said, 'I'm not coming back,' and I never left Nashville." This journey east is referenced in the 27-year-old's major label debut Nothing Left To Lose. Specifically, the title track from the album deals with his move to Nashville and his decision to try his hand at a career in music.
Doris Kearns Doris Kearns first came to the attention of President Lyndon Johnson when she co-wrote a very critical article on Johnson for the New Republic magazine. Several months later, when they met in person at the White House, Johnson asked her to work with him in the White House. He soon asked her to help write his memoirs. During and after Johnson's Presidency, Kearns visited Johnson many times, and, three years after his death, published her first book, Lyndon Johnson & the American Dream. She drew on the friendship and conversations with Johnson, supplemented by careful research and critical analysis, to present a picture of his accomplishments, failures and motivations. She married Richard Goodwin in 1975. Her husband, an advisor to John and Robert Kennedy as well as a writer, helped her to gain access to people and papers for her story on the Kennedy family, begun in 1977 and finished ten years later. This book, too, was acclaimed critically, and was made into a television movie. In 1995 Doris Kearns Goodwin was awarded a Pulitzer Prize for her biography of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, No Ordinary Time. She then turned to writing a memoir of her own, about growing up as a Brooklyn Dodgers fan, Wait Till Next Year. She is a regular political commentator for television and radio.
Sam Keen Men’s rights activist and author of Fire in the Belly.
Mike Keenan Former head Coach of the Vancouver Canucks, and former St. Louis Blues and New York Rangers coach, he led the Rangers to the Stanley Cup in 1994.
Garrison Keillor Well known historian and best-selling author of Preparing for the Twenty-First Century.
Barbara Kellerman Barbara Kellerman is the James MacGregor Burns Lecturer in Public Leadership at Harvard Universitys John F. Kennedy School of Government. She was the Founding Executive Director of the Kennedy Schools Center for Public Leadership, from 2000 to 2003; and from 2003 to 2006 she served as the Centers Research Director. Kellerman has held professorships at Fordham, Tufts, Fairleigh Dickinson, George Washington, and Uppsala Universities. She also served as Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Fairleigh Dickinson, and as Director of the Center for the Advanced Study of Leadership at the Academy of Leadership at the University of Maryland. Kellerman received her B.A. from Sarah Lawrence College, and her M.A., M.Phil., and Ph.D. (1975, in Political Science) degrees from Yale University. She was awarded a Danforth Fellowship and three Fulbright fellowships. At Uppsala (1996-97), she held the Fulbright Chair in American Studies. Kellerman was cofounder of the International Leadership Association (ILA), and is author and editor of many books including Leadership: Multidisciplinary Perspectives; The Political Presidency: Practice of Leadership; and Reinventing Leadership: Making the Connection Between Politics and Business. She has appeared often on media outlets such as CBS, NBC, PBS, CNN, NPR, Reuters and BBC, and has contributed articles and reviews to the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and the Harvard Business Review. Her most recent books are Bad Leadership: What It Is, How It Happens, Why It Matters (2004); a co-edited (with Deborah Rhode) volume, Women & Leadership: State of Play and Strategies for Change (2007); and Followership: How Followers are Creating Change and Changing Leaders (2008). Kellerman speaks to audiences around the world, including in recent years in Berlin, London, Moscow, Rome, Sao Paolo, and Shanghai. She holds an Honorary Degree from Ripon College, and is currently ranked by Leadership Excellence as 6th on the list of the 100 best minds on leadership.
Robert Kelly Robert Kelly is an American stand-up comedian. Kelly resides in Manhattan and frequently performs at the Comedy Cellar. Robert Kelly often appears on Opie and Anthony on XM Satellite Radio. He has also appeared on Last Call with Carson Daly, Tough Crowd with Colin Quinn, and Premium Blend. In 2003, Bob Kelly was voted the Breakthrough Stand-Up of the Year on CringeHumor.net [1]. In 2006, Kelly toured with comedians Dane Cook, Gary Gulman, and Jay Davis on the cross-country tour entitled Tourgasm. Despite breaking his leg, he managed to finish the tour which is airing on HBO as a comedy documentary series in June.[
Greg Kelly FOX News White House Correspondent Greg Kelly, an Atlanta-based correspondent for the FOX News Channel (FNC), joined the network in November 2002. Most recently, he provided extensive coverage on Operation Iraqi Freedom and was embedded with the U.S. Army's 3rd Infantry Division, 2nd Brigade. He was the first television reporter to deliver live pictures to the world of U.S. forces infiltrating Baghdad on April 5th. Two days later, Kelly captured another exclusive during the storming of Saddam's presidential palace. Prior to joining FNC, Kelly served as a reporter for New York 1 News, where he covered New York City politics. Prior to his stint there, Kelly served as an anchor for the morning news program at WIVT-TV (ABC) in Binghamton, NY. Before pursing his career in journalism, Kelly spent nine years as a fighter jet pilot in the United States Marine Corps. During his military service, Kelly amassed 158 aircraft carrier landings and flew over Iraq in Operation Southern Watch, enforcing the United Nations imposed "No-Fly Zone."
Aviva Kempner Respected filmaker, director and producer of such award-winning documentaries as The Life & Times of Hank Greenberg and Partisons of Vilna, a feature-length, documentary film on Jewish resistance against the Nazis.
Todd Kendra Kendra is a native of Virginia Beach, Virginia, now living in Boynton Beach, Florida. Prior to becoming a Season 3 candidate, Kendra was a successful real estate broker from Boynton Beach, Florida. Kendra was 26 years old at the time the show was recorded and produced. Prior to becoming a real estate broker, Kendra obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Linguistics from the University of Florida, founded a highly-respected lifestyle magazine based on South Florida, and used her media expertise as a founder of My House Real Estate, Inc., a firm specializing in property acquisitions. Kendra operates under the codename Agent 53 on a real-estate-investment radio talk show called My House, which is Florida's #1 real-estate-based radio show from Clear Channel Radio
William Kennard As the first African American chairman of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission from November, 1997 until January, 2001, William Kennard presided over the FCC at a historic time. During his tenure, he shaped policies and created an explosion of new wireless phones, brought the internet to a majority of American households, and resulted in billions of dollars of investment in broadband technologies. At the same time, he implemented bold new policies to bridge the digital divide in the United States and around the world.
Paul Kennedy Historian and best-selling author of Preparing for the Twenty-first Century.
Randall Kennedy African-American scholar, distinguished law professor and author of the controversial new book, Nigger.
Jamie Kennedy Setting himself apart from his contemporaries as an actor, writer and producer, Jamie Kennedy is proving that talent and versatility can be parlayed into success in several different forums of entertainment. Kennedy co-wrote and starred in the Warner Bros. hit film "Malibu's Most Wanted." Kennedy's character in the film, B-Rad is based on the one that he created and portrayed on his popular WB television series "JKX: The Jamie Kennedy Experiment," where he wears three hats as star, writer and producer. The show recently concluded its third and final season.
Andrew Kennedy One fun Kennedy family tradition was the ritual 'Cleansing' of personal items (or as it was more commonly referred to: 'Tag Sale of Tears') where all the most revered possessions (like GI Joe Action Figures, Tonka Trucks, Big Wheels and such...) would be sold at a profit, before moving to another country. This of course leading to deep-rooted abandonment issues (not from the Kennedy boys as much as their toys). Andrew is the middle of three boys. He lives with his wife and two young sons in their Connecticut home. The house is about an hour from New York City where he currently performs weekly as a headliner at all the major clubs. Andrew can be seen on "The World Stands Up" (Comedy Central), "Premium Blend" (Comedy Central), "Comic View Best of" (BET) and some independent films which will undoubtedly come back to haunt him when he makes it big..
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is a nationally known attorney, environmental activist, university professor and author. He serves as chief prosecuting attorney for the Hudson Riverkeeper Program; as senior attorney for the Natural Resources Defense Council; and as a clinical professor and supervising attorney at the Environmental Litigation Clinic at Pace University School of Law in New York. He is regarded as a pioneer in the area of municipal and government responsibility for environmental problems. Kennedy's reputation as a resolute defender of the environment stems from a litany of legal actions which include the prosecution of governmental agencies and industrial companies for polluting the Hudson River and Long Island Sound, winning settlements for the Hudson Riverkeeper, arguing cases to expand citizen access to the shoreline, and suing sewage treatment plants to force compliance with the Clean Water Act. Kennedy is credited with leading the fight to protect New York City's water supply. The New York City watershed agreement, which he negotiated of behalf of environmentalists across the state, is regarded as an international model in stakeholder consensus negotiations and sustainable development. On the national front, he was instrumental in helping defeat several anti-environmental bills during the 104th Congress. He has also worked to tackle environmental issues across the Americas and has assisted several indigenous tribes in Latin America and Canada in successfully negotiating treaties protecting traditional homelands. Although Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is known as an activist for environmental protection everywhere, he considers fighting pollution in the Hudson River a priority. In an interview with the Natural Resources Defense Council, Kennedy avowed that he would continue to fight pollution in the Hudson River, despite the many governmental barriers that have been erected to discourage the works of citizens who wish to hold polluting agencies accountable. Kennedy stated, "The Hudson is my backyard, and the primary obligation of anyone in the environmental community is to clean his or her own backyard first. Global reform starts with local reform." Earlier in his career, Kennedy served as assistant district attorney in New York City. He has worked on several presidential campaigns, including those of Edward M. Kennedy in 1980 and Al Gore in 2000. Kennedy is the author of numerous articles and three books, including Judge Frank M. Johnson, Jr., A Biography (1977), the New York State Apprentice Falconer's Manual, and his latest book, The Riverkeepers (1997), co-written with John Cronin. His articles have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post, among other publications. Kennedy is a graduate of Harvard University. He studied at the London School of Economics and received his law degree from the University of Virginia Law School. Following graduation he attended Pace University School of Law, where he was awarded a master's degree in environmental law. March 20, 2003 Quick LinksAcademics @ Guilford Academic Departments Academic Skills Center BannerWeb Certification Programs College Calendar Course Catalog Course Schedules First Year Program Guilford Writing Manual Library Study Abroad Programs What's Going On @ Guilford? Art Gallery Athletics Campus Life Guilfordian Guilford Buzz Local Events and Activities News Services Where Can I Find Help? Admission Information Adult Programs Campus Ministry Campus Map Employment Opportunities Information Technology International Student Info Office of College Relations Office of Public Safety Services & Administration Ways of Giving.
Dr. Jennifer Kerns Dr. Jennifer Kerns is the newest member of The Biggest Losers medical team. She grew up in the suburbs of Washington, DC before moving to Massachusetts for her undergraduate degree, where she graduated from Williams College cum laude, with Honors in Neuroscience in 1995. She returned to the Washington, DC area for medical school and residency, and was chosen to be Chief Medical Resident at the George Washington University Medical Center, where she was delighted to be elected to the auspicious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. Dr. Kerns then moved to California in 2003 to join the medical faculty at the University of California, San Diego as an Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, where she focused on patient care, teaching medical students and residents, and authoring chapters in medical reference books. Dr. Kerns is not only an accomplished physician, but she also understands weight related issues better than anyone, having struggled with her own obesity since childhood. In 2006, Jen made the decision to transform her life and applied to be one of the 50 contestants on Season 3 of The Biggest Loser. She was chosen to represent the state of Virginia, and managed to lose an astounding 108 pounds in 8 months as an at-home contestant. Since the shows finale in December, Dr. Kerns has successfully maintained her weight loss (actually losing an additional 15 pounds!) and relocated to Los Angeles, where she joined the busy medical practice of Dr. Rob Huizenga in order to focus her career on the treatment of overweight and obesity. She feels that being able to share her own weight-loss experience with her patients and the current contestants on The Biggest Loser and support them through their own battle against obesity is the most amazing gift that she could have been given.
Bob Kersee Famous track coach, husband of Jackie Joyner Kersee and the coach of Gail Devers.
Dr. Molefi Kete Asante Dr. Molefi Kete Asante is Professor, Department of African American Studies at Temple University. Considered by his peers to be one of the most distinguished contemporary scholars, Asante has published 61 books, among the most recent are Encyclopedia of Black Studies, (2004), co-edited with Ama Mazama, Race, Rhetoric, and Identity: The Architecton of Soul, Erasing Racism: The Survival of the American Nation, (2003), Ancient Egyptian Philosophers (2003), Scattered to the Wind, Custom and Culture of Egypt, and 100 Greatest African Americans. The second edition of his high school text, African American History: Journey of Liberation, 2nd Edition, (2001), is used widely throughout North America. He has published more scholarly books than any contemporary African author and has recently been recognized as one of the ten most widely cited African Americans. In addition, Black Issues in Higher Education recognized him as one of the most influential leaders in the last 15 years. Asante completed his M.A. at Pepperdine and received his Ph.D. from UCLA at the age of 26 and was appointed a full professor at the age of 30 at the State University of New York at Buffalo. At Temple University he created the first Ph.D. Program in African American Studies in 1987. He has directed more than 125 Ph.D. dissertations. He has written more than 300 articles for journals and magazines and is the founder of the theory of Afrocentricity. Asante was born in Valdosta, Ga., one of sixteen children. He is a poet, dramatist, and a painter. His work on African culture and philosophy has been cited by journals such as the Journal of Black Studies, Journal of Communication, American Scholar, Daedalus, Western Journal of Black Studies, and Africaological Perspectives. The Utne Reader called him one of the “100 Leading Thinkers” in America and Asante was recommended in a survey as one of the 25 influential African male leaders of the last two hundred years. In 2001, Transition Magazine said “Asante may be the most important professor in Black America.” He has appeared on Nightline, Nighttalk, BET, Macnell Lehrer News Hour, Today Show, the Tony Brown Show, Night Watch, Like It Is and 60 Minutes. In 2002 he received the distinguished Douglas Ehninger Award for Rhetorical Scholarship from the National Communication Association. The African Union cited him as one of the twelve top scholars of African descent when it invited him to give one of the keynote addresses at the Conference of Intellectuals of Africa and the Diaspora in Dakar in 2004. He was inducted into the Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent at the Gwendolyn Brooks Center at Chicago State University in 2004. Dr. Asante is the founding editor of the Journal of Black Studies (1969) and was the President of the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee chapter at UCLA in the 1960’s. In 1995 he was made a traditional king, Nana Okru Asante Peasah, Kyldomhene of Tafo, Akyem, Ghana. Dr. Asante has been or is presently a consultant for a dozen school districts. An activist scholar, he believes it is not enough to know, one must act to humanize the world.
Joseph Kett One of America's leading authorities on cultural literacy, Dr. Kett collaborated with E.D. Hirsch on the book Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know and went on to co-author with him the Dictionary of Cultural Literacy. Dr. Kett is also the author of the widely acclaimed book Rites of Passage.
Alan Keyes Alan Keys former Reagan Administration official, Alan L. Keyes was born in New York, son of a US Army Sergeant. He is recognized as a leader in the Conservative movement and one of today's most demanded orators and television and radio commentators. Author of "Our Character, Our Future and Masters of the Dream," Keyes is currently the Interim President of Alabama A&M University. Keyes also serves as the US Ambassador to the United Nations Social and Economic Council and as the Assistant Secretary of State for International Organizations. As a leader and citizen activist, Keyes was a Republican candidate for President in 1996 and 2000; a twice-Republican nominee to the US Senate for the state of Maryland; former Vice President of the Ronald Reagan Alumni Association; 1992 featured speaker at the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas; and is currently the newly elected President of the Ronald Reagan Alumni Association. He also served as the former President of Citizens Against Government Waste; Founder of National Taxpayer Action Day; and Founder and Chairman of the Declaration Foundation.
Rami Khouri Rami George Khouri is a Palestinian-Jordanian and US citizen whose family resides in Beirut, Amman, and Nazareth. He is the Director of the Issam Fares Institute of Public Policy and International Affairs at the American University of Beirut as well as editor-at-large of the Beirut-based Daily Star newspaper, published throughout the Middle East with the International Herald Tribune. He is an internationally syndicated political columnist and author. Rami was a visiting scholar at Stanford University in October 2006, and in November 2006, he was the co-recipient of the Pax Christi International Peace Award for his efforts to bring peace and reconciliation to the Middle East.
Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch Lieutenant Colonel , U.S. Army (Retired) Highest Ranking Hispanic Woman in U.S. Army’s Combat Support Field; Founder of Educational Achievement Services An Evening with Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch Born and raised in a tiny barrio in Laredo, Texas where she overcame the fierce challenges of poverty, discrimination and illiteracy, Consuelo Castillo Kickbusch grew to become a successful leadership role model for her community. Breaking barriers and setting records in the military, Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Consuelo Kickbusch rose to senior officer position and became the highest-ranking Hispanic woman in the Combat Support Field of the United States Army. Acknowledged as a charismatic, passionate and entertaining speaker, Consuelo Kickbusch, carries her powerful message of what it takes to be an effective leader in today’s global marketplace to hundreds of colleges/universities, corporations and government institutions, both here in the U.S. and abroad. During her distinguished military career, Consuelo Kickbusch held a variety of demanding and critical leadership positions ranging from Executive Officer for Information Systems Command to Technical Advisor to the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center to Company Commander of an all-male platoon. Along the way, she has earned numerous illustrious decorations including the Legion of Merit, the National Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal (four times), the Army Achievement Medal (twice) and the National Image’s Uniformed Services Award for significant contributions in the areas of civil/human rights, race relations, equal opportunity, human resources, and public service. In 1996 LTC (Ret.) Consuelo Kickbusch was selected out of 26,000 candidates to assume a command post, which would put her on track for General Officer rank. Consuelo Kickbusch respectfully declined the honor, retired as a twenty-year veteran and founded Educational Achievement Services Inc. (EAS) to realize her personal dream and mission of preparing tomorrow’s leaders today. Through EAS, she shares her years of leadership experience, success techniques and motivational messages to empower people of all ages in all environments (schools, corporations, government and non-profits). Consuelo Kickbusch’s results-oriented seminars/workshops use real life case studies, successful leadership behaviors and guiding principals and role-playing situations, to provide a dynamic and interactive learning environment. As a result, participants develop leadership skills, the ability to become change agents and achieve optimum performance. She also helps them to examine the role and value-added that our diverse cultures and backgrounds bring to leadership development. Because of her strong dedication to saving the youth of America living in the same barrios she did as a child, Consuelo Kickbusch has worked with over one million children, their parents and educators, in the roughest neighborhoods in America, covering 43 states. She inspires these young “diamonds in the rough” by encouraging them to believe that “we can all make our dreams come true, to not give up hope, but rather to take charge of your lives, make a real difference in your families/communities and follow a disciplined road map to success”. To assist them, she produced a well-received video entitled, “Porque No – Why Not?”which provides practical techniques that helped Consuelo Kickbusch leave the barrio, develop self-esteem and achieve her personal success. Currently, she is writing a book for young readers, Journey to the Future, a primer providing young people with a framework for early leadership development. In recognition of her organization’s success, accomplishments and citizenship, Consuelo Kickbusch has been honored by the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce with the 2002 Business Achievement Award.
Margot Kidder Once the glamorous co-star of "Superman," Margot Kidder has been to hell and back! Suffering from an automobile accident, unable to walk and in constant pain, she turned to alcohol and pills, leading to manic depression, a disease that affects over two million Americans. Margot Kidder hit bottom when on the streets of Los Angeles she was found wandering by the police. Ms. Kidder speaks of her recovery. She delivers an inspirational and moving message for the millions of Americans who suffer from this illness.
Jean Kilbourne Internationally recognized authority on the media, addictions and sex roles in advertising.
Dr. Jean Kilbourne Jean Kilbourne, Ed.D. is internationally recognized for her pioneering work on alcohol and tobacco advertising and the image of women in advertising. She was named by The New York Times Magazine as one of the three most popular speakers on college campuses today, and has twice been named "Lecturer of the Year" by the National Association of Campus Activities. She is known for her award-winning documentaries Killing Us Softly, Slim Hopes and Pack of Lies and is the author of two books, Deadly Persuasion: Why Women and Girls Must Fight the Addictive Power of Advertising and Can't Buy My Love. Dr. Kilbourne is a visiting scholar at Wellesley College, has served on the National Advisory Council on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and been an adviser to two surgeons general. She has been what The Boston Globe described as "a superstar lecturer" for many years. She has twice received the Lecturer of the Year award from the National Association for Campus Activities. Students, faculty and staff from over 1,000 colleges and universities vote for the recipient of this award. She has lectured at more than one-third of all the colleges and universities in the United States and all of the major universities in Canada, as well as scores of private and public schools. She is also sought after as a keynote speaker at a wide range of conferences, including those focusing on addictions and public health, violence, women and the media. Her audiences range in size from several hundred to several thousand and have included college students, people at a town hall forum in Nebraska, members of a church in New Hampshire, prisoners and officials of the Georgia Department of Corrections, addictions experts at an international conference in Rio de Janeiro and doctors at psychiatric grand rounds at Massachusetts General Hospital. She is known for her wit, warmth and ability to present provocative topics in a way that unites rather than divides, that encourages dialogue and moves and empowers people to take action in their own and in society's interest. A member of the Italian Parliament said, "Hearing Jean Kilbourne is a profound experience. Audiences leave her feeling that they have heard much more than another lecture, for she teaches them to see themselves and their world differently." Students at Harvard Business School responded to her lecture with a standing ovation and a letter stating, "The importance of your research has not been lost on the Harvard Business School students as was evidenced by the remarkable turnout ... The entire presentation will stand out as a highlight of our education here."Even advertisers sometimes respond positively, as in an AdWeek editorial: "After listening to Jean Kilbourne, I would never doubt her intellectual honesty. While she bills herself as a critic of advertising, she is more akin to a prophet calling out in the wilderness for fundamental change in the way we communicate publicly with one another."Dr. Kilbourne has made several award-winning documentary films and videos based on her lectures. They are used widely throughout the world, in a variety of college and high school courses and by health groups, church groups, community groups, corporations and many others.Her first film, Killing Us Softly: Advertising's Image of Women (and the remake Still Killing Us Softly) is among the most popular educational films of all time. Jay Carr, film critic for The Boston Globe, wrote, "With skill, humor and acuteness, Kilbourne encourages action against these society weakening images. Never shrill, her indictment is, if anything, understated."Her other videos include Slim Hopes: Advertising and the Obsession with Thinness, Pack of Lies: The Advertising of Tobacco and Calling the Shots: Advertising Alcohol.Dr. Kilbourne has also hosted several videos, including The Killing Screens: Media and the Culture of Violence (featuring George Gerbner, Dean Emeritus of the Annenberg School of Communication of the University of Pennsylvania), The End of Education (with author and educator Neil Postman) and Sexual Harassment: Building Awareness on Campus.
Craig Kileburger Craig Kileburger is an accomplished child rights advocate, leadership specialist, and award-winning author and public speaker.. Kielburger founded Free The Children when he was just twelve years old. What started as a small group of classmates quickly became in international phenomenon which has helped to build more than 400 primary schools in third world countries helping to education more than 35,000 children. Craig has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize three times, received the Nelson Mandela Human Rights Award, the Roosevelt Freedom Medal, and in 2006 received the World Children’s Prize also known as the “Children’s Nobel Prize.” His first book, Free The Children, earned the Christopher Award and has since been translated into eight languages. He is co-author of the national bestseller Take Action! – A Guide to Active Citizenship. His most recent book, co-written with his brother Marc, is entitled Me to We: Turning Self-Help on Its Head has already spent more than 25 weeks on numerous national bestseller’s lists. Craig has shown that no one is too young to make a difference and has partnered with the United Nations and Oprah’s Angel Network. His work has been featured on Oprah, 60 Minutes, Time, People Magazine, and numerous newspapers around the world.
Kurt Kilpatrick Business humorist and mimic with a motivating message.
Kwame Kilpatrick Since taking office in 2002 as the youngest mayor of any major U.S. city, Kwame M. Kilpatrick has led tremendous growth in the city of Detroit including the biggest housing and commercial construction boom in 50 years, the largest road and infrastructure improvement program in decades, and a $2-billion overhaul of Detroit’s riverfront. After decades of decline, Detroit is experiencing a revival thanks to Mayor Kilpatrick’s leadership that has been recognized by media including the New York Times, USA Today, the Los Angeles Times, and the Financial Times of London.
Dennis Kimbro Entrepreneur, business consultant and best-selling author of Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice, Daily Motivations for African-American Success and his newest book, What Makes the Great Great, Dennis Kimbro has written extensively on African American entrepreneurship and success. A PBS special entitled "The Legacy of Achievement with Dr. Dennis Kimbro" was recently aired on Public Broadcasting Systems (PBS). He has appeared on numerous television programs including "Today" on NBC and "Larry King Live" and has been featured in many magazines and newspapers such as Success, Black Enterprise, Essence, The New York Times and USA Today. Dr. Dennis Kimbro combines his vast knowledge of business, contemporary affairs and the vibrant nature of Black America in a motivational and practical lecture on the secrets of success.
Mel Kinder Relationship expert, psychologist, and author of the best-selling book, Smart Women/Foolish Choices.
Billy Jean King Feminist, social activist and tennis star.
Stephen King Best-selling author of such books as The Shining; The Stand; and Christine.
Thom King Relationship expert and author of Good Girls Guide to Great Sex; Sex, Intimacy and Lying about Love plus three other new books on love, romance and relationships. His presentation of An Evening of Foreplay is an adventure in human desire, sexuality and relationships.
Gayle King Gayle King is a popular television personality who regularly appears on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She has been the Editor-at-Large for O, The Oprah Magazine since its inception in 1999 and for O at Home since its inception in 2003, acting as a liaison between the publications' Founder and Editorial Director Oprah Winfrey and the magazines' staffs. She also consults on the editorial and creative direction for the publications.
Larry King Celebrating his 49th year in broadcasting in 2006, CNN's Larry King is the host of the network's Larry King Live, the first worldwide phone-in television talk show and the network's highest-rated program. The Emmy Award-winning King and author of multiple books has been dubbed "the most remarkable talk-show host on TV ever" by TV Guide and "master of the mike" by TIME Magazine. Larry King Live debuted on CNN in June 1985 with its now famous mix of celebrity interviews, political debates and topical discussions. Telecast each weeknight at 9 p.m. (ET), the program also features phone calls from viewers around the world. CNN's Larry King Weekend airs every Saturday and Sunday at 9 p.m. and offers in-depth profiles and career retrospectives of news and entertainment figures. In June 1994, King created the first daily radio/TV talk show by simulcasting CNN's Larry King Live on Mutual/Westwood One radio stations nationwide. King has been asking famous people questions throughout his career, having accumulated more than 40,000 interviews, including every U.S. president since the Ford administration. King's famed NAFTA debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot in 1993 broke cable industry ratings records (outside of the first night of Gulf War coverage) and obtained the highest rating in CNN history--reaching more than 16.3 million viewers. In 1995, King showcased his extraordinary skill in international diplomacy when he hosted a historic hour on the Middle East Peace process with PLO Chairman Yasser Arafat, King Hussein of Jordan and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin. King's award-winning jailhouse interviews include: convicted murderers Sante Kimes and her son, Kenneth; Karla Faye Tucker, the first woman to be executed in Texas; and Mike Tyson.
Rev. Bernice King Rev. Bernice King Ordained Minister and Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. As a nationally renowned orator, Bernice A. King has inherited the gift of oratory and ecumenical power that her father was famous for, and has inspired thousands of people from all walks of life. In 1980, at age 17, she spoke in her mother's stead to the United Nations on Apartheid, and discovered her oratorical gift. The youngest child of Mrs. Coretta Scott King and the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Bernice is remembered by most as the five year-old in the Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph taken of her as she lay in her mother's lap during her father's funeral.
Martin King, III Son of the late civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. he is the president of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Martin Luther King, III is founder of the civil rights organization, American United for Affirmative Action.
Kathleen Kingsbury Kathleen Burns Kingsbury is a licensed mental health counselor, national speaker, and co-author of Weight Wisdom: Affirmations to Free You from Food and Body Concerns. She received her Master of Arts in counseling psychology from Lesley College and has worked in the field since 1992. She is a professional member of several organizations including the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA), MEDA, Inc. (formerly known as the Massachusetts Eating Disorders Association), and the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association. Recently, Kathleen began her tenure as the Chairperson for NEDA's National Eating Disorders Awareness Week, the nation's largest eating disorders outreach effort.In 1998, Kathleen founded the South Shore Eating Disorder Collaborative, a group of highly skilled clinicians dedicated to providing quality care for individuals and families coping with eating and related problems. During the past decade, she has lectured to hundreds of parents, students and professionals regarding the dangers of dieting and effective ways to prevent and treat anorexia, bulimia and compulsive overeating . She has presented at national and local conferences including the National Association of Social Workers, the National Eating Disorders Association, the Renfrew Foundation, MEDA, Inc., and the Massachusetts Mental Health Counselors Association. Kathleen has been a guest on the National Public Radio Show Here and Now and is an expert source for the Boston Globe, the Boston Herald and many other local and national news and media outlets. She maintains a private practice in Quincy Massachusetts. In addition to her clinical work, Kathleen helps healthcare providers, nonprofit agencies and small business owners creatively and effectively market their services to the community.Speech Topics: Body Blues: Helping Students Gain Weight Wisdom on Campus Highly interactive workshop trains resident life staff, coaches and college counselors on how to effectively identify support and refer students with eating disorders. Learn how to set up an eating disorders policy on campus, how to work as a team and how to protect each student's confidentiality in the process. Be A “Super Model” On Campus Building and maintaining a healthy body image in our weight obsessed society is a challenge for most college-aged men and women. Discover how the media exploits our insecurities to sell products and how each of us can fight back and learn to love ourselves inside and out. Students walk away with concrete strategies for improving body confidence, increasing "weight wisdom" and helping a friend who is in danger of developing an eating disorder.
Barbara Kingsolver Kingsolver's short fiction and poetry began to be published during the mid-1980's, along with the articles she wrote regularly for regional and national periodicals. She wrote her first novel, The Bean Trees, entirely at night, in the abundant free time made available by chronic insomnia during pregnancy. Completed just before the birth of her first child, in March 1987, the novel was published by HarperCollins the following year with a modest first printing. Widespread critical acclaim and word-of-mouth support have kept the book continuously in print since then. The Bean Trees has now been adopted into the core curriculum of high school and college literature classes across the U.S., and has been translated into more than a dozen languages. She has written eleven more books since then, including the novels Animal Dreams , Pigs in Heaven, The Poisonwood Bible, and Prodigal Summer ; a collection of short stories (Homeland ); poetry (Another America ); an oral history (Holding the Line ); two essay collections (High Tide in Tucson, Small Wonder ); a prose-poetry text accompanying the photography of Annie Griffiths Belt (Last Stand ); and most recently, her first full-length narrative non-fiction, Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. She has contributed to dozens of literary anthologies, and her reviews and articles have appeared in most major U.S. newspapers and magazines. Her books have earned major literary awards at home and abroad, and in 2000 she received the National Humanities Medal, our nation's highest honor for service through the arts. In 1997 Barbara established the Bellwether Prize, awarded in even-numbered years to a first novel that exemplifies outstanding literary quality and a commitment to literature as a tool for social change.
Maxine Hong Kingston Maxine Hong Kingston is a highly acclaimed writer of both fiction and nonfiction and one of the first Asian Americans to make it to the top of the literary world in America. Her first book, a memoir published in 1976 called The Women Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts, won the National Book Critic's Circle Award and made her a literary celebrity. Kingston latest publication is an anthology of stories and poems by 80 veterans titled Veterans of War, Veterans of Peace, which she edited. The anthology won the Northern California Book Critics Award. China Men, a sequel to The Women Warrior, was published in 1980 and received the National Book Award and was runner-up for the Pulitzer Prize. In 1989 Kingston published her first novel, Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book which won the PEN Fiction Award. Kingston has also written Hawaii One Summer and helped edit the book Literature of California. Her recent works include To be the Poet, and The Fifth Book of Peace, which was nominated for The Dublin Literary Award. Kingston graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1962 and returned a year later for a teaching certificate. In the early 1980s, she received fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. She has been honored with the American Academy and Institute Award in Literature, California Governor's Award in the Arts, Hawaii Award for Literature, California Arts Commission Award and the Anisfield Wolf Book Award. Kingston was recognized as a "Living Treasure of Hawaii" in 1980. Kingston's writing is often cited for its melodiousness and poetry - its exploration of myth, legend, history and autobiography combines to create a genre all to its own. Fearlessly creative and relentlessly brilliant, she shares worlds where imagination and reality collide, and truth is revealed. Kingston was awarded the National Humanities Medal from President Clinton. She currently teaches at her alma mater, University of California at Berkeley.
Daniel Kinno Daniel Kinno's trademark style of observational humor mixed with his zany and youthful delivery has made him a favorite across the country. Born and raised in Russia, Daniel lends an unusual and hilarious perspective to everyday events ranging from dating to college life. At the Montreal "Just for Laughs" Festival, Daniel Kinno was called one of the top new young comics nationwide. He has been seen regularly on Comedy Central, MTV, GSN and WB. He recently starred in a national ESPN commercial and is currently co-starring in a new hit show "Boys Behaving Badly."
Jessica Kirson Jessica Kirson's unique style and captivating stage presence captures the attention of audiences and club bookers everywhere she performs. Her wide variety of characters brings a diverse energy to her routine. Once you have seen her amazing talent, it is easy to understand why she was selected to perform at the Hamptons, Toyota, and Marshall's Women in Comedy festivals. She has been featured on various television shows including, Comedy Central's, "Premium Blend" and "Fresh Faces", Nickelodeon's, "Sixth in the Suburbs", Noggin's, "LOL", VH1's, "Awesomely Bad Hair," "Awesomely Bad Love Songs,' "Awesomely Bad #1 Songs", "Awesomely Bad Breakup Songs," Oxygen's premier game show, "Can You Tell?", Bravo's, "The Great Things About Being", The Women's Television Network's, "She's So Funny", and NBC's, "Last Comic Standing seasons 2 and 3." Jessica can be seen at clubs and colleges all over the United States receiving rave reviews. Between her hilarious characters and amazing crowd work, she will be wowing audiences across the country for years to come.
Robert Klein A career in entertainment was not a "legitimate" pursuit for a middle class kid born in the Bronx, even though his father, Ben, was a good livingroom comedian, and his mother, Frieda, was a show business fan. So, Robert Klein graduated from Dewitt Clinton High School and entered Alfred University as a pre med student. At Alfred he joined the college's acting company and graduated in 1962 with a B.A. in Political Science and History. But the acting bug hit hard, and Robert's drama professor convinced Ben Klein that his son should pursue an acting career. Yale Drama School beckoned, and Klein was on his way. Robert Klein finished a year at Yale, followed by summer stock. The following fall, in order to earn a living while paying his dues at New York City clubs, Klein took a job as a substitute teacher. In 1965 Robert Klein auditioned for the famous Chicago "Second City," became a member of the troupe, and there he spent the single most important year of his career. Klein returned to New York as a seasoned member of "Second City," was seen by producer Mike Nichols and chosen for a role in his Broadway musical, Apple Tree. Two more Broadway shows followed, and in 1970, he starred in Comedy Tonight, the CBS summer replacement for Glen Campbell's show. In 1973, Robert Klein released his first album, Child of the Fifties, an ingenious collection of material which brought Klein to a vast audience and won him a Grammy Award nomination for Best Comedy Album of the Year. Two more albums followed, including Mind Over Matter, also nominated for a Grammy, and New Teeth. Klein's most recent album, Let's Not Make Love, was released in 1990 on Rhino Records. Probably no single event is more indicative of Klein's success than his first sold out concert at Carnegie Hall in 1973, The First Annual Robert Klein Reunion. In 1979, Robert Klein returned to Broadway in grand style with a Tony nomination for Best Actor, and a Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for his performance in the hit musical, They're Playing Our Song. During this time, Klein began hosting The Robert Klein Radio Show, an internationally syndicated comedy rock show. Klein's movie credits include The Sisters Rosensweig, Hooper, One Fine Day, Next Stop Wonderland, Primary Colors, How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days, and many others. Robert Klein has also frequently guest starred on such programs as Murder She Wrote, Frasier, Law and Order, and Mad About You, among others. From 1986 through 1988, Klein hosted Robert Klein Time on the USA Network, which was nominated for seven Ace Awards. He currently hosts New Joke City on the Metro Channel. Robert Klein is currently writing a book for Simon and Schuster.
Naomi Klein Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the New York Times and international bestseller, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Published worldwide in September 2007, The Shock Doctrine is being translated into 20 languages to date. The six minute companion film, created by Alfonso Cuaron, director of Children of Men, was an Official Selection of the 2007 Venice Biennale and Toronto International Film Festivals and was a viral phenomenon, downloaded over a million times. Her first book No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies was also an international bestseller, translated into over 28 languages with more than a million copies in print. A collection of her work, Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate was published in 2002. Klein writes a regular column for The Nation and The Guardian that is syndicated internationally by The New York Times Syndicate. In 2004, her reporting from Iraq for Harper's Magazine won the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism. Also in 2004, she co-produced The Take with director Avi Lewis, a feature documentary about Argentina's occupied factories. The film was an Official Selection of the Venice Biennale and won the Best Documentary Jury Prize at the American Film Institute's Film Festival in Los Angeles. She is a former Miliband Fellow at the London School of Economics and holds an honorary Doctor of Civil Laws from the University of King's College, Nova
Naomi Klein Naomi Klein is an award-winning journalist, syndicated columnist and author of the New York Times and #1 international bestseller, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. Published worldwide in September 2007, The Shock Doctrine is being translated in 27 languages. It was a finalist for several prizes including the 2007 LA Times Book Award, New York Public Library Bernstein Award for Journalism, and the National Business Book Award (Canada). In 2008 it won the Canadian Booksellers Association’s Libris Award for Non-Fiction Book of the Year and is longlisted for the inaugural 2009 Warwick Prize for Writing (UK). The six minute companion film, created by Alfonso Cuaron, director of Children of Men, was an Official Selection of the 2007 Venice Biennale and Toronto International Film Festivals and was a viral phenomenon, downloaded over a million times. Her first book No Logo: Taking Aim at the Brand Bullies was also an international bestseller, translated into over 28 languages with more than a million copies in print. A collection of her work, Fences and Windows: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Globalization Debate was published in 2002. Naomi Klein writes a regular column for The Nation and The Guardian that is syndicated internationally by The New York Times Syndicate. In 2004, her reporting from Iraq for Harper’s Magazine won the James Aronson Award for Social Justice Journalism. Also in 2004, she co-produced The Take with director Avi Lewis, a feature documentary about Argentina’s occupied factories. The film was an Official Selection of the Venice Biennale and won the Best Documentary Jury Prize at the American Film Institute’s Film Festival in Los Angeles.
Rikki Klieman Television anchor, legal analyst, trial attorney, actor and best-selling author, Rikki Klieman has earned a sterling reputation as one of the nation’s most celebrated lawyers and legal authorities. A dynamic and versatile communicator, Klieman has found success in multiple fields, including television journalism, the courtroom, academia and public speaking. An Anchor at the Courtroom Television Network since 1994 and a Legal Analyst for CBS’s Early Show, Rikki relocated to from New York to California to join her husband, Los Angeles Police Chief William Bratton. She was a Legal Analyst for NBC’s Today Show and covered the Michael Jackson trial for the E! Network. She continues to inspire the lives of others with her autobiography, Fairy Tales Can Come True - How a Driven Woman Changed Her Destiny, released in May 2003 which reached the L.A. Times Best Seller List. She remains Of Counsel to the Boston, Massachusetts law firm of Klieman, Lyons, Schindler & Gross, specializing in criminal trial and appellate practice as well as civil litigation. She received her J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1975. Prior to her legal career, she was a theater major at Northwestern University and became a professional actress. Following law school, she served as a law clerk for the Honorable Walter Jay Skinner of the United States District Court of Massachusetts, and as a prosecutor with the Middlesex and Norfolk County District Attorneys’ offices. Before creating her own practice, she was a partner at Friedman & Atherton, a commercial law firm in Boston. In 1983, she was named one of the five most outstanding women trial lawyers in the country by Time magazine. She is often the subject of magazine and newspaper articles and she was profiled by CNN. She has been interviewed on numerous radio and television programs on various aspects of criminal and civil law and procedure including, among others, “60 Minutes, The McLaughlin Group, 20/20 and a Nightline Special Report on rape hosted by Peter Jennings. Ms. Klieman was a member of the Adjunct Faculty at Columbia Law School, teaching a course on Trial Strategies in Major Current Cases from 1996 to 2003. She was a Professor at Boston University School of Law where she taught trial practice for many years. She also lectures across the country on aspects of the legal system and has taught trial advocacy at Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyers College, the National Criminal Defense College, University of Virginia Trial Advocacy Institute, Western Trial Advocacy Institute, Northwestern University's Short Course for Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Intensive Trial Advocacy Program at Harvard. She has published articles on criminal defense practice and contributed to a book, Women Trial Lawyers, published by Prentice Hall as well as a book on drug law. She writes the bi-annual supplement for Representing Witnesses Before Federal Grand Juries. She recently was the co-editor of a 2006 book on cross-examination called Take the Witness. In addition, she writes a column about legal issues for the popular LA Confidential Magazine.
John Kline John Kline hadn't thought about Ruben Bolen in decades. Back in the1950s, slots in the NBA had been precious for black ballplayers --one or two per team and that was it. Instead Kline and Bolen traveled the world together as Harlem Globetrotters. When things got tough, Kline depended on Bolen to back him up. Then one day in 1995, Kline read a painful newspaper item: Ruben Bolen was dead. Bolen, 61, had died homeless, stabbed to death in a parking lot in San Francisco. It hurt Kline, and it made him think: What was happening to guys like Bolen, talented black men who'd played the pro game when it was rough and tumble . . . and racist? Most of them earned little playing for the Globetrotters, the New York Renaissance, the Washington Bears, and other barnstorming squads that endured endless road trips and unyielding Jim Crow laws. Even those who made the NBA after integration began in 1950 were forced to be role players, concentrating on rebounding and defense. Black pros didn't get a chance to showcase their talents in the league until the arrival of Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain. Kline, who worked as a school administrator in Detroit after his playing days, decided he wanted to do something for the heroes of that forgotten era. In 1996, Kline founded the Black Legends of Professional Basketball Foundation to honor black pros who played prior to 1960. Some of the still-living legends he's contacted date their playing careers as far back as the 1930s. Kline wants to make sure these men finally get their due -- in much the same way that Negro League baseball players have finally begun to get recognition for their talents and sacrifices. Kline led the successful campaign to get former Globetrotter Marques Haynes elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame. Black Legends has also sponsored two well-attended gatherings of players in Detroit, and plans another there on Feb. 23-24, 2001. Kline also has plans for a TV documentary.
J. Jorge Klor de Alva An authority on multicultural education and the president and CEO of Apollo International Inc., Dr. Jorge Klor de Alva founded the company when he was President of the University of Phoenix. Apollo International provides affordable accredited education programs to students outside the United States. A frequent lecturer on the subject of multicultural education, Dr. de Alva co-developed the Latino Heritage curriculum for the New York State education department.
Chuck Klosterman CHUCK KLOSTERMAN More than anyone else in his generation, Chuck Klosterman captures what it feels like to live in—and express ourselves through—our Pop-obsessed, media-saturated culture. One of the most talked-about writers today, he shows us why Pop is a conversation anyone can join in on, and why it's worth talking about in the first place. "Writing about pop culture doesn't get any better than this, or any funnier." That's Stephen King talking about Chuck Klosterman's brilliant debut, Fargo Rock City. Though ostensibly about Heavy Metal, the book uses the genre as a framework to discuss larger topics, such as the effects of popular music on shaping a young person's identity. This strategy—to discuss culture at large and reveal greater truths by focusing on seemingly insignificant, often discounted subject matter—has made Klosterman (pronounced Close-ter-man) one of the most influential and controversial journalists of our time. In Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, he draws in all corners of the Pop culture universe and, with deceptively simple and often hilarious writing, he shows us how Pop intermingles and ultimately becomes inextricably linked with our memories and our lives. He asks what our cultural choices—the songs we love, the movies we pay to see, the television we can't stop watching—say about us, as individuals and as a society. The Onion calls Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs, a New York Times bestseller, "one of the brightest pieces of pop analysis to appear this century." Klosterman has written two other bestsellers. In fact, he is in that top rank of writers who have had two titles simultaneously on the hardcover and paperback lists. In Killing Yourself to Live, he takes a road-trip across America, in the spirit of Hunter S. Thompson and Jack Kerouac. His latest book, Chuck Klosterman 4: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas, is a collection of his best interviews and most infamous magazine columns. He pens a popular column for Esquire, "Chuck Klosterman's America," and is a regular contributor to ESPN.com. Klosterman lives in New York, and is currently working on his first novel.
Bobby Knight Bobby Knight - Few coaches have possessed the ability to carry sports past being simply a game. Bobby Knight is one of the few. Bobby Knight is a winner. No other coach in the United States has guided teams to every major title-three NCAA championships, an NIT title, the Pan American gold and the Olympic gold medal. He is an innovator. When Bobby Knight arrived at Indiana University in 1971, Big Ten offensive averages came down as other coaches copied his successful passing-game offense and tenacious man-to-man defense. But most importantly, Bobby Knight is a teacher. Over 90 percent of his players have graduated, but their most valuable lesson comes from their coach. Indiana players learn to accomplish more than they thought possible. The Accomplishments: No other coach has taken teams to every major title-three NCAA championships, an NIT title, the Pan American gold and the Olympic gold medal. In his years at Indiana, Bobby Knight's teams have compiled a record of 486-160 for a .752 winning percentage. Indiana has played in 16 NCAA tournaments under Bobby Knight, winning national championships in 1976, 1981 and 1987 and finishing third in 1973 and 1992. National Coach-of-the-Year by unanimous selection in 1975; Coach-of the-Year by AP and Basketball Weekly in 1976; 1987 Naismith Coach-of-the-Year; and Coach-of-the-Year by Associated Press, United Press International and United States Basketball Writers in 1989. Head coach for gold medal-winning Olympic team at the XXIII Olympiad in Los Angeles and for the gold medal winning Pan American team in 1979. In achieving undefeated regular seasons in 1975 and 1976, the Hoosiers won 37 consecutive Big Ten games and hold the 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5-year Big Ten records for most wins. Bobby Knight has coached a National Player-of-the-Year, 11 All-Americans, and eight Big Ten Most Valuable Players. Seventeen Knight players have been All-Big Ten choices on 26 different occasions, five have become Olympians and five have played on Pan American teams.
Jordan Knight Jordan Knight is an singer-songwriter best known as the lead singer of the boy band, New Kids on the Block (NKOTB), which rose to fame in the 1980s and 1990s. He is best known for his distinctive falsetto style of singing, influenced by The Stylistics.In September 2006, Knight's latest album Love Songs was released by Transcontinental Records. The first single was "Say Goodbye", a duet with Deborah Gibson, that peaked at #24 on Billboards Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart.
Mychael Knight Mychael Knight a fashion designer. He was a contestant on the third season of the Bravo network reality television series Project Runway, where he came in fourth place. Knight holds a Bachelors degree for apparel design and merchandising from Georgia Southern University. The Atlanta-based designer has increased his fan base by creating a line of custom tees for Starbucks and designed a one of kind dress for Malia on Episode 45 of MTVs My Super Sweet 16. He appeared on the BET show Rip the Runway in March of 2007 where he introduced a line of clothing. Knight used part of his $10,000 fan favorite winnings to help launch his unisex fragrance, MajK. His newest fashion endeavor I like Kitty & Dick, a line of racy lingerie debuted in January 2008.
Black Knights The Black Knights Drum Corps was formed in the spring of 1989 by Director Pete Ellison and Assistant Director Russell Kingman.The Corps has performed on the “Kevin & Bean” (KROQ Radio) Show, the set of the “American Gladiators” T.V. show, on the stages at Disneyland, Magic Mountain, Knott’s Berry Farm and Universal Studio’s City Walk, as well as fundraising events such as Juvinile Diabetes “Walk for the cure” and Macy’s Passport, and has represented the City of Burbank as their “Official Musical Ambassadors” at events throughout the United States and Canada since 1994.The Corps enjoys world-wide popularity amongst it’s fan base and has students throughout the United States and other parts of the globe audition for Cast positions each year.The Corps offers performance opportunities for young adults ages 14 to 22.The Corps is a founding member of the Southern California Percussion Alliance.
Jen Kober i have been in development for about a year now trying to get a project up and running that was both funny and informative for prime time tv. after writing and re-writing and taping several pilots for different shows, the idea for big dish was born. i wanted to fuse together my passion for comedy with my love for cooking into an original reality style sitcom. we shot a pilot, showed it to some big wigs and they loved it! once we had the money to make it happen, we pulled out all the stops. i got on the ball - assembling my dream cast and crew to make what I think is a killer new comedy that is deliciously funny.
Ed Koch Following his tenure as the Mayor of the City of New York for three terms from 1978 - 1989, Ed Koch returned to the practice of law by joining Robinson Silverman. His career in government began in 1967 when he was elected to the New York City Council. In 1968 Ed Koch was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, where he served on the House Committee on Banking and the Appropriations Committee, and was the Secretary of the New York Congressional Delegation. Ed Koch has written several autobiographical books, including Mayor (1984), Politics (1985), His Eminence and Hizzoner (1989), All the Best: Letters from a Feisty Mayor (1990), Citizen Koch (1992), and Ed Koch on Everything (1994). His more recent books are works of fiction: Murder at City Hall (1995), Murder on Broadway (1996), Murder on 34th Street (1997), and The Senator Must Die (1998). He also writes a weekly column on topics of the day for the Daily News, and he is an Adjunct Professor in the College of Arts and Science at New York University. Ed Koch lectures around the country and overseas, his commentaries can be seen internationally on Bloomberg Television, and his movie reviews appear in seven New York papers. Mr. Koch recently appeared daily on the television series The People's Court.
Walter Koenig Actor best known for his portrayal of “Pavel Chekov,” in the “Star Trek” television series.
Morton Kondracke Well known journalist who has covered Washington politics and foreign policy for nearly forty years. Mort Kondracke was a regular on "The McLaughlin Group" for sixteen years and he is now with the "FOX News" channel co-hosting a weekly television political program "The Beltway Boys." He is the author of the book Saving Milly: Love, Politics and Parkinson's Disease, about his wife's bout with the disease and his role as her caregiver.
Nanette Blitz Konig Childhood friend of Anne Frank, Nanette Blitz Konig met Anne at the Jewish Lyceum school in 1941. After surviving the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, she moved to Brazil where she worked as an economist and translator. Ms. Konig was one of the main consultants for ABC TV's mini-series "Anne Frank, The Whole Story" which was aired in May 2001.
C. Everett Koop, A prominent physician and former Surgeon General of the United States.
Wendy Kopp In her senior thesis as an undergraduate student at Princeton University, Wendy Kopp outlined a plan to recruit outstanding recent college graduates to teach for two years in Americas neediest urban and rural schools. Upon graduation, she founded Teach for America, a national corps that would have an important impact on the nation's education system, putting a dent in the lingering problem of educational inequality. She has spent the past 18 years developing the corps into a prestigious, highly regarded program that attracts some of the nation's brightest young men and women. Today, 5,000 corps members reach approximately 440,000 disadvantaged students across the country. They join more than 12,000 Teach for America alumni who are assuming significant leadership roles in education and social reform. These alumni are running some of the most acclaimed schools in low-income areas, advising governors and senators on education policy, and marshalling the resources of companies and law firms toward education reform. Wendy holds honorary doctorate degrees from Mount Holyoke College, Rhodes College, Pace University, Mercy College, Smith College, Princeton University, Connecticut College, and Drew University. She is the author of One Day, All Children: The Unlikely Triumph of Teach for America and What I Learned Along the Way, and is the youngest person and the first woman to receive Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson Award, the highest honor the school confers on its undergraduate alumni. Wendy has won several awards, including the Jefferson Award for Public Service (1991), The Kilby Young Innovator Award (1991), Aetnas Voice Conscience Award (1994), and The Citizen Activist Award from the Gleitsman Foundation (1994). In 1990, Glamour Magazine named Wendy one of their Women of the Year. In 1994, Time Magazine named Wendy among the 40 Most Promising Leaders Under 40. Wendy was named one of America's Best Leaders by U.S. News and World Report in 2006.
Eva Kor Eva speaks about her experience as a prisoner in the Auschwitz Concentration Camp and the affects it had on her life. Prior to her visit, a showing of her documentary, "Forgiving Dr. Mengele," which is a first-hand account of the Holocaust from her perspective will take place. At the age of 10, twins Eva and Miriam Mozes were taken to Auschwitz where Dr. Josef Mengele used them for medical experiments. Both survived, but Miriam died in 1993 when she developed cancer of the bladder as a consequence of the experiments done to her as a child. Eva Kor has since spoken explicitly about her experiences at Auschwitz and founded The C.A.N.D.L.E.S Holocaust museum in Terre Haute, where she now lives. Eva is a graduate of Indiana State University with a degree in education. She has given over 2,500 lectures on her Holocaust experience and is highly admired throughout the world for her strength and power to overcome. She has been interviewed on CNN, with her story and she has appeared in numerous other programs and publications. Her documentary, forgiving Dr. Mengele, received rave reviews from Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Reader to name a few.
Michael Kosta Michael has appeared on Comedy Centrals Live at Gotham, and at the HBO/ US Comedy Festival in Aspen, Colorado. Currently he can be seen on TBS performing “bitcoms” during commercials and on Showtime’s ‘Live Nude Comedy’ (no he is not nude). He can be heard on the nationally syndicated Bob and Tom Radio Show and on The Playboy Comedy Channel on XM/ Sirius Satellite radio. Michael is also coming back for his second season to host another ten episodes of “CCHA All Access” on the Fox Sports Network. Michael lives in Los Angeles where he hopes to soon become famous and forget all the little people
Yaphet Kotto Gifted actor and motivational speaker who brought a subtle mix of strength and determination to the television screen in the critically acclaimed NBC drama "Homicide: Life on the Street." He has also appeared in many films, and his stage credits include the part of Jack Johnson in the Broadway production of "The Great White Hope" and the lead in the London production of August Wilson's "Fences."
Joey Kovar Joey Kovar was born on July 24th, 1983 in Evergreen, Illinois outside Chicago where he continues to reside. Joey did not even show up to any of the casting calls in Chicago, but was contacted via email on MySpace asking him if he would considered being on The Real World. This makes Joey the 2nd Real World cast member to be selected from Myspace and make it on to the show. Joey Kovar fits the role of an Italian muscle man that lives fast and acts out when drinking, but in the end recovers from both drug and alcohol addictions during The Real World Hollywood. Joey returns to The Real World Hollywood after completing rehab but shortly after decides to leave the show altogether, with a short visit before the season is over. Joey previously was addicted to alcohol, steroids, cocaine, & ecstasy but has been free of alcohol and drugs since September 2007. Joey studied at Moraine Valley Community College outside Chicago and plans to return and finish his degree in Nutrition. At 22, Joey lost over 100 pounds when he stopped using steroids and attempted suicide by hanging himself in August 2006. Joey Kovar currently works as a certified personal trainer but has aspirations to be an actor putting the same dedication & hard work as he does for his fitness. Joey filmed his first movie on August 3rd 2008 called 10,000 Doors. College Lecture Topics Nutrition, Health and Fitness, Addiction, & Recovery
Jonathan Kozol Social activist, educator and author, Jonathan Kozol is best known for his best selling and award winning books, Death At An Early Age; Illiterate America; Rachel and Her Children: Homeless Families in America; Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools and Amazing Grace: The Lives of Children, Conscience of a Nation and Ordinary Resurrections.
Jon Krakauer JON KRAKAUER is the author of Eiger Dreams, Into the Wild , and Into Thin Air , and is editor of the Modern Library Exploration series. Born in 1954, Jon Krakauer grew up in Corvallis, Oregon, where his father introduced him to mountaineering as an 8-year-old. After graduating from Hampshire College in 1976, Krakauer divided his time between Colorado, Alaska, and the Pacific Northwest, earning his living primarily as a carpenter and commercial salmon fisherman, spending most of his free moments in the mountains. In 1977 he traveled alone to the remote Stikine Icecap in Southeast Alaska, went three weeks without encountering another person, and climbed a new route on a graceful, intimidating peak called the Devils Thumb. In 1992 he climbed the West Face of Cerro Torre in the Patagonian Andes (a mile-high spike of granite sheathed in a carapace of frozen rime, Cerro Torre was once considered the most difficult mountain on earth.) In May 1996 Krakauer reached the top of Mt. Everest, but during the descent a storm engulfed the peak, taking the lives of four of the five teammates who climbed to the summit with him. An analysis of the calamity that he wrote for Outside magazine received a National Magazine Award. The unsparingly honest book he subsequently wrote about Everest, INTO THIN AIR, became a #1 New York Times bestseller and has been translated into 24 languages. It was also honored as the "Book of the Year" by TIME magazine, one of the "Best Books of the Year" by the New York Times Book Review, a finalist for a 1997 National Book Critics Circle Award, and one of three finalists for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize in General Non-Fiction. For the past two decades Krakauer's writing has been published in the likes of Outside, GEO, Architectural Digest, Rolling Stone, TIME, The Washington Post, The New York Times, and National Geographic. An article he wrote for Smithsonian about vulcanology received the 1997 Walter Sullivan Award for Excellence in Science Journalism from the American Geophysical Union. His 1996 book, INTO THE WILD-about an idealistic young man named Chris McCandless who perished in the Alaskan bush-spent more than two years on the New York Times bestseller list. This followed the publication of two books by Krakauer in 1990: EIGER DREAMS, a collection of his mountaineering essays, and ICELAND: LAND OF THE SAGAS, a book of his photographs. In 1998 Krakauer established the Everest '96 Memorial Fund at the Boulder Community Foundation, endowing it with royalties from INTO THIN AIR. Created as a tribute to his companions lost on Everest, the fund provides humanitarian aid to the indigenous peoples of the Himalaya and supports organizations working to preserve the natural environment throughout the world. Krakauer also serves on the boards of the American Himalayan Foundation and the Alex Lowe Charitable Foundation. In 1999 Krakauer received an Academy Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters-a prestigious award intended "to honor writers of exceptional accomplishment." According to the Academy's citation, "Krakauer combines the tenacity and courage of the finest tradition of investigative journalism with the stylish subtlety and profound insight of the born writer. His account of an ascent of Mount Everest has led to a general reevaluation of climbing and of the commercialization of what was once a romantic, solitary sport; while his account of the life and death of Christopher McCandless, who died of starvation after challenging the Alaskan wilderness, delves even more deeply and disturbingly into the fascination of nature and the devastating effects of its lure on a young and curious mind." Krakauer's latest book, which he has spent the last four years researching and writing, is UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN: A STORY OF VIOLENT FAITH, published by Doubleday in July 2003. As a child in Oregon, many of the author's playmates, teachers, and athletic coaches were Latter-day Saints. Although he envied the unfluctuating certainty of the faith professed so enthusiastically by these Mormon friends and acquaintances, he was often baffled by it, and has sought to comprehend the formidable power of such belief ever since. The upshot of this lifelong quest is UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN, in which Krakauer examines the nature of religious passion through the lens of Mormon Fundamentalism.
Dr. David Kranzler Dr. David Kranzler, a noted Holocaust historian and retired professor at the City University of New York is the author of nine books and numerous articles on rescue and rescue attempts during the Holocaust. His most recent, book is entitled, The Man Who Stopped the Trains to Auschwwitz: George Mantello, El Salvador and Switzerland's Finest Hour (Syracuse U. Press), was awarded the prestigious Israeli EGIT Prize for the best manuscript on the Holocaust. The foreword is by Senator Joseph I. Lieberman. His next work is entitled, Holocaust Hero: the Untold Story of Solomon Schonfeld, the British Rabbi Who Saved Thousands of Jews During the Holocaust.
The Amazing Kreskin World's foremost mentalist and entertainer.
Nicholas D. Kristof Nicholas D. Kristof, a columnist for The New York Times since November 2001, writes op ed columns that appear twice a week. He is temporarily on leave to write a book with his wife about women in the developing world. Previously, he was associate managing editor of The Times, responsible for the Sunday Times. Kristof graduated from Harvard College, Phi Beta Kappa, and then won a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford, where he studied law and graduated with first class honors. He later studied Arabic in Cairo and Chinese in Taipei. After working in France, he caught the travel bug and began backpacking around Africa and Asia, writing articles to cover his expenses. Kristof has lived on four continents, reported on six, and traveled to 140 countries, plus all 50 states, every Chinese province and every main Japanese island. Hes also one of the very few Americans to be at least a two time visitor to every member of the Axis of Evil. During his travels, he has had unpleasant experiences with malaria, wars, an Indonesian mob carrying heads on pikes, and an African airplane crash. After joining The New York Times in 1984, initially covering economics, he served as a correspondent in Los Angeles and as bureau chief in Hong Kong, Beijing, and Tokyo. In 2000, he covered the presidential campaign and in particular Governor Bush, and he is the author of the chapter on Bush in the reference book The Presidents. In 1990 Kristof and his wife, Sheryl WuDunn, then also a Times journalist, won a Pulitzer Prize for their coverage of Chinas Tiananmen Square democracy movement. They were the first married couple to win a Pulitzer for journalism. Kristof won a second Pulitzer in 2006, for commentary. He has also won other prizes including the George Polk Award, the Overseas Press Club award, the Michael Kelly award, the Online News Association award, and the American Society of Newspaper Editors award. Kristof and WuDunn are authors of China Wakes: The Struggle for the Soul of a Rising Power and Thunder from the East: Portrait of a Rising Asia.
William Kristol Kristol first made his mark as leader of the Project for the Republican Future, a conservative think tank, and rose to fame as a conservative opinionmaker during the battle over the Clinton health care plan. In his first of what would become legendary strategy memos circulated among Republican policymakers, Kristol said the party should "kill", not amend or compromise on, the Clinton health care plan. In doing so, Kristol presented the first public document uniting Republicans behind total opposition to the reform plan. A later memo advocated the phrase There is no health care crisis, which Senate Minority Leader Bob Dole used in his response to Clinton's 1994 State of the Union address. After the Republican sweep of both houses of Congress in 1994, arguably a result of the debacle over health care reform, Kristol established, along with neoconservative John Podhoretz and with financing from Rupert Murdoch, the conservative periodical The Weekly Standard. In 1997, he founded, with Robert Kagan, the Project for the New American Century (PNAC), a movement credited in part for some of the foreign policy decisions of the Bush administration as evidenced by their 1998 letter to US President Bill Clinton advocating military action in Iraq to "protect our vital interests in the Gulf". He is also a member of the long-time conservative think tank the American Enterprise Institute from which the Bush administration has borrowed over two dozen members to fill various government offices and panels. Kristol is currently chairman of PNAC and editor of The Weekly Standard. In 2005, Kristol caused controversy by praising President George W. Bush's second inaugural address without disclosing his role as a consultant to the writing of the speech. Kristol praised the speech highly in his role as a regular political contributor during FOX's coverage of the address, as well as in a Weekly Standard article, without disclosing his involvement in the speech either time. However, Kristol has not always fallen in line behind the Bush administration. In 2004, he wrote an op-ed, strongly criticizing Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld [1]. He was also the first of many conservatives to publicly oppose Bush's second Supreme Court nominee, Harriet Miers. He said of Miers: "I'm disappointed, depressed, and demoralized. [...] It is very hard to avoid the conclusion that President Bush flinched from a fight on constitutional philosophy. Miers is undoubtedly a decent and competent person. But her selection will unavoidably be judged as reflecting a combination of cronyism and capitulation on the part of the president." He is currently a visiting professor at Harvard University, where he is teaching a course in the school's Government Department entitled "Intellectual Foundations of American Foreign Policy". In addition to his role as a political contributor on FOX News, Kristol is also a semi-regular guest on World News Tonight on Sky News (effectively FOX News' British sister channel), appearing live from the US. Most recently he has become a vocal supporter of the Israeli invasion of Lebanon stating that the war is "our war too," refering to the United States.
David Krueger David Krueger MD offers Executive and Mentor Coaching to professionals in the field of Eating Disorders treatment. Dr. Krueger formerly practiced and taught Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis and was Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine. Author of 11 books and 75 scientific papers and book chapters on success, self-development, eating disorders, and mind- body integration, he was the Founder and Director of an award winning Eating Disorders treatment program for twelve years. He founded and served as the CEO to two healthcare corporations in Houston, Texas.Lecture Topic: Professional Coaches help people develop their success skills. Such collaboration can do many things: engage visible obstacles, visualize possibilities, align vision with needs and ideals, reframe concerns into possibilities, move fears into intentions, and recognize options. Covering:
Ron Kuby Ron Kuby is a criminal defense and civil rights lawyer, radio talk show host and TV commentator. Kuby is now the co-host, with Curtis Sliwa, of the popular "Curtis and Kuby in the Morning" program which is aired on weekdays from 5 to 10 am on WABC-AM 770 in New York City. He is also a frequent pundit and fill-in anchor on Court TV. Previously he and Sliwa shared a short-lived mid-day television program on MSNBC (Kuby admits that he has "a face meant for radio.")
Dr. Jawanza Kunjufu Renowned educator and writer, Jawanza Kunjufu is the co-author of the Afrocentric Multicultural Curriculum and author of several books including: Developing Positive Self Images and Discipline in Black Children; Motivating and Preparing Black Youth to Work; Lessons From History; A Celebration in Blackness; To Be Popular or Smart; The Black Peer Group; Critical Issues in Educating African American Youth; and Countering the Conspiracy to Destroy Black Boys.
Tim Kurkjian Tim Kurkjian is an analyst on ESPN's Baseball Tonight. Kurkjian regularly appears on the show analyzing stats and situations. He is also a contributor to ESPN The Magazine and ESPN.com. Kurkjian has an extensive background in covering baseball. He was a senior writer for Sports Illustrated from 1989-1997 as well as a reporter for CNN-SI from 1996-1997. He authored his first book, America's Game, in 2000 and released his second book, "Is This a Great Game, or What?: From A-Rod's Heart to Zim's Head--My 25 Years in Baseball" on May 1, 2007
Bill Kurtis Acclaimed documentary host and producer, network and major market news anchor, and multimedia production company president, Bill Kurtis is celebrating his fortieth anniversary in the field of broadcasting. Over the years, Kurtis has created a body of work that is virtually unparalleled. Born in Florida and raised in Independence, Kansas, Kurtis graduated from The University of Kansas with a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism. He attended Washburn University School of Law where he was awarded a Juris Doctor degree. Kurtis began his television career at WIBW-TV (CBS) in Topeka, Kansas. In 1966, after being recognized for his 24-hour coverage of a devastating tornado, Kurtis was hired by WBBM-TV in Chicago where he was a field reporter and later anchor of The Channel Two News. Kurtis moved on to the network level at CBS where he anchored the CBS Morning News and contributed to CBS Reports. During his career as a network newsman, Kurtis covered such notable stories as the Richard Speck murders and the Charles Manson trial. He is also credited with breaking the Agent Orange story and the story of Amerasian children in Vietnam. Returning to Chicago and WBBM-TV as news anchor in 1985, Kurtis began his career as a documentarian, traveling to the far ends of the earth for the Peabody Award-winning series The New Explorers, which aired on A&E®. In 1990, he founded Kurtis Productions and began producing programs for the A&E Network, including the long-running, award-winning Investigative Reports and Cold Case Files® as well as Investigating History for The History Channel. Kurtis has also served as the host of A&E's AmericanJustice – the longest running non-fiction justice series on cable. Cold Case Files® was nominated for 2004 and 2005 Primetime Emmys for Outstanding Nonfiction Series. Kurtis also provides satirical narration for the feature film comedy Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, starring Will Ferrell and has provided spoken word elements to the recent Dandy Warhols' album released by Capitol Records. Kurtis is also an author. The Death Penalty on Trial: Crisis in American Justice (PublicAffairs) is his most recent book, which explores issues surrounding capital punishment in America. By profiling two murder cases, Mr. Kurtis reveals his change of mind regarding capital punishment.
Howard Kurtz Washington Post journalist and the author of Media Circles: The Trouble with America's Newspapers; Hot Air; and the bestseller Spin Cycle.
Dan Kurzman Award winning author of fourteen books on contemporary history. Dan Kurzman's book most recent book is Soldier of Peace: The Life of Yitzhak Rabin.
Lawrence Kutner Psychologist, columnist and authority on parent/child communications.
Talib Kweli Ever since emerging as a member of Black Star in the late 1990s, Talib Kweli is one of the few artists making commercially viable music that matters. The Brooklyn bred rapper's hard-hitting music has been able to educate and entertain simultaneously. So it is no wonder that at the peak of their fame, both Jay-Z and 50 Cent named Talib Kweli as one of their favorite rappers. With Ear Drum, his first album released on his own Blacksmith Music and his sixth album overall, Kweli has delivered his career-defining work, a polished collection showcasing his advanced lyricism and his penchant for picking music that resonates long after the song ends. "The image of the ear and of the drum are powerful enough by themselves, but when you put them together, it's an instrument that's in your body that helps you hear," he explains. "They're also two very simple, yet powerful words. I wanted to focus on finding a sound that makes you move, and that's where the word 'Ear Drum' popped in my head." Throughout Ear Drum, Kweli delivers powerful music that sparks your intellect and makes your body move. He teams with Reflection Eternal partner Hi-Tek on "More Or Less." Over pounding drums and a minimalistic groove, Kweli makes brash declarations on how to improve music specifically and American society in general. "A statement like, we need 'more rap songs that stress purpose/With less misogyny and less curses/Let's put more depth in our verses,' I haven't made bold, blatant statements since that like 'Manifesto.' There are fans of mine that really appreciate those statements because there are times when those statements need to be made." An equally bold Ear Drum moment comes on "Country Cousins," which features Kweli trading verses with UGK and Raheem DeVaughn. Over a soulful beat accented by brassy horns, Kweli, Bun B and Pimp C talk about the reality of their experiences growing up in New York and Texas, respectively. "People have the perception of what an East Coast artist sounds like, who he's supposed to be listening to and what he likes, and what a Down South artist sounds like," Kweli explains. "There's preconceived notions and that's really what the song with Bun and Pimp C is about, the preconceived notions between East Coast artists and Down South artists." Throughout Ear Drum, Kweli makes a point to explore new topics, collaborate with a variety of artists and rap over distinctively innovative production. It is part of Kweli's growth as an artist and as a person. "We need to challenge our audience but we also need to challenge ourselves to know that whatever our new experiences are, we can write about them, be creative and bring that to an audience without them feeling alienated," he says. Long-time Talib Kweli followers will say the same thing about him. Since his stellar debut with Mos Def as Black Star, Kweli has been one of rap's most exceptional and consistent artists. Released in 2000, Reflection Eternal, the RIAA-certified gold album with Hi-Tek, was one of the most acclaimed albums of the year. In 2002, smash single "Get By," the biting political commentary "The Proud" and the insightful examination of America's gun culture on "Gun Music" made Quality a landmark recording and Kweli's second gold album. Subsequent recordings in 2004 (The Beautiful Struggle) and 2005 (Right About Now) solidified his status as one of rap's most talented and important voices.
Talib Kweli If skills sold, Talib Kweli would have been one of the most commercially successful rappers of his time. As it was, however, the especially earnest MC became one of the most critically successful rappers of his time, which dawned in the late '90s when he rapped alongside Mos Def and DJ Hi-Tek as part of the group Black Star. This trio of up-and-comers and their widely acclaimed self-titled 1998 album debut helped make Rawkus Records one of the premier hip-hop outposts of the late '90s. In the process, they ushered in a short-lived "hip-hop" revival that took the music back to its roots, and thus away from the increasingly extreme and widespread gangsta motifs of the time. Black Star and their label, Rawkus, provided a clear alternative not only to gangsta rap but also to the watered-down and overly calculated pop-rap of Puff Daddy and his ilk. In 2000, Kweli and Hi-Tek then followed up this wide-ranging critical notice with a second acclaimed release for Rawkus: their Reflection Eternal album, which firmly established them apart from Mos Def, who enjoyed plenty of his own acclaim. For a moment there, Kweli and his Rawkus peers seemed like a full-fledged movement -- a return to the sort of hip-hop associated with the so-called golden age. However, it wasn't to be. Rawkus somehow lost its momentum, and its roster sadly dispersed, leaving Kweli on his own to carry the torch. He steadily continued his output, beginning with Quality in 2002, and though he didn't rack up towering sales numbers, he remained a critical favorite. In fact, he just may have been the most admired and respected rapper on the major-label circuit during the mid-2000s, best evidenced by Jay-Z's famous Black Album rhyme: "If skills sold, truth be told/I'd probably be, lyrically, Talib Kweli."
Yul Kwon Kwon won the 13th season of the reality TV show Survivor, which was set in the Cook Islands, in 2006. In a talk at the Law School, Kwon spoke about how starring in Survivor was an opportunity for him to change Americans preconceptions about Asians. “I went on the show to present a positive image of the Asian American man, he said. “I wanted to change stereotypes. In his talk, Kwon delved into stories from his childhood growing up in a South Korean immigrant family, when he would watch television while distractedly aware of the absence of Asian American role models. Asian men were portrayed as caricatures, he said, as either Kung-fu masters who could not speak English or computer nerds who could not find a date. Kwon said he saw himself in the latter category. Kwon now works for CNN, covering political news in the broader context of youth and people of color.