MADISON, WI (WTAQ) – Journalist Katie Couric will be the commencement speaker at UW-Madison on May 16th.
Chancellor Rebecca Blank made the announcement Thursday.
Couric will speak to this spring’s undergraduates and most master’s candidates during a noon ceremony at the 80,000-seat Camp Randall football stadium.
Couric has been with CBS and NBC in various capacities. She now works for Yahoo News as a global anchor, reporter, and producer.
Blank said that as journalism has weathered dramatic changes, Couric has found “innovative ways” of engaging with Americans — and her experiences should resonate with graduates as they look beyond their college years at the UW.
(Story courtesy of Wheeler News Service)
