It's Academic - Guest Questions

Guest Questions

Beginning in 2008, telecasts on the WRC-TV version have included "guest questions" from notable persons in government, business, sports, and the arts. Among those seen in pre-recorded videos are:

  • Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer
  • Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
  • U.S. Senator Barbara Mikulski of Maryland
  • U.S. Senator Carl Levin of Michigan
  • U.S. Senator Jim Webb of Virginia
  • Governor Tim Kaine of Virginia
  • Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao
  • AFL-CIO president John Sweeney
  • Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings
  • Organization of American States Secretary-General Miguel Insulza
  • Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken, Jr.
  • Actress Lynda Carter
  • Dr. Elias Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health
  • Gen. Jack Dailey, director of the National Air and Space Museum
  • G. Wayne Clough, director of the Smithsonian Institution
  • Rusty Powell, director of the National Gallery of Art
  • Tim Russert of Meet the Press
  • David Gregory of Meet the Press
  • Chris Matthews, NBC News
  • Ted Leonsis, owner, Washington Capitols and Washington Wizards
  • Leonard Slatkin, music director of Washington and Detroit orchestras
  • Tom Donohue, president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce

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