CNN's
Leon Harris Addresses Ohio University's
June 12 Commencements
Ohio
University graduate Leon Harris, co-anchor
of CNN's "Early Edition," was back at his
alma mater Saturday to give graduating
seniors calming advice he wishes he would
have received as a graduate 16 years ago.
"Relax,
you've already done the hard part," Harris
said, during his morning commencement
address in the nearly filled 13,000-seat
Convocation Center. "You are going to make
it."
Harris
urged graduates to lead interesting
lives.
"Go
on out there and take some chances and get
your hands dirty," Harris said. "Fall in
love with someone or something that is not
related to your job. ... If you want to
have an interesting life, you have to do
something different every day."
Harris,
a native of Akron, graduated cum laude
from Ohio University in 1983 with a
bachelor's degree in
communications.
Harris
also spoke at the 2 p.m. commencement
ceremony.
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