Chuck Todd Speaks as Part of Lecture Series

Fairmont State University's and Pierpont Community & Technical College's Celebration of Ideas Lecture Series brings nationally prominent speakers of diverse viewpoints to campus each fall and spring.

This year's speakers include Edith Roberts, Chuck Todd, Bay Buchanan, Roland S. Martin, Robert Tinnell, Firoozeh Dumas and Susan L. Taylor.

Admission is free and open to the public for all of the events in the lecture series. Tickets are not required. For more information, call the Student Affairs Office at (304) 367-4215. Sign language interpreting services and other special accommodations are available upon request. For more information on this service, call (304) 367-4686 or TTY: (304) 367-4906.

Chuck Todd
Sept. 22
7 p.m.
Turley Center Ballroom

Chuck Todd became NBC News' political director in March 2007. He also serves as NBC News' on-air political analyst for "NBC Nightly News with Brian Williams,"Today,"  "Meet the Press" and MSNBC, including "Hardball with Chris Matthews."

In addition to his on-air analysis, Todd is responsible for all aspects of NBC News' political coverage, including maintaining contact with the campaigns and serving as the point person for political news and information. He is also the editor of "First Read," NBC's must-read guide to political news and trends in and around Washington, D.C., and writes weekly columns of analysis for MSNBC.com. He is based in NBC News bureau in Washington, D.C.

Before joining NBC News, Todd was the editor-in-chief of National Journal  "The Hotline,"  Washington's premier daily briefing on American Politics.

Todd has frequently appeared on television to offer analysis of campaigns and political events of the day, including MSNBC's "Hardball with Chris Matthews" and weekly appearances on C-SPAN's "Washington Journal."