By: Drew Aggus<\/p>\n
The 25th annual R. Dan Boulware Convocation on Critical Issues gave Western students a chance to see Wallace has been working in broadcast for 54 years. He started his career at the Boston Globe<\/a> and, for a time, worked as an assistant to Western\u2019s own Walter Cronkite.<\/p>\n Wallace\u2019s speech included a wide array of stories. He told stories about awkward encounters with Vladimir Putin, as well as stories about playing basketball with Michael Jordan<\/a>. Wallace also moderated the final 2016 Presidential Debate between Trump and Clinton and was the first Fox News representative to ever do so.<\/p>\n Wallace had advice for students growing up surrounded by the current divisiveness that exists in the U.S.<\/p>\n \u201cChallenge yourself and be sure to read or watch something you don\u2019t agree with,\u201d Wallace said.<\/p>\n Thousands of students, faculty and community members showed up to hear Wallace\u2019s speech. Sophomore public relations major Rachel Bertram remembered Wallace from the presidential debate in 2016.<\/p>\n \u201cI think he\u2019s really quick; I think that\u2019s one of the things that has helped him in journalism,\u201d Bertram said. \u201cHe\u2019s not only someone who\u2019s famous now but will be remembered later.\u201d<\/p>\n This was the first convocation for senior studio art and painting major Indigo Gaydusek who thought Wallace lived up to the hype.<\/p>\n \u201cI was amazed by the first-person accounts he had with a lot of major players in our country and other countries,\u201d Gaydusek said. \u201cThe talks he had with Putin and other people were really exciting to hear about.\u201d<\/p>\n Chris Wallace\u2019s accolades include three Emmys, a degree from Harvard and the experience of following former President Ronald Reagan around the globe for six years.<\/p>\n
\nthe world from the perspective of a journalist. Fox News anchor Chris Wallace<\/a> was the guest speaker at the 2018 convocation, which took place on Nov. 13.<\/p>\n