“Wait, Wait” co-host Bill Kurtis to talk at Notre Dame

Bill Kurtis, co-host of the popular NPR weekly news quiz show “Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me!” will deliver a talk at the University of Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business about his long career as a journalist and documentary producer.

Kurtis is an acclaimed television documentary producer and host, and former CBS news anchor.  He runs his own multimedia production company, having traveled the world for the Peabody Award-winning PBS series, “The New Explorers.”"Bill Kurtis: A Life's Journey” takes place at 1 p.m. February 8 in Mendoza’s Jordan Auditorium. The event is free and open to the public, although seating is limited.

In addition to co-hosting “Wait, Wait” with Peter Sagal, Kurtis is currently the host of “Through the Decades,” which airs on the Decades cable channel.

For more information about the event, contact Carol Elliott, director of Communications for the Mendoza College of Business, at (574) 631-2627 or celliot1@nd.edu.