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FAMOUS PEOPLE WITH
DEGREES IN COMMUNICATION
It may surprise
you to discover exactly who holds a communication degree. There are many famous
people who have both studied in the discipline and
gotten degrees in communication.
The sixth president of the United States, John Quincy Adams, taught
rhetoric at Harvard. Lyndon Johnson taught public speaking at
Southwest Texas State University
and his wife, Lady Bird Johnson held a communication degree from
the University of Texas. Evan Bayh – this Indiana Senator studied debate
and other communication-related courses at Indiana University; Richard Gephardt –
the politician, presidential candidate, and debater holds a speech degree; and Christine Gregoire
– Attorney General for the state of Washington earned
a BA in speech.
Many successful actors and actresses were formally educated in the communication
discipline including Spike Lee, Meg Ryan, Renee Zellweger, Denzel Washington,
David Boreanaz, James Gandolfini, and Nicholas Meyer.
An abundance of star athletes have majored in communication as well.
Soccer player, Brandi Chastain, holds a degree from Santa Clara
University. Star basketball player, “Magic” Johnson, is an alumnus of
Michigan State. Donovan McNabb, quarterback for the Philadelphia Eagles,
holds a communication degree from Syracuse University. World
Wrestling Entertainment star, Rod Simmons, better known as “Faarooq”, has
a communication degree. St. Louis Rams quarterback, Kurt Warner, is a
University of Northern Iowa graduate. The president of the Minnesota
Twins, David St. Peter, studied communication at the University of North
Dakota.
Not surprising, many successful media personalities and broadcast journalists hold degrees in
communication such as network news anchor, Connie Chung, Howard Stern,
Bob Costas, Walter Cronkite, Ted Koppel, Matt Lauer, David Letterman, Brian
Lamb, Jane Pauley, Dan Rather, and many others!
Provided by Rana Culotta of the NCA National Office Staff
* Source: Kevin Gillen and Alec Hosterman ahosterm@iusb.edu
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