Many on Shaw are familiar with Hedrick Smith through his erudite, entertaining, and thought-provoking talks on Shaw over the last 10 years. With the American political landscape having experienced a dramatic shift over the past year, you won’t want to miss this confident, authoritative, and charismatic presenter as he shares his insights on what lies ahead and the future of democracy in America.
Short Bio: Hedrick Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning former New York Times reporter and Emmy Award-winning producer. Over 26 years at The New York Times, he reported from Saigon, Cairo and Paris; across the American South; and served as Moscow and Washington bureau chief. He shared the 1971 Pulitzer Prize for the Pentagon Papers series and won the 1974 Pulitzer for international reporting from Russia and Eastern Europe.
He has earned several national Emmy Awards and nominations for more than 50 hours of documentaries for PBS and its “Frontline” series, including the groundbreaking “Inside Gorbachev’s USSR” and a portrait of the Sept. 11 hijackers, “Inside the Terrorist Network.” His most recent PBS film is “Winning Back Our Democracy,” which follows grassroots movements securing political reforms.
His best-selling books include “The Russians,” “The Power Game: How Washington Works” and “Who Stole the American Dream?,” an examination of how the nation split into two Americas. He hosts the YouTube channel The People vs. the Politicians and runs reclaimtheAmericandream.org. He is completing a new book, “From Promise to Peril: The Outlook for American Democracy.”
For 25 years, Smith and his wife have spent summers on Orcas Island. They have owned a home in Olga for more than 20 years.
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