Master sportswriters Frank Deford, Mike Lupica, and Selena Roberts join together for an entertaining, behind-the-headlines conversation about their experiences and insights covering the world’s biggest names and games. Whether writing for traditional print media, for broadcast, or now hunched over laptops, for the chock-a-block new universe of blogs, our panelists will discuss their craft’s challenges and opportunities. Among the most versatile of writers for more than four decades, Deford, an award-winning columnist and commentator whom GQ magazine has called "the world’s greatest sportswriter," has worked in virtually every medium. Lupica, an American newspaper columnist best known for his provocative commentary in the New York Daily News and on ESPN, has continually shown us why we love, need, and follow sports. Roberts is a senior writer at the famed Sports Illustrated after a decade at The New York Times where she served as a sports reporter and columnist.

Frank Deford	Mike Lupica	Selena Roberts

With a campaign that started in the last millennium—at least it feels that way!—it is time to have a good laugh at all things election-related: politicians, political parties, and the punditry that spins itself into
a dither every night on every TV station. Join our panel for an interactive, fun-filled evening, which includes host Peter Sagal, voice, and now face, of National Public Radio’s top-rated “Wait Wait. . .Don’t Tell Me!”; Carol Leifer, comedy performer and one of the original writers of the iconic TV hit, “Seinfeld”; and Christopher Buckley, satirist and best-selling author of Supreme Courtship, Thank You For Smoking, and No Way To Treat A First Lady. Bring your sense of humor and your knowledge of current events; hey, you never know if you will be picked for a round of “What Happened This Week?”

Peter Sagal	Carol Leifer	Christopher Buckley